Management and Utilization of Educational Material Resources in Secondary Schools at Dera Woreda North Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The study was initiated to explore the management and utilization of educational material resources in selected secondary schools of North Shoa Zone Dera Woreda. It attempted to identify. How are educational materials resources managed and utilized to achieve educational objectives in secondary schools? To realize the purpose of the study, descriptive survey research design was selected which helps researcher to have understanding of the problem by studying the current status, nature of the prevailing conditions, practices and trends through relevant and precise information. Mixed research method is particularly important in complementing the limitation of each method by another. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used in the study. Three data collection instruments such as questionnaire, interview and FGD were used for the sampling technique. Whereas, FGD participants (selected teachers and administrative staffs), interview participants (WEOH, principals and administrative staffs) and questionnaire participants (teachers) where selected.
Accorodingly, the study was carried out on six secondary schools that were selected using random sampling technique. The study also involved 61 teachers, 7 secondary school principals, 4 WEOH, and 12 administrative staffs; the total of 84 respondents. Data were analyzed and interpreted using both quantitatively and qualitatively. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively: percentages and mean were used; qualitative data collected through interviews and FGDS and open ended questions were analyzed by explanation as well as in narrative form. The finding of the study revealed that, there are noticeable short coming in the management of educational material resources. Among these, in adequate knowledge of principals and school board in resource management, delay in purchasing, lack of gathering pertinent information during purchasing, lack of utilization of available resources exhaustively, delay in distribution of material resources, lack of exchange of information among distribution and allocation bodies, lack of need assessment during planning and inventory control were the major challenges in the management and utilization of educational materials resources.
Accordingly, the conclusion drawn is that the management of educational material resources in secondary schools under consideration was less than expectation.
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Management and Utilization, Educational Material Resources