A policy on community involvement in state primary schools in Malta : a preliminary insight into the perceptions of college principals

Abstract

This paper presents findings of a study on perceptions of state college principals in Malta vis-à-vis the formulation of a state policy on community involvement in state primary schools. The study has two main aims: 1. a sociological understanding of community involvement in state colleges practised at the time of the study, particularly in the primary school setting, and 2. an insight into state colleges’ principals’ perceptions on the possibility of a national policy on community involvement in state primary schools.