Practices and Problems of Secondary School Leadership in West Wollega Administrative Zone By: Abraham Yohannes
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PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN WEST WOLLEGA ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT A THESIS SUBMITTED TO SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP BY: ABRAHAM YOHANNES JUNE 2014 ADDIS ABEBA ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN WEST WOLLEGA ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE By: Abraham Yohannes Daba Approved by Board of Examiners Chairman, department Graduate Committee ________________________________ ________________ ________________ Advisor Date Signature ________________________________ ________________ ________________ Examiner, External Date Signature ________________________________ ________________ ________________ Advisor Date Signature ________________________________ ________________ ________________ Examiner Internal Date Signature ________________________________ ________________ ________________ Date Signature Acknowledgements First of all I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor Dr. Hussein Kedir for his unreserved guidance rendered from the conception to the completion of the study. I thank him since without his encouragement, insight, guidance and professional expertise, the completion of this work would not have been possible. I would like to express my gratitude to all sampled secondary school teachers, principals, supervisors and WEOs for they provided the necessary information and support to complete the study. I would also like to extend special gratitude to my wife, W/ro Tsedale Kebede and my two daughters Lemane and Derartu Abraham for their ceaseless support and love-the completion of my study would have been impossible without them. Finally, my sincere thanks go to Ato Kebena Debela who assisted me in writing the drafts of the study. i Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... v Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ vi Abstract ............................................................................................................................ vii CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................ 1 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background of the Study .......................................................................................... 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem ......................................................................................... 2 1.3. Objective of the study .............................................................................................. 4 1.3.1. General Objective .............................................................................................. 4 1.3.2. Specific Objectives ............................................................................................ 4 1.4. Significance of the Study ......................................................................................... 5 1.5. Delimitation of the Study ......................................................................................... 5 1.6. Limitations of the Study ........................................................................................... 6 1.7. Definition of Key Terms .......................................................................................... 7 1.8. Organization of the study ......................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................... 8 2. Review of the Related Literature .................................................................................... 8 2.1. The Concept and Meaning of Leadership ................................................................. 8 2.2. An Overview of Leadership Theories ....................................................................... 9 2.2.1. Leadership Styles............................................................................................. 10 2.3. Ideal Conception of the Principalship ..................................................................... 11 2.4. Historical Development of the Principalship........................................................... 12 2.4.1. Countries Experience ....................................................................................... 12 2.4.2. Ethiopian Experience ....................................................................................... 13 2.5. The Major Role of a Principal as an Instructional Leader ....................................... 14 2.5.1. Planning .......................................................................................................... 15 2.5.2. Organizing ....................................................................................................... 16 2.5.3. Leading ........................................................................................................... 17 ii 2.5.4. Communicating ............................................................................................... 18 2.5.5. Supervising ...................................................................................................... 18 2.5.6. Curriculum Development ................................................................................. 19 2.5.7. Principal’s Role and Responsibility for Staff Development .............................. 20 2.5.8. School Community Relation ............................................................................ 20 2.5.9. Evaluation of Teachers .................................................................................... 21 2.6. Qualities of Good Principal as an Instructional Leader ........................................... 21 2.7. Challenges to Principals ......................................................................................... 22 2.7.1. Lack of Training and Skills .............................................................................. 22 2.7.2. Lack of Resources ........................................................................................... 23 2.7.3. The Press of Duty /Work Overload/ ................................................................. 23 2.7.4. The Personal Quality of the Principal ............................................................... 23 2.7.5. Shortage of Time ............................................................................................. 24 2.7.6. The Nature of the School ................................................................................. 24 2.7.7. Lack of Experience .......................................................................................... 25 2.7.8. Other School Related Problems ....................................................................... 25 CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................... 26 3. Research Design and Methodology ............................................................................... 26 3.1. The Research Method ............................................................................................ 26 3.2. Sources of Data ...................................................................................................... 26 3.3. Sampling and Sampling Techniques ....................................................................... 26 3.4. Instruments and procedures of Data Collection ....................................................... 28 3.4.1 Instruments of Data Collection ......................................................................... 28 3.4.1.1 Questionnaire ............................................................................................ 28 3.4.1.2. Interview ................................................................................................... 29 3.4.1.3 Focus Group Discussion ............................................................................. 29 3.4.1.4 Observation Checklist ................................................................................ 30 3.4.1.5 Document Analysis .................................................................................... 30 3.4.2 Procedures of Data Collection........................................................................... 30 3.5 Methods of Data Analysis ..................................................................................... 31 3.6 Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................ 31 iii CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................ 32 4. Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data ...................................................... 32 4.1 Background