Practices and Problems of Secondary School Leadership in North Showa Zone of Amhara Regional State
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the practices and problems of school leadership in secondary schools of North Showa Zone of the Amhara Region. In order to meet this purpose, descriptive survey research design was employed. Secondary schools were selected using simple random sampling technique. The sources of this study were 172 teachers were selected by simple random and proportional sampling techniques from sample schools. 20 school leaders (principals and supervisors) and 14 Wereda and Zonal education officials were selected using comprehensive and purposive sampling techniques respectively. Questionnaire and Semi-structured interviews were instruments of data collections for the study. The collected quantitative data were analyzed by using mean, frequency and independent sample t-test analysis methods and the qualitative data were analyzed by using thematic analysis method. The study revealed as lack sufficient time and managing staff relationship, dealing with poor performance, lack of support from top authority were problems that hinder school leadership practices. As finding of this study have shown school leaders face different problems and these problems arise from principals themselves, community, lack of school facilities and education system. The problems were: principals do not encourage individuals perform self-evaluate their performance evaluation, school leaders have problems of delegating of tasks for teachers effectively hence there were high levels of problems in school leaders in delegating of tasks for teachers. The study concludes that there were problems in accomplishment of school leader’s functions at North Shoa Zone of Amhara Regional state. Finally, the current study recommended that training opportunities should be provided for school leaders which enable them to build their professional skills and principals should be aware of about the major functions such as improving student learning and making schools effective.
Key words: Performance Evaluation, Principals’ core function, School leadership.
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Performance Evaluation, Principals’ core function, School leadership