Level of External Stakeholders'Participation in the Implementation of School-Based Management (SBM) in Rogaya Bajunaid Integrated School: Basis for Sbm Enhancement Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONS

School-based management (SBM) is a strategy to improve education by transferring significant decision-making authority from state and district offices to individual schools. SBM provides principals, teachers, students, and parents greater control over the education process by giving them responsibility for decisions about the budget, personnel, and the curriculum. Through the involvement of teachers, parents, and other community members in these key decisions, SBM can create more effective learning environments for children (Llego, 2016). Thus, public educational institutions implemented SMB practices to uphold the partnership among its external stakeholders for the betterment of the learners.

METHODS

The study employed descriptive quantitative-qualitative research. It got its data from the survey-interview of the respondents. The respondents were the employees of the industrial companies situated near the school and the parents. There were six respondents who were purposively selected for this study.

RESULTS

It came out that the level of external stakeholders' participation is low due to conflicts in schedule, prior commitments during the conduct of SBM evaluation, work demands, and late delivery of communications. It also reflected that the stakeholders were very active in extending financial support to the students during their activities while involving in volunteer works that enhance positive interaction among the youth sector. In addition, the external stakeholders would like to be informed ahead of timefor the incoming SBM activities to take part in it and giving recognition encourages them to be involved in the activities.

DISCUSSIONS

External stakeholders are partners of the schools in their different activities. Doing the partnership is an extension of their service to the community. However, there are times when they cannot attend to it due to their tasks in their workplace. The respondents gave their reasons for not joining the programs in school during the interview. The work schedule was the major factor that affects their presence in school activities. The level of indicators was ranked using the Likert Scale (Brown, 2010) which came out involving in volunteer works that enhance positive interaction among the youth stroke the lowest. Delayed communication, prior commitments, and work demands were the reasons among their absence in the school activities that arose during their interview. Results led to the making of a program which included the following parts: Advocacy, Invitation, School Milestone Presentation, SBM Updates, SBM Evaluation Participation and Stakeholders' Time. It focused on strengthening the connection of the stakeholders to the school and its activities.