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    Teachers' Perception Towards School-Based Instructional Supervision and Its Practice in Afar Regional State
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-02) H/Gebriel, Wondiye; Hussien, Abdelaziz (PhD))
    School-based instructional supervision (SBS), which is conducted by principals, vice principles and department heads at the school level, is aimed to help teachers to become effective in their teaching and in bringing about improved student learning. The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of teachers towards SBS, the practice and the major factors affecting SBS practices in secondary schools of Afar regional s tate. To realize this purpose, how secondary school teachers practice school based instructional supervision, how teachers perceive the purpose of supervision and what factors affect the practice of school-based supervision were raised as bas ic questions. To answer the basic questions both quantitative and qualitative research design were used. The method employed here was descriptive survey method. The study was conducted in three secondary schools in zone one of Afar Regional State. Thus, the supervisees (teachers), department heads, vice principals, principals and external supervisor from the Regional Education bureau used as sources of data. These respondents were selected by simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected from these respondents using questionnaire, interview and focus group d iscussion. Then the quantitative data that involve frequency counting were coded and processed using SPSS. The qualitative data is analyzed with dp.;::,th examination of related document. The finding of the study revealed that teacher's perception towards SBS was negative; school based supervision was not conducted in proper manner and teachers have no proper perception about school based supervision. It was also found out that supervisors lack training to conduct SBS. Thus, depending on the result of the findings the researcher recommends that collegial supervis ion, experience s haring and training to be given to school based supervisors. It is recommended that school based supervisors must create awareness about SBS and have to practice it to improve instruction rather than using it for performance appraisal.