An Assessment of the Practice of School Based Supervision in Addis Ababa Government Secondary Schools
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2007-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the practice of School Based,
Supervis ion in Addis Ababa governmental secondary schools and in
identifying constraints and potential opportunities in School Based
Supervision.
The study was conducted in eight governmental secondary schools in
three kijle ketemas of Addis Ababa Administration on the basis of
purposive and simple random sampling techniques. A total of one
hundred fifty six subjects were included in this study, among these
eighty one were teachers and seventy two school based supervisors
drawn from the sample schools and three were field supervisors from
sub city education offices.
To conduct this study, the descriptive survey method was employed,
data were collected mainly through closed and open-ended
questionnaire and in addition interview guide and document analysis
were also used. The frequency and frequency percentage were used for
data analysis.
Findings of the study revealed that, (i) even though the degree of
perception are different, all respondents recognize that, in school
principal, vice principal, department heads, unit leaders and senior
teachers are understood as school based supervisor; (ii) school based
supervision was poorly structured and practiced by school staff
becau se of lack of a wareness, negative perception, lack of trained
manpower, etc.; (iii) school based supervisors and teachers perceived
the leadership sleill, competency and roles etc differently.
On the basis of the findings it was recommended that in-service
education, professional meeting and experience sharing etc should be
practiced to create awareness and enhance p0/1icipation of
stakeholders to design, plan, implement the program in order to
contribute for the effectiveness and efficiency of governmental
secondalY education.