A thesis Submitted to College of Education, Department of Educational Planning and Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in School leadership
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2020
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AAU
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The main purpose of the study was assessing the factors affecting school leadership effectiveness and implication for school good governance in the secondary schools of Jida
woreda. In order to meet the objectives, a descriptive design was used, and both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. Only two secondary schools were selected
purposively. The researcher used Census method for secondary school teachers for questionnaire. Interviews and FGD was selected purposively form populations. Data collected from both primary and secondary sources. Quantitative data gathered from questionnaires and semi-structured interview guides, and FGD were used for the purpose of collecting relevant qualitative data. Data obtained through questionnaires were analyzed
using statistical tools like frequency, percentage, mean, average mean, and standard deviation. Moreover, data gathered through interviews and FGD was considered to complement the questionnaires in narrative form. The collected data was analyzed through
SPSS version 21 and to present the data statistical tools like the table and bar chart were
used. The finding of the study showed that the factors affecting SLE in the study area
were the use of technology or ICT, professional development, resource availability and
school culture respectively. On the other hand, conflict management is not factor affecting SLE. The study also revealed that lack of ICT infrastructure and utilization, lack of
continuous professional development and training, insufficient resource to run school
activities, weakness in creating conducive school culture and absence conflict management and resolution of secondary school were the ways in which each factors affecting
SLE. Furthermore, the study indicated that SLE has implication for promoting school
good governance through Increase participation, Enhance accountability, Plan Strategic
vision, Increase effectiveness and efficiency, promote equity, Increase transparency and
Enhance openness. Finally, the researcher mainly recommended that, give attention to
the continuous professional development and training that initiate school leaders and
teachers; stakeholders' participation and collaboration; schools need to think of their
own income generating sources on top of government budget through improving their
relationship with school communities by developing project proposal and submit to international donors, at provision and utilization of technology or ICT in the schools.
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Factors, leadership, effectiveness, Implication, school Good Governance.