OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GUJI ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess opportunities and challenges of implementing transformational leadership in secondary schools of Guji zone. Descriptive survey design was used in this study .The study conducted in six secondary schools. These sample schools were selected by simple random sampling techniques. School leaders (Twenty four department heads, 6 unit leaders, 6 vice principals, 6 principals and 6 supervisors) were included in the sample by available sampling techniques and 67 teachers included in the sample by stratified random sampling techniques. Data gathering instruments were questionnaire, interview and document analysis. The quantitative data were analyzed using percentage, mean, frequency tables and t-test. The qualitative data were narrated and triangulated with the information obtained through questionnaire and interview. From this analysis, it was found that the implementing transformational leadership in secondary schools was highly degraded to equip the school community with necessary knowledge, skill and attitude. Lack of confidence, admirations, commitments and readiness to collaborate, lack in spend time for teaching, coaching, mentoring, counseling and advising subordinates, lack of facilitate members to appreciate and develop values, beliefs, vision and goals of educations in new era of globalization on recent issues were fundamental problems encountered. Therefore, components of transformational leadership were not taking places as expected in the secondary schools. Less opportunity to implement transformational leadership in secondary schools due to lack of trained teachers, leaders and supportive staff, lack of empowerment and delegate the stakeholders. Major challenges that hinder the opportunity to implement transformational leadership in secondary schools, are the major problems empowering and delegating the stakeholders and in adequate training on leadership to the teachers and the school leaders. All school leaders are advised to establish strategies that of all the stakeholders to develop the opportunity to implement transformational leadership in the schools.