Perception and Practices of Teachers on the Implementation of Continuous Professional Development in Secondary Schools of East Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State
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2017-11
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Addis Ababa University
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This study was designed to assess teachers perception and practice of implementing continuous professional development in secondary schools of East Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional state. To conduct the study, descriptive survey research design was employed. The sample covered four woredas and one town administration in east shoa zone where sample secondary schools are found. The instrumentused to collect data from teachers,principals and woreda CPD focal person was questionnaire. Semi structured interview was also conducted to collect data from principalsandworeda, education officers. Quantitative and Qualitative methods were used to analyze the collected data. Besides, the data were analyzed by employing statistical techniques like, mean , standard deviation , and ANOVA. The research findings suggested that teachers understanding of advantages of CPD was high in the realization of its objectives. However, the extent CPD implementation, facilitating supportive conditions at school level and assistance from woreda education office was not adequate enough to implement CPD as much as expected. Furthermore, the study indicated that challenges of school influenced the implementation of CPD. The major challenges encountered in the implementation of CPD were related toabsence of ownership of CPD at the different levels, lack of consistent support from stakeholders and absence of linkage between CPD.Therefore , to ensure the overall teachers understanding of advantages of CPD and realization of its objectives East shoa zone and woreda education offices ought to be a catalyst for effective implementation of CPD by understanding and acting on their role. And also,it would be better for zone and woreda education offices and schools to work on the strategy in developing fertile ground for better school culture in schools such as: to work on structures and processes exist in schools to support shared leadership, facilitating staff’s collective responsibility for teachers and staff’s focus on continuous professional development.
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Perception and Practices of Teachers on the Implementation