parents and principals as partners in creating a culture of learning

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responsibility is to ensure that effective teaching and learning takes place at their
schools.
For the purpose of the empirical investigation two separate self-structured
questionnaires for parents and principals were utilised. In addition five postulates
pertaining to a partnership between parents and principals were formulated to give
direction to this study. The questionnaires that were completed by parents and
principals were analyzed and thereafter the data that were obtained was processed
and analyzed. This study has confirmed that a meaningful partnership between the
parents and the principals is lacking in the majority of schools with regard to the
mutual sharing of:
* responsibilities;
* information;
* decision-making;
* skills; and
* accountabil ity.
In conclusion a summary was presented and based on the findings of this study,
the following are some of the recommendations that were made:
* Effective media-based parent education programme on parental involvement
must be instituted.
* The establishment of schools as cOll1ll1unny learning centres must receIve
immediate attention.
* The principal must receive training in and accept respllnsibility for initiating
parental involvement.