An Assessmant of Readiness and Preparation for School Development Plan and Implementation in Secondary Schools of Bale Zone
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2012-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to assess readiness and preparation for school development
planning implementation in secondary school of Bale zone and thereby to identify the strength
and weakness then to provide alternative recommendations to the identified problems. To this
end, answers to the basic questions pertaining to the readiness and preparation made by school
were adequate to implement SDP, key stake-holder involvements in the process of SDP, types of
conducive environment to implement SDP and challenges encountered in the implementing
process of SDP. A descriptive survey method, purposive and simple random sampling techniques
were used in the study. The subject of the study were 46 school leaders, 109 teachers, 40
students, 10 WEO experts of planing: and stastics and 15 PTA members from 5 sample woredas
out of 20 total woredas and ~, __. ..-. :-',i";'dministration. The data collected through questionnaire,
interview and document analysis were analyzed, interpreted and reported. The collected data
were analyzed using percentage, mean scores, weighted mean, and chi-square test. The fmding
of this study indicates that preparation made by schools for implementing SDP, the extent to
which school involve and mobilized key stake-holders in the process of SDP were good.
Similarly, the extents to which the school review conducive environment for implementing SDP
were at a good stage. However, the finding data from analysis showed that implementing all
activities mentioned in action plan, lack of preparing capable and standard plan, lack of
collaboration during implementation, gap in relation with internal and external facilitation, lack
of satisfaction and resistance by planning groups, lack of resource, training and commitments by
key stake-holders are the major challenges constraint the readiness and preparation for
implementing SDP in the school of the zone under the study. Thus, it was recommended that in
addition to making school accessible to make teaching learning the school should be follow up
assessment of effective implementation of all activities mentioned in action plan, involvement of
all staff on the implementation issues create good relation with internal and external facilitation
give more attention towards developing good plan, develop a sense of commitment in all stake
holders, share professional support from expert supplying educational material and develop
training for stake-holders on SDP implementation issues.
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Readiness and Preparation