The Challenges of Secondary Education Development Plan Implementation in Oromia Region
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigale the major challenges of secondaty edllcation plan
implementation in Oromia National Regional State. Pertinent pOints that helps to assess the
resources capacily of secondaty schools to implement education plan organizational structure,
monitoring and evaluation practiceslto implement their education plan, the extent the regional
secondaty education plan implemented, the involvement of stakeholders in secondaty education
plan implementation in Oromia were raised. Over and above the major factors that challenges
the implementation of secondaty education plan implementation in the region, the mechanisms
and strategies utilized to tackle practical problems in secondaty education plan implemenlation
were identified. Finally, possible solutions on how secondaty education plan implementation
wOllld be efficient and effective with in the region were recommended. In conducting this study,
descriptive survey research was the pr~ferred method. Accordingly, the zones in the region under
the study were stratified based on their pelformance in the Region and the samples for the study
were taken randomly from the stratum. Subsequently, the Education Bureau, five randomly
selected zones (Borena, North Showa, Jimma, West Hararge and East Showa) Edllcation Offices
were ineluded in the study. Further moreJrom these.five zones 21 woreda Education Offices and
21 government secondary schools were randomly selected; and respondents from each were
taken plllposively. Review of related literature as the sources of information and questionnaires,
interview questions and document observation checklist were used data gathering tools. The
gathered data were also analyzed by using freqllency counts, percentages, means, chi-sqllare(x2
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and independent t-test. The findings of the study indicate, the implementation of education plan in
the region were constrained by shortages of resources, weak capacity to coordinate school
activities and manage resources, low participation of stakeholders, large class size, large work
load on teachers and high turnover of teachers, absence of adequate preparation to receive
primaty school leavers, studel1ls disciplinaty problems and absenteeism, lack of support fur
economically poor students and other socio-cultural related factors. Certainly, these would
impede the implementation of education plan in the region. Therefore, it is recommended that
strengthening the participation of stakeholders, improving the managerial capacity of the
implementing bodies by providing training, giving attention to secondaty education through
realistic planning and effeclive plan implementation would enable to achieve the anticipated
education objectives. In addition, in advance preparation to receive primaty school leaver.s·,
introducing incentives and motivating mechanisms in collaboration with stakeholders through
monitoring and evaluation of the pelformance, creating different income generating mechanisms
that would enable to help economically poor students would be paramount important in
mitigating the aforementioned challenges ~f secondaty education plan implementation in the
region
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