Qual ification and Managerial Practice of Secondary School Principals in Awassa Town
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This sllldy looks at the managerial practice of school principals' in secondGlY school of
Awassa Town. The study pictures the practice and the difficulties faced by school
principals based on the perception of teachers, students, educational officers. In trying to
understand the practice of the principal this study uses managerial functions (planning,
organizing, directing and controlling) as a ground base criteria with their qualification,
experience, and skills. The study uses survey as the methodology for investigating the
principals' managerial practices. The study employs open and close ended questionnaire
and document analysis to collect data. The questiol1lzaires were tested using percentage
and t-test. The data gathered ji'Oll1 the respondents helped to measure the practice of high
school principals in the area. The finding of the study revealed that: first, aggregately
government and mission school teachers were rated moderately and above moderately on
27 out of 40 managerial practices. Second, as a comparative analysis the study has also
found that government school teachers rated their principals below the average on 18 out
of 40 managerial practices. In contrGlY, mission school teachers rated their principals
fairly a bove the average and high in all managerial practices. Third, government and
mission school teachers rated principals high particularly on controlling thal1 the other
managerial practices. On top of that, the study has also found that educational officers
rated principals fairly above the average in all aspects of managerial functions.
Additionally students rated principals moderately and below moderately on 14 out of 16
managerial practices. However, as a comparative analysis, government school students
rated principals below the average on 12 out of 16 managerial functions. The study has
also shown that principals seen budget deficit as prime disadvantages to pelform their
managerial practices successfully and to turn poor situation in school beyond
expectation. Finally, the selection and placement process of school principals was found
to be blurred. However, in reality teachers and parents were not involved actively in the
selection process. Rather totally the process is carried out at education office only.
;/ccordillgly, the majority teachers' perceived the current placement of school principals
as political appointment.
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Qualification and Managerial Practice