Practices and Problems of Teacher Development Program Implementation in Selected Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone in Snnpr.
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the Practices and Problems of Teacher
Development Program Implementation in Selected Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone.The
study employed descriptive survey method with both quantitative and qualitative
approaches. Secondary schools, School Principals, CPD facilitators and Woreda Education
Office Experts were selected purposely and used as the primary data sources. Teachers were
selected based on stratified sampling based on their experiences and sex. The study
involved 95 secondary school teachers, 7 principals, 7 CPD facilitators and 4 Woredas
Education Office Experts As secondary source of data Gurage Zone Education Department
statistics 2013 and teacher meeting minutes, action research work, portfolio and training
documents related to the TDP were analyzed and highly consulted. Moreover, a variety of
data gathering tools including questionnaire and interview were used. Mean and Percentage
were predominantly used to indicate the extent of respondents’ opinion towards the issue
raised. As the findings of the study indicated, secondary school teachers are collaborating
with school communities. Activities like sharing of experience, solving problems, and
discussing in subject area are some of collaborating areas. The study revealed weaknesses
in the implementation of CPD programmes in Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone.CPD
activities as involving in curriculum meeting, action research, maintaining portfolio
conference and workshop were below expected which need attention. The study also
revealed that the roles played by the stakeholders, particularly the higher authoritieswere
limited in the implementation of teachers CPD program. The challenges of implementing
CPD include shortage of budget and training materials, shortage of time for implementation
of CPD, lack of interest, motivation and incentive by teachers, lack of awareness in the
stakeholders, lack of training.The school management and the higher authorities in
Woreda,Zone and REB should also offer fair opportunities to all the teachers. There is also
need to organize for forums where the teachers and all the parties involved in teacher
development meet and discuss the ways to overcome the challenges which influence the
success of their CPD implementation.
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Practices and Problems, of Teacher Development Program