Practices and Challenges of Participatory Leadership in Secondary Schools of Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City
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2017-08
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenge of participatory leadership in secondary
schools of Nifas Silk Lafto Sub City and to identify how participatory leadership is being practices, to investigate
what efforts are underway in making the school level leadership participatory, to identify how do stakeholders
perceive their involvement in the school level leadership and the challenges during the process of making school
level leadership participatory in the secondary schools of Nifas Silk Lafto Sub city. To carry out this study,
descriptive survey design was employed. Participants of the study were 114 teachers, 5 principals, 15 vice
principals and 5 sub city education officials were involved in the study and respondents were selected also by
using simple random sampling and purposive sampling method. The data were collected by using questionnaire,
and interview. Mixed data analysis method was employed in order to reach the results. Data obtained through
questionnaire were analyzed and summarized using statistical tools (SPSS Version 20.0). Statistical measures
were performed on quantitative data gathered from the respondents. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard
deviation were calculated. The study deals with examining the practices and challenges participatory leadership
in secondary schools. The Findings of the study revealed that the current practices in the school regarding how
principals involve the stakeholders in formulating and implementing in the school level policy as well as school
activates, most of the principals were medium. Their linkages between stakeholders were below medium andschool principals lack necessary leadership skill, knowledge, qualification and attitude to draw stakeholders
toward participating at the school level. On the other hand, school principals gave more emphasis to low
supportive and high directive behavior and transfer decision according to the situation were medium. The study
also indicated that problem of budgeting time to each activity, shortage of adequate guidance support from higher
official and training on educational leadership were the main challenges of the principals. Accordingly, it is
concluded that the behavior of the principals was show to be low supportive and high directive these style
negatively influenced academic achievement. Finally, it is recommended that school leaders should vary their
approach based on the people they are leading, and the circumstances that surround the task at hand and the
responsible body to fill skill gap on the area of participatory leadership style as well as how to handle the
challenges at the school level
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Practices, and Challenges of Participatory Leadership