The Current Practice and Problems of Instructional Supervision in Priary Schools of Borena Zone

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2007-03

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Addis Ababa Universty

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'/'1,(, purpose of tlli' study !Un (0 1'\(//11;11(' (/1(' I)/"(/ctic ~ ((1/(1 problems e~r ill,'llll('tiollal ::;1l}J:>nli 'ioll op-ratillg ill rJ01'('I'IIIII-'llt priIT1(U7J ScllOOls oj Hor 11(/7,.011(> (llIcI 10 cl "termille Ii hell?'r tI,er (Ire c1illl '/"(,IIC(,' und silnilarili "$ h('twcen tile 11110 stlle/.11 yroujJ Oil p rceiviny jJurpo ...... e (~/ ::>1(1) :>rul 'lOll, roles (lnd fUllctiolls oj SII!J(,flJlSlOn, 'liP ruisory 1 ncl r !tip ~''''ills. (f>cllI1iqu s oj supervisory actiultics /)1 ()cess oj clas room observation ([nei /lrobl('ms oj supervisory activities. 'I'll) n:e:llOci employed for the study lUa tI,C clescriplill survey method . rill' sLHdy was conducted ill. seV(,llteell fJolJ(,nlm Ilt primary schools in four worcdas {01l1 d ill Borena Zon . The sa17lplill[j lecllllique cmployed was simple rando7l1 ,",wl/pling for scllools and purposive sampling for lUor:>das. The subjects of the study 1(1Cr' 102 teachers and 55 superuisors elm Ull from the sample schools. Percel1lag cH(ti illdepelldenl t -test were used for dow nnalysis. Tilt' findIng of the study revealed Owl teacher and supervisor respondents !A. ,. eiupr/ tile purpose, roles and jilllclion, leaderc:;hip kills and techniques oj , I('cn Ic:;ory activitie'5 differently; and 'upervl,;ors in. the primary schools oj Buena Zone were made to be illl olveri III the difJicult tasks of supervision vilh ow having any prior training. MoreolJer. Clc('orcling to the findings, supervisors lnc/( sl ii/so h~oUJl('dge and techniques to can y out supervisory activities. Teachers WId ~IIJiPIT~Sors further confirmed thCil. Sli peruisory clcriuities were constrained lJ~1 the Ii) L I,r' J vI ('ompe pnt supen'zsors ,1Le nef'Cllive nttitude teachers (Iud ,_,'ljJt"n 1 'or:-: hal-' towords each el/lel rill'! inc.k of oci('quate b1ldget ;7' Borcl'o L 1 J-):" lOr!:, sch00ls in yr:l,elG.l. tite i,lstructional sUpelT'SLOI! u'ns 'LOt perc i led as a helping endec,vol iJ!i lene iler" Clnd the program In.ile(J '0 nttnilt lhe oujective. Hence. it 1JJns n (. )1'1111('1(0 u. in order 10 mi::;c tiLe Knowledge ievel, technical shll 0I1d ('/ '! 1~''?:P'lCf' '-1 ~"pen'isor,,;, shelt and l(lllg [(p., tIt-lining have to be oIf>led (} , (-:1. /1 Ihe sum) tillle, th.e [(('0'iol1 0 I. Zonal C 11(: IVoreda halJP to ass gIL « r'/}:IJf' "ll, -eILior Leac/1u s o.s supervisors, hcwe to CI'eLlte awareness Jor le(lcJF~",: (" li s7lper ';ic:;ors O't rh~ obje('tiue oj ~u!'en ision cu .d havp to al'ocafe sufficiel'l iJldi9E: ,f (1r c:;upervlsion pre gram to oring ab,JUt prog"css or improlJement -in ~he ! :'(1 chitl(J - h- al'11.ing pro('e!:..s .

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Educational Planning and Manag0ment

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