Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine Pracitice and Challenges of School
Community Participation in Educational Material Management in Secondary
Schools of Guji Zone. To meet the research objective, descriptive survey design was
used to carry out this study. This is because the design helps to obtain first hand
information from multiple sources. Two groups of respondents involved in the study.
These were academic and administrative staff of schools from the study areas.
Respondents were selected by available sampling technique due to their low
number, direct relation with the issue under study and also to gain sufficient
information. Five woreda and five schools were selected by simple randomly
sampling with lottery method. The data was collected through questionnaire,
interviews and documents. Data gathered through questionnaire were quantitatively
analyzed using SPSS, mean value, standard deviation and p-value whereas the data
gathered through interview open ended questions and document were qualitatively
analyzed. Having gone through these, the study found out that participation of
stakeholders in material management function process was not run properly.
Integrated material management functions were not properly implemented. Lack of
training and continuous supervision in the area of educational material
management was a challenge. Based on these findings, it was found legitimate to
forward some recommendation. Therefore, capacitate professional through training
assist users in putting these materials in to effective usage. To develop positive
attitude towards the management and utilization of educational materials, school
management should work closely with the school community and stakeholders.
Organized and integrated education materials management system should be
designed
