PRACTICES AND CHALLAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN RAYA-KOBO WOREDA SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NORTH WOLLO, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the practices and challenge of instructional leadership in secondary schools of Raya kobo, Woreda, North Wollo, Amhara Regional State. To conduct the study, descriptive survey design was employed. The study was conducted in 5 secondary schools of Raya-Kobo Woreda. The respondents were school instructional leaders (5 principals, 5 viceprincipals, 25 department heads and 5 supervisors were selected availability sampling) and 122 sample teachers from total 177 were selected by simple random sampling. 5 PTSA chairmen were also selected purposefully. Questionnaire, interview and document review were used to collect data for the study. The questionnaire was developed and allocated to 35 school instructional leaders and 122 teachers. Interview was conducted with 5 PTSA chair man and 5 school supervisors and the documents were reviewed by the researcher in 5 sample secondary schools. Frequency, percentage and mean were employed by using SPSS version 16 to analyze the quantitative data. What is more, it was very difficult to achieve the schools’ mission, vision and goals because the school instructional leaders would not equip to lead the schools. Those are also retard the productivity and growth of the school. There were factors that affect the practices of instructional leaders; these were dearth of knowledge, infirm use of resources, poor induction program, lack of training and immediate turnover. So, the researcher recommended that, the Zone, Woreda education expert and school instructional leaders should give short term training and supportive school supervision to realize the schools’ mission and vision. The school supervisors and principals will be committed to vanish the above problem in order to accelerated pretty instructional practices in school. The MoE will provide effective instructional leadership training continuously and reduce turnover of staff.