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    Practices and Problems of Teacher Development Program Implementation in Selected Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone in Snnpr.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06) Neri, Habte; Yimam, Melaku
    The main purpose of this study was to investigate the Practices and Problems of Teacher Development Program Implementation in Selected Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone.The study employed descriptive survey method with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Secondary schools, School Principals, CPD facilitators and Woreda Education Office Experts were selected purposely and used as the primary data sources. Teachers were selected based on stratified sampling based on their experiences and sex. The study involved 95 secondary school teachers, 7 principals, 7 CPD facilitators and 4 Woredas Education Office Experts As secondary source of data Gurage Zone Education Department statistics 2013 and teacher meeting minutes, action research work, portfolio and training documents related to the TDP were analyzed and highly consulted. Moreover, a variety of data gathering tools including questionnaire and interview were used. Mean and Percentage were predominantly used to indicate the extent of respondents’ opinion towards the issue raised. As the findings of the study indicated, secondary school teachers are collaborating with school communities. Activities like sharing of experience, solving problems, and discussing in subject area are some of collaborating areas. The study revealed weaknesses in the implementation of CPD programmes in Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone.CPD activities as involving in curriculum meeting, action research, maintaining portfolio conference and workshop were below expected which need attention. The study also revealed that the roles played by the stakeholders, particularly the higher authoritieswere limited in the implementation of teachers CPD program. The challenges of implementing CPD include shortage of budget and training materials, shortage of time for implementation of CPD, lack of interest, motivation and incentive by teachers, lack of awareness in the stakeholders, lack of training.The school management and the higher authorities in Woreda,Zone and REB should also offer fair opportunities to all the teachers. There is also need to organize for forums where the teachers and all the parties involved in teacher development meet and discuss the ways to overcome the challenges which influence the success of their CPD implementation.