THE ROLE OF SCHOOL CULTURE ON THE SUCCESS OF LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF SHASHEMENE TOWN, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the role of school culture on Success of leadership in the selected Government secondary schools of Shashemene Town. In order to attain the objectives of the study, the following questions were asked to answers this study. 1) what was the dominant type of school culture that plays the role in the success of leadership in government secondary schools of Shashemene Town? 2) To what extent school culture played the role in the success of leadership in secondary schools of of Shashemene Town in current practices ? 3) What leadership style is successful in relation to school culture as perceived by teachers, students’ council, and supervisors in governmental secondary Schools of Shashemene Town? This study adapted descriptive survey. The total number of respondents was 221. These were selected using stratified random sampling for teachers and available sampling techniques. The necessary data was collected through questionnaires and interview. descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze data. The findings of the present study revealed general secondary school of Shashemene Town tended to emphasize role culture, and democratic leadership style. The finding of this study suggested that person culture has negative significance role on democratic leadership style. It is recommended that the general secondary school should diagnosis and change its organizational culture that is characterized by role culture to task culture which characterized by removing bureaucratic barriers to create high trust, openness, encourage team work and participation. The leader in the school should use the democratic leadership style to build trust, respect and commitment because the style allows people to have a say in decisions that affect their goals and how they do their work. Educational leaders should give appropriate support to be extended from every top and medium leaders like principals; department heads and unit leaders in order to organizing serous orientations and workshops to capacitate the skill of them in line of educational objectives