Womens’ Participation in Educational Leadership of Primary Schools in Gelan Town Oromia Ethiopia
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2021-08
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The purpose of this study was to investigate Factors Affecting the Participation of Women in educational
Leadership Positions in the Primary Schools of Gelan Ademinstiretve town. These research questions
sought answers for: woman applying for leadership positions; the interest of woman to come to school
leadership positions; the attitude of the schools’ society towards women in school leadership role,
Institutional Related factors that impede women’s representation and encouraging measures to enhance
women’s representation in school leadership positions. In order to meet the objectives of the study
descriptive survey research design was employed. Samples of the study were selected using purposive and
simple random sampling techniques. In order to collect data questionnaires and interviews were utilized.
The questionnaires were distributed to 124 teachers, 9 school principals, and 8 Educational office mgt.
138 filled the questionnaires and 9 respondents interviewed. The data were analyzed using descriptive.
The finding of this study revealed that some woman leaders are less confident ; and women have not freed
themselves from the long lived negative attitude of the society towards them, they accepted their
inferiority to men. It was further identified that the major cause lack of role models and mentors, lack of
professional net-work and lack of equal opportunity in leadership positions. Therefore primary schools
need to make the work place more conducive and friendly to attract more women to the primary school
leadership position. Involving them in decision making and leadership and the commitment of the Town
Education Office and primary schools to narrow down the gap will have paramount importance.
Networking, monitoring and providing leadership training forcefully can help young women to come
forward so as to exercise decision making by empowering themselves as chair persons . Finally, policies
should be practical and not be only theoretical, and should be implemented properly