The level of significance attached to parent-teacher association tasks in elementary schools and the realization level of these tasks

Many factors play roles in achieving the success in school. In addition to the developments features of students, quality of teacher, structure of school management and attitude of families have an important effect. Student?s success does not only occur due to the teacher-students interaction. Parents can also initiate supplementary support the students? facilities in school.The participation of families generally takes place in frame of ?parent-teacher association?. Parent-teacher associations which are mostly formed by school parents give important support to the school. Due to this reason, the views of parents working in the management about the importance of parent-teacher associations and performing the tasks are significant.The aim of this study is to set forth the importance level of member parents of board of management and control and the difference of the views according to the assignment period of time.In the study which has been achieved with survey method, the questionnaire which has been prepared due to the views of the members of parent-teacher associations has been analyzed and the data has been gathered. Then, the findings and the conclusion have been reached. The data has been collected from the sample group which includes 30 primary schools and 278 parents.According to the views of member parents of board of management and control, the tasks of parent-teacher associations are viewed as significant and performing the tasks have been found in the mid-level. Besides, these members give less importance to the educational activities than social activities.The suggestions of the study are presented as supplying the suitable atmosphere for parents to participate in the school activities efficiently and organizing educational seminars for the parents who work in parent-teacher associations.