The Role of Principals in Involving Secondary Schools Teacher in Continuous Professional Development in Sebet a City Administra Tion
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2016-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of principals in involving secondary school
teachers in CPD in Sebeta city administration. The study was used four basic research questions
research was employed in the study was descriptive survey method. which was used the Quan-
titative and qualitative data. The sampling technique used including purposive. The sample
size was 60 teachers, 8 department heads, 4 principals, 2 education office experts and 1 cluster
supervisor with the total of 75 participants out of 100 study populations. The data gathering
tools were employed questionnaire, interview. focus group discussion, and document analysis.
The participants of interview were principals, cluster supervisor and city education office experts
while department heads participated in focus group discussion. Questionnaire was administered
to 60 teachers of which 60 of them where properly filled and returned. Then, the data gathered
through closed-ended questionnaire was analyzed using percentage, frequency,standard division
and mean score while the data gathered through intenview, focus group discussion and open-ended
questions were narrated qualitatively. Results of the document analysis where also described. The
findings indicated that the extent to which school principals in involving teachers in professional
development activities such as CPD development, control over the factors which negatively influencing
school environment, identify development need of each teacher. The cluster supervisor, senior teachers,
city education office experts were providing insufficient support for the school principals and teachers.
The major challenges identified were lack of training. Lack of commitment, lack of knowledge (awareness),
lack of budget and incentive, lack of interest, lack of peer coaching and peer evaluation were identified by
this research as the serious challenges of involving secondary school teachers in CPD in Sebeta City
Administration. To overcome the challenges encountered, recommendations have been forwarded.
This include: Orienting (creating) awareness for school principals and teachers in advance with the
overall contents of the professional growth. motivating school principals and teachers to willingly
take more responsibilities in the involving in CPD process, lack of coordination commitment, lack
of awareness, lack of leader ship, motivation skills and incentive to effectively achieve the intended .
goals Moreover. Sebeta city education office has to play the significant roles by assigning the experie-
nced and knowledgeable supervisors and CPD trainers for the involvement of teachers in CPD program
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Teacher in Continuous Professional Development in Sebet a City