Teacher's Participation in Decision-Making in Selected Secondary School of West Shoa Zone
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2012-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
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This study had tried to investigate the extent of teachers' participation in decision-making
and identified the areas of decision-making in which teachers participate most and least.
Moreover, the study investigated the extent of school principals' effort to facilitate teachers'
involvement and identify those factors that influence teachers ' participation in decision
making in secondary schools of West Shoa Zone. To conduct the study, a descriptive survey
was used six Secondary schools from the zone were selected by using random sampling
method. Then, all principals of the schools were taken by purposive sampling techniques and
teachers were selected by random sampling method. The subject of the study included a total
of 136 teachers and 18 principals. For the purpose of analysis, different statistical
techniques such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation were employed. For its
statistical testes of significance chi-square, Spearman's rank correlation and one way
ANOVA were used. The final analysis of the result indicated that, limited degree of teachers'
participation in school decision making was observed and they were participated most in
issues related to school curriculum and instruction and least in school building efforts. In
addition, analysis of the result revealed that the effort made by school principals ' in
supporting teachers and establishing an environment of trust in decision making, providing
incentives, establishing and maintaining good interpersonal relationship and accepting
decision made independently by teachers' were found to be low. The result of analysis also
indicated that lack of trust between teachers and principals was the major factor that
hindered teachers' participation in decision-making. Based on the findings obtained, to
increase teachers' participation in all areas of decision making and to make principals
effective and efficient in facilitating teachers involvement as well as to reduce those factors
that affect their involvement, short-term and long-term training should be given by Regional
Education bureau, Zonal Education office and Woreda Education office are recommended
for teachers and principals, respectively.
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Teacher's Participation in Decision-Making