The Practices of Transformational Leadership in Government Secondary Schools in Sheger City, Oromia
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The major purpose of the study was to assess the current practices of transformational leadership in the secondary schools of the Sheger City. The study particularly treated the dimensions of successful secondary school Transformational leadership practices such as developing shared vision and mission, motivating teachers, effective decision making, communication practice, effectively practices of the five component of Transformational leadership practices and factors that affect the secondary school leaders in performing their activities in the school. To accomplish this purpose, the study employed a descriptive survey design. The study was carried out in seven secondary schools of Sheger City. Schools were selected using purposive sampling technique. From the sampled schools, 7 principals, 10 vice-principals, 6 supervisor, 46 department heads,8 education expert included as samples employing purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, 95 teachers were taken as a sample through stratified random sampling techniques. These two groups were 141 members of teachers (95 teachers and 46 department heads, 31 management members and totally 172 were sample selected for this study. The data were analyzed by using percentage, frequency, mean scores, standard deviation and independent t-test and Practices of decisions in various school activities, implementation and evaluation of school performances, encouraging and mobilizing staff is low. Some of the recommendations were suggested. Those town administration education offices should provide educational leadership training to the school leaders to strengthen their capacity so as to help them in improving the existing problems they face in their schools, School principals in collaboration with staff ought to provide motivators, such as praise, consultations, encouragements or active support, trust and respect by acknowledging particular effort since, teachers are the most valued resources in schools and Principals should be open and trust to maintain and to strengthen smooth relationship and channel of communication in the secondary schools.