PRACTICES OF SCHOOL BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The objective of the study were to investigate Practices of School-Based Professional Development in Selected Secondary Schools of Arsi Zone,Oromia Regional State. A descriptive research design was employed for the Study. The sample of the Study were 26 principals, 12 supervisors, 126 teachers and 12 heads of woreda experts of teachers' development work officers and/owners from 12 woredas of east Arsi Zone. Teachers were selected using simple random sampling method due to the implementation of CPD in these Schools were homogenous since they were governed in the same Zone whereas principals, supervisors and heads of woreda experts of teachers' development work officers and/owners were included in the Study using available sampling technique because they were few in number. The data for the study was gathered using different data collection tools. Among these,questionnaire,interview,and document analysis were employed for the study. The findings indicated that the implementation of CPD were challenged by different factors to reach the expected objectives. Even though teachers tried to implement the activities absence of allocated time, finance and incentives for CPD, less availability of CPD materials, less monitoring, evaluation and feedback, less/no/ commitment of teachers, less assistance of CPD concerned bodies, poor planning and management system, less training and experience sharing,and inadequate knowledge base of teachers made its implementation less. In general practices of CPD was not effective as it was inte nded. Therefore,there should be continuous monitoring,evaluation, feed back,and awarene ss creation training and experience sharing ,support of supervisors and school CPD facili tators, adequate allociation of time, finance,and incentives for CPD.