SCHOOL- BASED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BORENA ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine the school based managements practices in Borena zone. In conducting this research, descriptive survey method was employed. Both the primary sources and secondary sources of data were employed. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 out of 19 secondary schools. 4 secondary schools arid and 6 from semi-arid were selected from 8 woredas out of 13. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select teachers. Available sampling was used for principals, head departments and supervisor and purposive sampling was used for PTAs. 72 teachers and 121 school leaders were used as the subjects of the study to obtain necessary data. The instruments used to collect data were questionnaires, interview and documents. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively by using percentage, frequency, mean and t-test and qualitatively by using narration. The finding of the study show that, the school based managements did not play the various role expected of them. The practices of the school based management is influenced by factors such as; lack of qualified, trained and knowledgeable school leaders, lack of training to develop the capacity of school leaders, lack of guide line and materials, lack of commitment, lack of allocation budget, lack of planning, lack of on time decision-making and low participation of community have a great influence on the practices of school plan development. From the findings it can be concluded the problems were prevalent, like inefficiency leading, lack of clear procedures and absence of regular meeting. Based on the findings, conclusion are made and recommendations like facilitate and enhance in service training programs, allocation of enough budget, guidelines and materials, participatory decision-making and planning, give professional support to all stake holders and building collaborative culture among stake holders and participate actively in the woredas, zonal and regional education and the research continuously conducted to improve the practices of school-based managements in secondary schools of Borena zone.