Practice and Challenges of Female Teachers’ Participation in Secondary School Leadership: The Case of Seka Chekorsa Woreda
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2021-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The study was conducted to assess the practice and the challenges female teachers face in relation to leadership in six secondary schools in Seka Chekorsa Woreda, in south west Ethiopia. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected using questionnaire and interview. Descriptive survey was employed in the study. Questionnaire was administered to 122 teachers while interview was held with 14 stakeholders. The qunatitiave data were analyzed using SPSS software (Version 21.0) and presented using figure and tables as weighted mean, SD, frequency, and percentage. Different items were used based on socio-cultural factors, attitudes of females towards themselves, challenges of female teachers to lead secondary schools and female teacher participation in secondary schools in Seka Chekorsa Woreda. The findings of the study revealed that 53% of the respondents replied that female teachers concentrated at lower grade leadership position, and 51% were replied that more female teachers liked teaching than leading schools. Also, luck of support from family and family , child bear and that women have less ability and skill than men who they said in leading schools. It was also found that women do not like taking responsibility; they are not interested in power; and they avoid risk-taking; it was found that stereotypes hinder females from leadership. On the other hand, many of the respondents responded that administration factors and selection criteria highly affect female teachers participation on school leadership. The study also revealed that females and males are socialized differently to perform different roles as household burden lowered females’ leadership. The representation of females was not equal with males on all educational systems. Therefore, the Government should focus on females’ motivation in educational leadership and improve leadership representation. Also, at the school level, females should participate on different responsibilities to develop their skills on leadership position.
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Challenges of Female Teachers