Major Managerial Problems of General Secondary . School Principals in SNNPRS
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2008-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was conducted to oplore the major managen"al problems encouTltered
by geneml secoTldary school pn'lI cipals in SNNPRS and to fonvard possible
recommendatioTls. To this effect, de scn'ptiue research method was employed.
Questionllaires were used as data gathering tool. The data were collected from
two zones aTld one special woreda of the region using purposive sampling
teclmique for riley had more untmined pn"ncipals rlWlI others. In rile sample
study areas, eight general secondanJ schools were s elected by 10ttenJ sampling
technique. A total of 151 teachers, 13 pn"ncipals and 41 woreda education
officers were included as subjects of the study using by availability sampling.
The data tabulated were analyzed with tile help of percentage, mean, weighted
mean, chi-square test and t-test. The findings of the study revealed out tlwt
GSSPs in the study areas were lIot qualified . Besides, they did not have
s ufficient trainiTlg to run the schools. Funller more, they were assigned by WED.
Due to the s e, untrained principals fa ced many problems. For illstaTlce,
marwgement fUTlctions (planning, s taffing, alld reportillg) were rarely practiced.
More oue r, they lacked appropn"ate alld rele vant sk.ills to carry out their day to
day activities. Specifically, teachers were not interested by management styles of
pn'ncipals; parents, NGOs and employers w ere not motiuelted to participate in the
school activities; and the attention given by those pn"ncipals to professional
d e velopment was minimal. 11111S, van"ous interventions are important to save the
endange red school manageme nt. Accordingly, the appointment of school
pn"ncipals should be on the basis of profession and principals slwuld be trained
and qualified before they become prin.cipals .
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Managerial Problems