A Comp Ara Tive Study of Instructional Leadership Roles of Principals in Selected Government and Orthodox Church Owned Secondary and Preparatory Schools of Addis Ababa.
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2014-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The Purpose of this study was to assess the instructional leadership role of principles in
government and church owned secondary and preparatolY schools. To achieve this objective the
three tasks of principals (the role of principals as instructional leadership namely: supervision,
staff development and staff appraisal) were studied in relation to the basic questions. This study.
employed the descriptive survey method. Availability and purposive sampling techniques were
employed to select samples in the study. Teachers, p incipals assist principals and department
heads were used as the respondents of the study. Questionnaire and structured interview were
used as data collection instruments. The data obtained through the questionnaire were analyzed
using SPSS VERSION 17. For the structured interview the data were analyzed using content
analysis techniques. The finding of the study revealed that there were significant differences on
the performance of principals as instructional leader on the three major leadership tasks
namely: supervision, staff development and staff appraisal. As the grand mean value indicates,
government schools principals were rated as better peljormer than Churoh owned schools. The
study also revealed that both the church owned and government schools principals were
fUlfilling their supervisory tasks adequately. Lack of adequate training and qualifications related
to the jimction of the instructional leadership and lack of time and clear job specifications were
some of the main problems principals encountered. Following the finding it was recommended
that the selection and assignment of schools principals should be based on the selection criteria
stipulated in "A Blue print for Teachers Development Program. " It is also recommended that
long term and short term training and professional development opportunities have to be
provided to principals on instructional leadership tasks.
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Instructional Leadership Roles of Principals in Selected Government