The Perception of Teachers to Quality Education in Secondary Schools of Dessie Town
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' perception and
commitment to improve the quality of education and their attitude towards
the quality improvements reform. The participants of the study were
teachers, instructional leaders (vice principals and unit leaders) and
students of four govemment secondary schools of Dessie town. From these
schools 74 teachers were selected randomly. Twelve instructional leaders
were selected as a sample purposefully due to their position to. Moreover,
4 group interviews of students (1 group from each school) were included.
As a 'method of data gathering tools questionnaire, interview and group
interview were employed. To analyze the collected data, both qualitative
and quantitative methods were used. The result of the study revealed that
teachers conceptualized quality of education in the conventional way (in
terms of input, process and output factors). It also revealed that teachers
believe that the key to improve the quality of education is in their hands.
The study also showed that teachers in the sample schools have low
commitment to student leaming. Regarding teachers attitude to wards
quality improvements reforms, the study disclosed that teachers have
generally negative attitude towards most of the reforms. Low salary, lack
of incentives, lack of respect from the society and the govemment, shortage
of resources, low student interest to leaming and absence good
govemance were the major factors that affect teachers' commitment.
Based on the findings the following recommendations were forwarded:
teachers should get incentives; ensure good govemance in the school and
at the woreda level, and involve teachers in reforms that affect education
and their life.
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Teachers to Quality Education, in Secondary Schools