Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the practices and challenges of material resource
management in secondary schools of Haramaya district, East Hararghe Zone, Oromia
National Regional State.To meet already stated objective, descriptive survey design was used
to carry out this study. This is because the design helps to obtain firsthand information from
multiple sources. Accordingly, the study was carried out on all four secondary schools in
Haramaya district. Respondents and participants were selected by availability sampling,
purposive sampling and stratified random sampling techniques due to the variability of the
study population. Accordingly, the study involved all 106 teachers, 2 principals, 2 supervisors,
2 finance heads, 2 PTSA, and 2 store keepers. Data were collected through questionnaire,
interview and document analysis. Data gathered through questionnaire were quantitatively
analyzed using percentage, standard deviation,mean and combined mean whereas the data
gathered through interview, open ended questions and document analysis were qualitatively
analyzed. The finding of the study revealed that there are guidelines and policies regarding to
educational material managementsand utilization in schools. The practice of educational
material management and utilization was found to be poor in terms of involving stakeholders
(Parent teacher association, finance heads, storekeepers, principals etc). The findings of the
study further indicated that the major problems that are found challenge for material
management system are; lack of uniformity of material management and utilization , low
awareness andtraining about material management functions and there integrated
relationbetween each activities. The researcher also forwarded that Relevant and adequate
educational materials ought to be supplied to schools at the right time. This would promote
the implementation of educational objectives. From the finding of the study we can change
that there is low practice of material resource management in the study areas
