The Practice of School-Based Management In Government Secondaryand Preparatory Schools In Yem Special Woreda, Snnpr
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2020-09
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The focus of this Study is The practice of School-Based Management (SBM) in government secondary
and preparatory schools of yem special woreda, SNNPR. The Objective is to assess and describe the
basic actions that schools’ management practice to build effective educational management and
the current status of SBM. It also suggests that these practices are context specific and
differentiated among schools. Three key-research questions were formulated. The study used a
mixed methods of data collection. In each school, semi-structured interviews, non-participant
observations and document checking were conducted. Data analysis was conducted in two
stages: within-case and cross-case analysis. Analysis revealed that SBM practices usually starts
by involving teachers and transforming the school into a professional-learning-community where
learning and improvement as practiced by teachers and students. Consequently, SBM practice
were based on developing strategies that are unique to each school given its context, internal
management predispositions and culture that ensure sustainable improvement for each
particular school. This research result on SBM and leadership provides a visual display of
interaction between internal capacity, culture and external context. Consequently, practicing
School-Based Management provided opportunity for building the capacity for school
improvement programs that enabled internal and external forces of change and development.