Practices, Challenges and Opportunities of Instructional Leadership
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PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF WEST WOLLEGA ZONE ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT BY GIRMA EMIRU LEMESSA JUNE,2019 ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA ii PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF WEST WOLLEGA ZONE ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED TO: HUSEIN KEDIR (PhD) SUBMITTED BY: GIRMA EMIRU JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA ,ETHIOPIA iii PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF WEST WOLLEGA ZONE BY GIRMA EMIRU LEMESSA A THESIS SUBMITTED TO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS (MA) IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA iv Declaration I declare that the thesis entitled as “Practices, Challenges and opportunities of instructional leadership in the Secondery schools of West Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State” has been carried out by me as part of Master Degree in School leadership. I further declare that this thesis is my original work and has not been submitted to any other University or Institution for the award of any degree or diploma and all sources of material used for this thesis have been dully acknowledge. Submitted by: Girma Emiru Lemessa _________________________ ___________ Student Name Signature Date Approved by: Hussien Kedir (PhD) __________________________ _______ Supervisor Signature Date v ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF WEST WOLLEGA ZONE BY GIRMA EMIRU LEMESSA APPROVED BY THE BOARD EXAMINER _________________________ ______________________ Graduate Committee signature Chairman, Department Head, ___________________ _______________________ Advisor Signature ________________________________ ________________________ External Examiner Signature __________________ _____________________ Internal Examiner Signature ____________________ ______________________ vi Acknowledgements Above all, I would like to thank GOD for helping me to pass all the difficult moment during my study in Addis Ababa University Next I would like to express my heart-felt thanks to my advisor, Dr. Hussien Kedir, for his unreserved, critical and constructive comments during this research study. For sure, this thesis would have not been for his encouragement and critical comments. I would also like to convey my truthful thanks to my family, specially my wife W/ro Meti Belay Yadeta and my Daughter Urji Girma Emiru for their un reserved assistance and prayers encouraged me throughout my study at Addis Ababa University. My deep gratitude also goes to the principals, vice principals, teachers, and students who devoted substantial part of their time in completing the survey instruments and in providing me the necessary data/ information. Without their generous participation, this study would have not been realized. I am also greatly indebted to the Department of Educational Planning and Management in Addis Ababa University for arranging this program and assistance to carry out the study. Finally, I am very much grateful to my families and friends who assisted me throughout the thesis work. i Table of Contents Contents Page Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... v Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... vi CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Back ground of the study ................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................................... 3 1.3. Objectives of the study......................................................................................................... 5 1.3.1 General Objective .......................................................................................................... 5 1.3.2. Specific Objectives ....................................................................................................... 6 1.4. Significance of the study ...................................................................................................... 6 1.5. Delimitation of the Study ..................................................................................................... 6 1.6. Limitation of the study ......................................................................................................... 7 1.7. Operational Definition of Key Terms .................................................................................. 7 1.8 .Organization of the Study .................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 9 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .................................................................................. 9 2.1. The Concept of Leadership .................................................................................................. 9 2.2. The Concept of Instructional Leadership ............................................................................. 9 2.3. Leadership Practices in Schools......................................................................................... 10 2.4. Features of Effective Leadership ....................................................................................... 13 2.5. Characteristics of Strategic Leadership in School ............................................................. 14 ii 2.6. School Leadership Qualities .............................................................................................. 17 2.6.1. Educational Values ..................................................................................................... 18 2.6.2. Professional Knowledge ............................................................................................. 18 2.6.3. Skills ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.6.4. Attributes..................................................................................................................... 19 2.7. Challenges of School Leadership....................................................................................... 20 2.7.1. Providing a Values-Driven Vision .............................................................................. 21 2.7.2. Managing Staff Relationships ..................................................................................... 21 2.7.3. Leading People............................................................................................................ 22 2.7.4. Effective Communication ........................................................................................... 23 2.7.5. Leading Continuous Change ....................................................................................... 23 2.7.6. Care and Rules ............................................................................................................ 24 CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 25 THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................... 25 3.1. The Research Method ........................................................................................................ 25 3.2. Sources of Data .................................................................................................................. 26 3.3. The study Site and Population ........................................................................................... 26 3.4. Sample Size and Sampling Technique ............................................................................... 26 3.5. Instrument of Data Collection ............................................................................................ 29 3.5.1. Questionnaire .............................................................................................................. 29 3.5.2. Interview ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.6. Data Collection Procedure ................................................................................................. 29 3.7. Validity and Reliability Checks ........................................................................................