Practices and Challenges of Leadership Development in Addis Ababa City Government Education Bureau
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the practice and challenges of leadership
development in Addis Ababa City Government Education Bureau. To carry out this
study a descriptive design was employed. The Participants in the study were 143
educational experts, 79 government secondary school principals and 15 sub cities
and City Administration of Addis Ababa Education Bureau core process owners.
Both qualitative and quantitative method were employed in order to reach to the
results. The data were collected using a questionnaire and interview. Data obtained
through questionnaire were analyzed, summarized using statistical tools and entered
into Statistical Package for the Social science (SPSS Version 21.0) software
analysis; frequency count, Percentage, mean and standard deviation were
conducted. The finding shows leadership development practice in identifying the
need assessment of employee based on their working environment and individuals
were not properly implemented, leadership development practice activities on
challenging developmental assignment, relationship with boss, and formal training
implementation were insufficient.Concerning leadership development strategies, the
Addis Ababa City Government Education Bureau mostly uses participative, directive
and negotiating strategies and rarely uses expert and educative strategies in
leadership development practice. Finally, it was recommended that the Education
Bureau would plan a systematic individual and organizational leadership
development gap analysis at different level using the appropriate methods by taking
the given context in to consideration,form a concerned leadership development
department to further strengthen the existing leadership development practices, and
identify the leadership development skill gaps of the leaders help to plan and conduct
efficient that promote the City Government Education Bureau to a better level that
produce quality output for better future generation.
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Challenges, Leadership Development