The Role of Principals in Implementing School Improvement Program in Secondary Schools in South West Shoa Zone
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the experience of principals in government secondary
schools in south west shoa zone of Oromia, Ethiopia,
Namely: Gersu Dhuki,Dilella, Goro and chitu Secondary school .The study deals with
encamping the actual role and challenges of principles in implementing school Improvement
program in government secondary schools. The review of literature focused on leader ship role
in implementation of SIP within this effective leader ship and school Improvement program
initiatives. The research methodology employed in the study was both quantitative and
qualitative approaches. Accordingly ,a questionnaire was prepared to be filled by teachers and
department heads. For the qualitative portion, in reviews and observation were administered.
Regarding the questionnaires, distributed to sample size of 191 teachers 32 department
heads.174 (91%) out of 191 teachers were properly filled and returned 32 questionnaires
distributed for department heads and 29 were filled and returned. 8 school principals,4 woreda
education vice heads are involved in the interviewee which takes around an hour for each 4
PTA representatives were in reviewed in an interviewee which takes 30 minutes for each.
After data were screened, Data Obtained through questionnaires were analyzed using
statistical tools such as mean and percentage. The finding of the role and challenges of
principals are less effective in their leadership due to lack of experience and qualification in
profession Finally, based on the findings and conclusions, recommendations were made an
capacity building and empowering of principals to do their work effectively on instructional
leader ship, in turn, encouraging participatory approach of leadership. further more,south west
shoa Zonnal Education bureav in responsible to give directives and gude lines in the cases that
when ever, relations to create school-community links.
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The Role of Principals, in Implementing School Improvement