The Role of Principals in Managing Quality of Education in Government Secondary Schools of Gullel Sub-City in Addis Ababa City Adminisration
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2016-06
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Addis Abeba university
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The purpose of this study was to assess the role of principals in managing quality of
education in government secondary schools in Gullelie Sub city of Addis Ababa City
Administration. With regard to the research designed employed descriptive
research design was adopted for data collection and analysis. The research
methodology employed in the study was both quantitative and qualitative
approaches. Accordingly, a questionnaire was prepared to be filled by teachers for
the qualitative portion, interviews and FGD were administered vice principals and
department heads. It follows that a sample size of 120 questionnaires have been
distributed and of which 120 have been filled out and collected with 100% response
rate. Data obtained through questionnaires were analyzed using statistical tools
such as mean and standard deviation. Hence, the findings of the study revealed that
there were less significant leadership roles made by principals that can
qualitatively improve quality of education. The study also revealed that there were
challenges that block principals to manage quality of education such as inadequate
facilities, low staff morale, poor supervision of schools, and frequent changes in
policies. In conclusion, the role of school principals in managing quality of
education such as support of students, improvement of school facilities,
enhancement of teachers’ capacity, identification and solving of school problems,
and reacting for the needs raised by schools to improve educational quality are
very low. Finally based on the major findings identified, recommendations were
made on school principals and they should be knowledgeable, professionally and
administratively competent, as well as resourceful so as to complement the efforts
towards achieving the goals of the schools
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Managing Quality of Education