An Assessment of the Practice of Educational Strategic Planning Process in the Woredas of Tigray Regional State
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2011-04
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to understand and assess the practice of educational strategic
planning process in woredas of Tigray National Regional State with the intent of suggesting ways
for improvement. To conduct this research descriptive survey method was employed. In this regard
WEO heads, planners, experts, principals, department heads, supervisors, REB process owners and
planners, and PSTA were used as primary sources of data for this study. To select WEO heads,
performers and planners, PTA, principals, REB Planners and process owners were employed
purposive and department heads and supervisors simple random sampling techniques. Likewise the
collected data were analyzed quantitatively by using percentage, mean, chi-square test, and t-test.
Questionnaire was the main data gathering instrument whereas interview and document analysis
were employed to enrich the data gathered through questionnaires. The findings of the study mirror
that the educational slrategic plan practices in Tigray Region has been characterized by weak
stakeholders involvement in the strategic planning activities, inadequacy budget, and poor
utilization of resources, lack of competency of WEO heads to implement the strategies, inadequacy
of monitoring and evaluation systems, poor motivational incentives given to the workers, and using
inadequacy or unreliable data were the major problems that affect the successful implementation of
the educational strategic plans in Tigray Region. Based on the major findings conclusions were
drawn as: lack of meaningful participation of stake holders, relevant planners' knowledge and/or
experience found to be weak, inadequacy of resources and there was inadequacy of plan monitoring
and evaluation system in the selected woredas. Finally, it was recommended that increasing stake
holders participation, expanding sources of resources, providing sustainable capacity building
trainings for WEO heads and planners, creating an independent body for plan monitoring and
evaluation by indicating what to be stressed for further studies.
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