The Practice and Challenges of School Leadership in Secondary Schools of Ilu Aba Bor Zone of Oromia Region
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2014-08
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the practices of school leadership and the challenges
that school leaders face in performing their duties in Secondary Schools of Ilu Aba Bor Zone
.The study employed a descriptive survey design .The study was carried out in seven secondary
high schools of Ilu Aba bor zone Selected using simple random sampling technique. Same
teachers were selected using purposive sampling techniques. Department heads, principals,
woreda education officers and PTA coordinators were selected using purposive sampling. Semi
structured interview was also utilized to substantiate the data gained through the
questionnaires. Both primary and secondary sources were used. The primary sources of this
study were principals, Assistant principals, teachers, WEO, PTA members of the selected
schools. On the other hand secondary sources were relevant documents of the schools in the
study area. To gather the necessary data three types of data collection instruments namely
questionnaire consisting of both closed and open ended items, structured interview and
document analysis were used Descriptive approach such as percentage, frequency and chi-
square were utilized to analyze the data .The qualitative data obtainened through interview was
analyzed. The results of the study reveals that school leaders involved in leading and managing
the school without having prior qualification in school leader ship and trainings .Furthermore,
the study reveals that lack of qualified and well trained school leaders, lack of training and
experience sharing with surrounding schools shortage of budget and inadequate
communication skill of leaders hinder leadership activities. The study concluded that
principals are less effective in their leadership due to lack of experience and qualification in
their professions. Finally, the point of the recommendation is providing opportunities of
training for unqualified school leaderships to build their professional skills to alleviate /solve
/the factors that hindered proper implementation of school leader ship practice.
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The Practice and Challenges, of School Leadership