A Comparative Study of Government and Private Primary Schools Principals’ Effectiveness in Implementing Sip in Addis Ababa
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the practices, challenges and opportunities of primary school principals‟ effectiveness in implementing SIP in Kolfe Keranyo Sub- city of Addis Ababa by comparing private and government primary schools. Mixed method was used to collect data and descriptive survey research design was employed to conduct the study. Four government primary schools namely Addis Tesfa, Jemo, Selamber and Yamenebrihan and four private primary schools namely: Dalia, Merit, Tigat and Victory were included in the study. One hundred twelve teachers, sixty two instructional leaders (principals, vice principals and department heads), two woreda education office heads, two cluster supervisors, 14 schools SIP committee and 14 schools PSTA committee) were involved in the study as primary sources. Questionnaire, interviews, focused group discussions, document analysis and observations were used for the purpose of collecting relevant information. Data obtained through Questionnaires were analyzed using statistical tools like mean, average mean, standard deviation and an independent t-test. Moreover, data gathered through interviews, focused group discussions, observations and document analysis were used to complement the questionnaires. In addition to these, the characteristics of respondents were used to analyze the statistical tools like frequency, percentage. The finding of the study revealed that the principals of both government and private schools lack support for supervision woreda education office and lack of responsible body to implement SIP. Principals of government schools used bench marking of the four SIP domains as input for planning and organizing school based capacity building when compared to the private schools. Private schools faced challenges of the lack of available playground. Gaps were also identified in government schools principals in the areas of paving ways for formative assessment timely, planned and goal oriented evaluation of SIP activities, initiating parents‟ active participation for students‟ academic achievement, lack of commitment, large school and class size, large students and teachers population based on the above findings and conclusions. Woreda education office heads need facilitating experience sharing and organizing short term training based on benchmark of the four SIP domains during self-assessment, standardized playground for schools, facilitating conditions for formative assessment planned and goal oriented teaching learning evaluation, parents active participation, increasing principals commitment and bringing school size to the standard and improving early grade reading, mathematics and grade 8 regional students‟ academic achievements.
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investigate the practices, challenges and opportunities of primary school principals‟