Village Education Committees and Primary Education Development in Houameuang District, Lao PDR

This research aims to examine the participation of Village Education Development Committees in promoting primary education in Houameuang District, Houaphanh Province. The study involved a total sample of 108 participants, and the data were analyzed using SPSS to compute frequency, percentage, mean (M), standard deviation (S.D.), and One-Way ANOVA. The findings revealed that: (1) the overall level of participation among Village Education Development Committees in promoting primary education was high (M = 3.65, S.D. = 1.04). Considering specific aspects, participation in student promotion was at a high level (M = 3.75, S.D. = 1.01), participation in personally knowing students was also at a high level (M = 3.73, S.D. = 1.02), while participation in screening or filtering students was at a moderate level (M = 3.49, S.D. = 1.16).