Assessment of child unfriendly school environment and the effect on primary school students in Kolfe area Addis Ababa

Abstract

Schools are places for children to learn the knowledge and develop skills, values and beliefs of the society through education and training. What children learn during the early years determines their adulthood personality. The overall objective of the study is to identify and understand the different factors that have negative impact on students learning process in school.The researcher used a cross sectional study design in schools in 2015/16 education year in A.A city administration which provides information on the currently existing situation about the research questions. The instrument used to identify unfriendly school environment and the effect on students are structured questionnaire, which was specially designed for this study, based on objective of the survey. A face-to-face interview was conducted with the selected individuals (students) in schools. To fill the information gap created by structured questionnaire method the researcher used FGD with a group of 10 students selected from grade 6 to 8.The data was analyzed using the statistical package for social scientists version 20 (SPSS-20) statistical software and descriptive analysis was applied 60% of the respondents were girls. The result shows that the majority of students are living with their parents who obviously contribute for their positive development and safety. The average age of the students in the survey is 14. The study identified the existence of school unfriendly places in Kolfe area. The study shows 51% of respondents replied the existence of child unfriendly environment in their school area. Hence it can be concluded that Kolfe area are exposed to significant unfriendly school environment around the school areas that affect students’ behavior and education performances which needs to be addressed by the concerning actors in the sector.