A Survey Study of Factors Affecting the Roles and Responsibilities of Primary Education Female Principals in School Management in East Hararge Zone
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2007-08
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to make an investigation into some of the
factors that affect the roles and responsibilities of primary education female
principals and to give recommendations so as to enhance their performances. The
study was conducted in East Hararge Zone in Oromia. To meet the objective of the
study, both internal and external variables were treated. These included the effect
of s ocietal stereotyped attitudes, Job-family conflicts. In addition, leadership styles
of male and f emale principals, and strategies to be employed to improve the
female principals' work perJonnance were considered. In this zone, there were 51
primary education female principals and all of them were included in the study.
Besides, 40 male principals, 50 female teachers, 30 male teachers, 9 WEO heads,
9 WEO supervisors and 9 WEO women's affairs were also included in the study.
Questionnaire and Interview were used to collect the necessary data. Obtained
data were analyzed using statistical tools of p ercentage, mean, Chi-Square, Ttest,
standard deviation and one-way ANOVA. The result of the study indicates
that there are s till stereotypical views considering f emales to have less capacity,
and thus, expecting to gain the support of males in some aspects. The dual role of
principal women would obviously share their thought, energy and time. Thus, it
could negatively affect their leadership qualities in school. In addition, the
observed result concerning difference in the managerial qualities between men
and female principals showed no difference in the dimensions the groups we re
assessed. It was evidenced that women exhibit good qualities of School
leadership. Finally, coordinating discussion and experience sharing forums,
special s upervisory support for women principals, allocating page portions
(column) of educational publications and mass-media to f emale principals'
achievements; s ocietal loyalty, the role of civic s ocieties and NGO were forwarded
as major recommendations in order to help improve the p elfo171wnce of female
school principals .
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Responsibilities of Primary Education Female