FEMALE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD SCHOOL LEADERSHIP POSITION IN NORTH SHEWA ZONE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyze female teachers’ attitude toward school leadership position and major factors that affecting their attitude in North Shewa Zone Secondary Schools, Oromia Regional State. To conduct this study, descriptive research design was employed. The participants of this study were 108 female teachers selected by using random sampling techniques from sampled schools. Three secondary school principals, three vice principals, four department heads, three secondary school supervisors, and one zone education office supervisor were involved in the study. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview and document reviews. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis were employed in order to reach at results. The findings of the study revealed that female teachers attitude toward secondary school leadership position tend to be relatively positive in holding lower leader ship position but negative at the top leadership position. In addition, major finding of the study revealed that, female teachers do not have plan to be school leadership position. The major factors that affect female teachers’ attitude toward school leadership position at NSHZ were recruitment and hiring practice do not attract females, females are reluctant to accept responsibility of school leadership position and lack of confidence in their capabilities, qualification and experience at leadership position. Zone and woreda education offices have no allocation of financial resources for continuous capacity building training to change attitude of female teachers toward secondary school leadership position. Lack of model female teachers on secondary school leadership position negatively affected female teachers’ attitude toward secondary school leadership position in NSHZ. Continuous awareness creation should be offered to female teachers to change their attitude toward school leadership position, this should be done by school leader, woreda and zone educational offices.