The Practice and Challenges of School Leadership in Secondary Schools of ILU Aba Bor Zone of Oromia Region

Amente, Adugna (2014) The Practice and Challenges of School Leadership in Secondary Schools of ILU Aba Bor Zone of Oromia Region. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the practices of school leadership and the challenges that school leaders face in performing their duties in Secondary Schools of Ilu Aba Bor Zone .The study employed a descriptive survey design .The study was carried out in seven secondary high schools of Ilu Aba bor zone Selected using simple random sampling technique. Same teachers were selected using purposive sampling techniques. Department heads, principals, woreda education officers and PTA coordinators were selected using purposive sampling. Semi structured interview was also utilized to substantiate the data gained through the questionnaires. Both primary and secondary sources were used. The primary sources of this study were principals, Assistant principals, teachers, WEO, PTA members of the selected schools. On the other hand secondary sources were relevant documents of the schools in the study area. To gather the necessary data three types of data collection instruments namely questionnaire consisting of both closed and open ended items, structured interview and document analysis were used Descriptive approach such as percentage, frequency and chisquare were utilized to analyze the data .The qualitative data obtainened through interview was analyzed. The results of the study reveals that school leaders involved in leading and managing the school without having prior qualification in school leader ship and trainings .Furthermore, the study reveals that lack of qualified and well trained school leaders, lack of training and experience sharing with surrounding schools shortage of budget and inadequate communication skill of leaders hinder leadership activities. The study concluded that principals are less effective in their leadership due to lack of experience and qualification in their professions. Finally, the point of the recommendation is providing opportunities of training for unqualified school leaderships to build their professional skills to alleviate /solve /the factors that hindered proper implementation of school leader ship practice.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Vincent Mpoza
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2018 09:50
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2018 09:50
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6009

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