Browsing by Author "Teshome, Abebe"
Item The Roles and Practices of School Principals As Instructional Leaders in Government Secondary Schools of Assosa Zone in Benishangu Gumuz Regional State(Addis Ababa University, 2017-09) Teshome, Abebe; Zeleke, Befekadu (PhD)The purpose of this study was to assess the roles and practices of school principals as instructional leaders in government secondary schools of Assosa Zone of Benishangul Gumuz regional state. A descriptive survey design was employed in this study. The size of sample taken was 92 teachers, 10 principals, 20 Members of PTA and 6 school cluster supervisors were included in the study making a total sample size of 128 by using simple random for teachers and availability sampling techniques for principals. Questionnaires, semi structured interview and documents were used to collect data. 102 questionnaires were properly filled and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques: frequencies, percentages, one sample ttest and independent sample t-test. In addition to this, the data gathered through open ended questionnaire, semi-structured interview and documents were analyzed qualitatively. With regards to the result, one sample t-test showed that school principals were not effective in encouraging and motivating staff, creating conducive environment for teaching learning process, promoting professional development, observing and evaluating classroom instruction. Contrary to these, school principals were effective in monitoring students’ progress, group development and school curriculum implementation, evaluation and improvement. Moreover, Independent ttest results showed that significant mean differences were not found between teachers’ and principals’ in implementing instructional leadership roles. Both the quantitative and qualitative results indicated although school principals were effective in implementing some of their instructional leadership roles still they have faced serious problems to implement all of their roles. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that although school principals were qualified they were not able to fully exercise their instructional leadership roles to improve the performance of their schools. To alleviate the problem of the implementation of instructional leadership, the selection and assignment of school principals should be based on the criteria set by Ministry of education. In addition, it is recommended that educational leadership and management training should be given for school principals to improve their instructional leadership capacities. Moreover, it needs to provide training professional development training, delegate responsibility and supply adequate resources to implement it.Item The Scaffolding of Illegal Drugs Controlling and Prevention: A Case of the Drug Controlling Unit of the Federal Police Crime Prevention, at Bole International Airport(Addis Ababa University, 2016-06) Teshome, Abebe; Kassaye, Demelash (PhD)This research aims at investigating the scaflolding o/illegal drugs prevention and controllin)!, of the Federal Police Counter Narcotics Controlling Division, at Bole International Airport. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Data pertinent to the .I'tl.l(O' '''ere gathered through close-ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire, and key infimnW1I interviews. Samples o/the study were picked by using census method and purposive sampling While quantitatively generated data were analyzed by using percentile, the rest collectedji'oll1 open-ended questionnaire and key informants interviews have been Ihematically interpreted. The findings o/the study indicate Ihal illegal drugs trafficking are steadily increasing and the airport IS highly manipulated by experienced traffickers. Cocaine, cannabis, heroin, and methamphetamine drugs were caught while they were being trafficked. The study also idel1lified the need to strengthen the unit with skilled police officers, ethically esteemed police officers, and advanced police technologies. The s/udy could iden/i/y /he salience of/arming coopera/ion lI'itli in/ernal and ex/ernal s/akeholders having grea/ role /0 ,HOp the epidemic oj'tlm)!,s. Finall)', unskilled and inadequa/e officers, absence 0/ advanced /echnologies, minimull1 sen/ence jiJr imprisonmen/ o/traffickers and less allention by the Federal Police Commission are di.I'cOI'aee! as challenges to improve the efficiency of the unit of Counler Narcotics Controllin)!, Division.Item The Scaffolding of Illegal Drugs Controlling and Prevention: A Case of the Drug Controlling Unit of the Federal Police Crime Prevention, at Bole International Airport(Addis Ababa University, 2016-06) Teshome, Abebe; Kassaye, Demelash (PhD)This research aims at investigating the scaffolding of illegal drugs prevention and controlling of the Federal Police Counter Narcotics Controlling Division, at Bole International Airport. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Data pertinent to the study were gathered through close-ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire, and key informant interviews. Samples of the study were picked by using census method and purposive sampling. While quantitatively generated data were analyzed by using percentile, the rest collected from open-ended questionnaire and key informants interviews have been thematically interpreted. The findings of the study indicate that illegal drugs trafficking are steadily increasing and the airport is highly manipulated by experienced traffickers. Cocaine, cannabis, heroin, and methamphetamine drugs were caught while they were being trafficked. The study also identified the need to strengthen the unit with skilled police officers, ethically esteemed police officers, and advanced police technologies. The study could identify the salience of forming cooperation with internal and external stakeholders having great role to stop the epidemic of drugs. Finally, unskilled and inadequate officers, absence of advanced technologies, minimum sentence for imprisonment of traffickers and less attention by the Federal Police Commission are discovered as challenges to improve the efficiency of the unit of Counter Narcotics Controlling Division