Analysing the Factors of Internal Efficiency in Government Secondary Schools of Amaro Kore Zone in South Ethiopia Region
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2023-09
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The general objective of this study was to analyze the factors of internal efficiency in
governmental secondary schools of Amaro kore zone in South Ethiopia Region. The study
endeavors to identify the major causes that may affect internal efficiency positively or negatively,
and recommend the possible remedy that enhance secondary educational efficiency of the zone.
To achieve these objective mixed approach with explanatory design were implemented. The
quantitative data was collected from students, teachers and school principals by using purposive
sampling, because these subjects were the most related with the issues. Parents were selected
using purposive sampling whereas, four secondary schools were selected randomly.
The zone trend of dropout and repetition rate of secondary schools was showing fluctuating with
varying increase and decrease over the years but it ended up with an increasing trend in grade
twelve analyzed from document. Based on the research finding, some of the major factors
causing for students’ dropout and repetition rate were divided in to five categories and they are
listed in the causing order from the most savior to less; school related factors, the second
category is teacher related, the third factor was parent related, the fourth factor was student
related; and the fifth category was geographical factors. In order to eliminate these challenging,
the researcher suggests the following remedies: in order to enhance parent literacy and
awareness raising program; enhanced schools’ facilities and resources and limiting the
student’s involvement in family work were the major ones.
Finally, all Woreda and zone education office workers, school based supervisors, school’s
administrators, teachers and parents have to work hard and provide serious follow up to make
schools show continuous trend in decreasing student dropout and repetition rate.