Transformational Leadership Practice and Challenges in Holeta Town Government Secondary Schools.
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2023-11
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Addis Ababa University
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This study aimed to assess the current practices and challenges of exercising transformational leadership in secondary schools of Holeta Town. To accomplish the objectives of the study mixed, design was employed in the view of both quantitative and qualitative method . A total of 75 participants or respondents were included in the study Quantitative data were collected, through questionnaires, from respondents (principals and teachers),randomly selected from five secondary schools. Semi-structured interviews were also held with respondent s(supervisors and educational officers);Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select them from five secondary school of Holeta Town. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage. While the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis approach .It was identified by the study that level of understanding and ,exercising the domain and its practices of transformational leadership was in low level, especially understanding concepts of transformational school leadership .This supervisors and principals were lack of interest in continuous follow up and understanding level and also the four dimensions(idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, and inspirational motivation), practicing and exercising were at low level. The study identified major challenges that impede principals ’transformational leadership practices ,namely :poor management system of principals, dominance of routine administrative work to principals, low parental/ community involvement, budget deficit(inadequacy),pressures of internal and external forces. Therefore, it could be concluded that those a fre-mentioned challenges were highly affecting the principals’ transformational leadership practices. Base don these findings ,It was recommended that Over all findings from this study suggest that the principals’ transformational leadership practices should play important roles in tackling those challenges particularly related to over load administrative work, budget deficit ,parental involvement and pressures of internals for ces through mobilizing community ,engaging self- incoming generating activities, wisely using funds, increasing high commitments ,providing school base training, and ,It is recommended that for Holeta Town education officers solve these problems to overcome the problem of principals and teachers to provide proper transformational leaders in school to support or students ,and others school stakeholders were recommended for the future of education development program. Finally, based on the conclusion made, possible recommendations were forwarded to maximize the practices of transformational leadership in secondary schools and to minimize the identified challenges particularly related to overload administrative work, budget deficit, parental involvement and pressures of internal external forces.