Practices and Challenges of School Based Supervision in Government Secondary Schools of Lideta Sub City, Addis Ababa
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2022-05-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the practices of school-based supervision in government secondary schools of lid eta sub-city. four basic questions were formulated, which emphasized the extent to which teachers understand the school-based supervision in secondary schools of lideta sub-city, the procedures employed in-classroom observation in the secondary schools, the extent to which school-based supervisors discharge their responsibilities, and the challenges existing in the implementation of school-based supervision. To conduct this study, a descriptive survey design was employed. All three government secondary schools found in the sub-city were selected schools. From these sample schools,38teachers,45 department heads, and 9 School principals and vice-principals were selected as respondents usingavailable, Quota, and purposive samplingtechniques respectively. The questionnaire was used as the maintoolofdatacollection.Interview and document analysis were used to substantiate the data gathered through questionnaires.Percentage,A1ean,standard deviation, and t-test were utilized to analyze quantitative data gained through thequestionnaires. The qualitative data gathered through interviews and document analysis were by narration. The result of the study indicated that teachers lack awareness and orientation on the activities and significance of school-basedsupervision, ineffectiveness of the practices of supervisory options matching with the individual teacher 's developmental level, and the inability of supervisors to apply the necessary procedures for classroom observation properly. On theother hand, among the factors influencing the school-based supervision, are lack of relevant training programs for supervisors, scarcity of experienced supervisors in school-based supervision activities, lack of supervision manuals in theschools, and shortage of allocated budget for supervisory activities. Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn; The absence of facilitating experience sharing programs among teachers, seldom assistingteachers in developing instructional materials, and absence of expanding best practices of teaching methodology among school and teachers were the problems. Finally, to minimize the problems of school-based supervision insecondary schools, it is recommended to give relevant in-service pieces of training for supervisors to upgrade their supervis01y activities, necessary resources such as supervision manuals, and an adequate budget for the success ofsupervision at the school levelwassuggested.
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Supervision, School based supervision, Practices, Challenges and Secondary school