Implementation of The School Improvement Programme In Addis Ababa City Administration: Achievements, Challenges And Prospects
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2009-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
This study examined the implementation of the School Improvement
Programme (SIP) in Addis Ababa City Administration and identified the
achievements) challenges and prospects of the programme. Multistage
Stratified Random Sampling Technique was used to select 264 primary
and secondary school students) 234 primary and secondary school
teachers from 24 schools in eight sub cities of Addis Ababa city
Administration. Seventy experts at the kebelle and sub-city education and
training offices) city administration education office) and federal ministry
of education levels also took part in the study as respondents. A blend of
both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research has been used to
conduct the study. About 99% of the distributed questionnaires were
retumed and data were analysed using SPSS. Although further efforts are
needed to bring significant improvement) the study has shown that
encouraging achievements have been made at the school level) with
respect to the leaming and teaching as well as the Leadership and
Management Domains. However) achievements in School Environment
and Community Involvement Domains were found very low. Furthermore)
lack of school facility) insufficient budget) lack of the necessary awareness
and practical involvement of the community) lack of trained teachers for
special needs education) and lack of the necessary awareness and
practical involvement of teachers were identified as some of the major
challenges in implementing SIP. At present it was found that most of the
schools covered by this study are at the Implementing/Functioning level of
the School Improvement Programme) indicating that they have to work
hard to rise to the embedded level. The study has also disclosed that the
school improvement programme will have significant prospects in terms of
enhancing the leaming and teaching process) in bringing about a healthy
and safe education environment) and in creating a strong partnership
between the community/parents and the school; among others. In order to
overcome the challenges and to realize the objectives of the programme)
the study has recommended integrat~aofJJ9ijso oi.~tlĀ°st~k~ftol~er~:df:~n
programme mainly) the school :cPrri~ui't~tyi: eke. e.tt#~r: <J~r!J.Rl~nl
including parents and the Govemm.e nt
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City Administration: Achievements, Challenges And Prospects