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    Major Managerial Problems of General Secondary . School Principals in SNNPRS
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-07) Kinfe, Seyoum; Baraki, Zenebe (PhD)
    This study was conducted to oplore the major managen"al problems encouTltered by geneml secoTldary school pn'lI cipals in SNNPRS and to fonvard possible recommendatioTls. To this effect, de scn'ptiue research method was employed. Questionllaires were used as data gathering tool. The data were collected from two zones aTld one special woreda of the region using purposive sampling teclmique for riley had more untmined pn"ncipals rlWlI others. In rile sample study areas, eight general secondanJ schools were s elected by 10ttenJ sampling technique. A total of 151 teachers, 13 pn"ncipals and 41 woreda education officers were included as subjects of the study using by availability sampling. The data tabulated were analyzed with tile help of percentage, mean, weighted mean, chi-square test and t-test. The findings of the study revealed out tlwt GSSPs in the study areas were lIot qualified . Besides, they did not have s ufficient trainiTlg to run the schools. Funller more, they were assigned by WED. Due to the s e, untrained principals fa ced many problems. For illstaTlce, marwgement fUTlctions (planning, s taffing, alld reportillg) were rarely practiced. More oue r, they lacked appropn"ate alld rele vant sk.ills to carry out their day to day activities. Specifically, teachers were not interested by management styles of pn'ncipals; parents, NGOs and employers w ere not motiuelted to participate in the school activities; and the attention given by those pn"ncipals to professional d e velopment was minimal. 11111S, van"ous interventions are important to save the endange red school manageme nt. Accordingly, the appointment of school pn"ncipals should be on the basis of profession and principals slwuld be trained and qualified before they become prin.cipals .