Zewdu, Fantahun Ayele (2015) Management Development Practices and Challenges: The Case of Private Schools in Bole Sub City. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The study looks at the management development practices of private schools of Bole sub city from kg to preparatory level. The study pictures the management development practices and the challenges faced by the school managers based on the insight of lower level managers and the education officers .In trying to understand the practices of the schools this study uses managerial practices (trainings, mentoring, job rotation, coaching, on job trainings, and off job trainings) as a ground base criteria with their qualification, experience and skills. The study uses survey as a methodology for investigating the management development practices. The study employs open and close ended questionnaires, interview and observation to collect data. The questionnaires were tested using percentage and t-test. The data gathered from the respondents helped to measure the practice of school managers in the area. The finding of the study revealed that: first, management development practices based on need assessment most respondents’ disagreed the need assessment was not properly done to address the needs of individuals and improve their performances. And also there is an integrated effort made by the schools in identifying the need assessment of employee based on their working experience and culture of the organization. Second, approaches to management development most respondents undecided and disagreed that the schools were not concerned about it. Third, evaluation of the Management Development Programs as the majority of the respondents says effectiveness of the program is not yet ensured or disagreed. Finally the challenges faced by the organizations were agreed that there are many challenges in the management development process as discussed. In general the management development practices and challenges of private schools were inefficient and ineffective. The researcher recommends, private schools would be better if they Identify the management skill gaps of the managers help to plan and conduct efficient and effective managers that promote the school to a better level that produce quality education a better future generation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2018 14:26 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 14:26 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5518 |
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