The Contribution of School Principals For the Implementation of Continuous Professional Development Program in Secondary Schools of Debere Markos Town
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to asses and analysis the contribution of
school principals in the implementation of CPD program in secondary
schools of Debre Markos town. In doing so, the attempted to answer the
following basic questions; are the principals aware of their roles and
responsibilities in the implementation of CPD? To what extent the school
principals contribute for the development and implementation of CPD? And
what are the major challenges and or weaknesses of a school principal
during the implementation of CPD? The research method used to conduct
this study was descriptive survey. All secondary schools in Debre Markos
town were selected using availability sampling technique. Seventy eight
teacher respondents were selected to fill out the questionnaire.
Nevertheless, 61 teacher respondents filled out the questionnaires
properly. Thus, the analysis and interpretation of data was undertaken
based on the data gathered from 61 teachers, 6 principals and 2 worda
education experts. Furthermore, schools' CPD program reports and study
report of the ministry of Education were incorporated. The findings of the
study indicate that the contribution of school principals in the
implementation of the program has been weak although the inspection of
documents states that principals' contribution seems good. Poor school
management, lack of the required knowledge to implement the program
and absence of incentive has been identified as crucial behind the poor
contribution of the principals. Establishing more efficient school
management system, better training for the school leadership and
implementing effective incentive system are some of the possible solutions.
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Contribution of School Principals For the Implementation