THE ROLE OF THE PARENT’S TEACHERS ASSOCIATION  IN SECONDARY SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This research work was undertaken to investigate the roles of parents teachers association in secondary schools development in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. the study embraced six randomly selected secondary schools in the Local Government Area of study. The major findings of this research work about the role of the parents teachers association in secondary school development in the area of study was that parents teachers association provides financial assistance to schools. Through parents teachers association schools area wildly established. Does the parents teacher help to improve the standard and quality of the schools. The parents teachers enhance community development. Parent’s teachers association support innovation in the school programme. Based on the findings of this work the researcher made some recommendations.   
 TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE     
Introduction
Statement of problem
Research questions
Purpose of study
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO     
Review of related literature
Origin and growth of PTA
Moral and cultural development
Mental development
Financial education
CHAPTER THREE     
Methodology
Research design
Population sample
Characteristics of sample
Sampling procedure
Research instrument
Collection of data
Data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR     
Analysis, interpretation and discussion of data
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and recommendations
Summary
Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
BIBLIOGRAPHY
QUESTIONNAIRE     
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
In Nigeria, education for a long time was almost a private enterprise. The missionaries individual and some voluntary organizations shoulder the respective responsibilities of providing education for teeming and over increasing population of the country. In 1973, the, Bendel State government education edict of the previous year (2005) resolved the ownership and control of educational institutions and of economy from these private organizations individual and religious groups. This was done largely with a view to ensuring that the interest served by education is entirely Nigerian. As would be expressed there was an increase in the number of schools under state control. This brought in the numerous administrative and financial problems. As this situation was not bad enough, the government of professor Ambrose Alli declared free education in 1979, at the same time, Allis government encouraged communities to establish more colleges on their own and also take active part in their day to day running. With the increase in the number of schools and students in 1972, it became clear that government efforts alone cannot sustain the schools system. A direct result of this was that schools financing and physical development also became a partnership between the state government and the people represented by a body known as parent teachers association.
The Bendel State Education edict of 2005 earlier given legal backing and encouragement to the formulation of parents teachers association in schools. The parents teachers association with an executive body of twelve members known as the school committee among others empowered by law to perform the following functions.
1.    Making representation to be board or local teaching service committee as the case may be on matters affecting the school.
2.    Co-ordination of local voluntary efforts such as the provision of financial and assistance to the school
3.    Subject to the provision of this law doing such things as may effectively enhance the tone and efficiency of the schools.
4.    Provision of suitable liaison between teachers and parents on the hand between the parents teachers association and the commission, local teaching committee or the ministry of education, as the case may be on the other.
Inspite of the official recognition of the role of the parents teachers association in the school system, not many people are aware of its function well as its problem. It is for these reactions that the researcher has decided to investigate the evaluate the perceived actual roles and problems of parents teachers association in the primary school system in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS    
    Because education is perceived as an instrument for projecting national development there is diversity in educational programmes. This lead to an increase in the number of school as well as students enrolment. To meet up with this increase more fund were needed in order to provide more classroom teachers, libraries, textbooks, non-teaching staff, furniture and other intramural in education system, since the government handled the education alone, it is imperative for the various group (interest groups) to supplement government efforts in the secondary school development. Among these interest group came the Parents Teachers Association (PTA).
1.3    RESEARCH QUESTION  
    The question the researcher intends to find solutions to ere listed below.
1.    Does the parents teachers association assist in the physical development of primary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State?
2.    Does teachers perceive the important role of PTA in their school?
3.    How does PTA promote the standard of education in Oredo Local Government Area?
4.    Does the parents teachers association enhance the relationship among parents, teachers and students?
5.    Parents teachers association provide the necessary link between the school of host community?
1.4    PURPOSE OF STUDY        
    The objectives of this study are:
1.    To determine the role-played by the parent teacher association in the primary school system in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State.
2.    To find out what are major problems the parents teachers association have been facing
3.    To assist the impact of the parents teaches association in the primary school system in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State.
4.    To find out if the parent teacher association is lacking in its stated role.
1.5    SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY     
    Educational planners such as school administrators, scholars and ministry of education will find this study very useful as it concerns what the researcher regards as a key issue in the educational system of Edo State. The findings of this research will therefore enable them to know the appropriate steps to take when making decision. This study will also be of immense benefits to other researcher who might wish to investigate the role of the parents teachers association or the community in our school system. Finally it is hoped that the research will also be of immense value to parents, teachers and other inquisitive member of our community who might want to know about the role of parents teachers association in our school system.
1.6    SCOPE OF THE STUDY   
    The researcher limited the work to selected secondary school in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
1.7    DEFINITION OF TERMS
Parents Teachers Association: This is an association of parents/guardian, of students attending a particular school and the teachers teaching in such school.
The school committee: This is the executive member, its tenure is usually four years after which it can be re-elected by the general assembly of the parents teachers association, if it is satisfied with its (school committee) performance. The committee made of seven parents, one representative of the ministry of education, the principals of the school and three senior of the school. The election of a new Parent Teacher’s Association executive is usually by chief inspectors of education in the area.
Community: The town, village or group of villages where parents and guardians who have children in a particular school live it refers to members of caternent area of the school.
Role: This is used synonymously with function.