FACTORS AFFECTING MANAGERAIAL FUNCATIONSIN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA RE GIONAL STA

Abstract

The purpose of this study to identify factors that affecting managerial functions in Government secondary school of East Hararghe Zone, Oromia regional state. To this end, a mixed research design was used and both quantitative and qualitative methods employed. Out of 20 woreda selected 6 woreda and each woreda one secondary school were selected through purposive sampling techniques. 74 teachers and 49 management team were used as primary source and secondary data source were school reports and mint. Data for the studied were collected through questionnaire and semi-structure interview guide. Data collected were analyzed by xi used percentage, mean, weight mean, and t-test. The results of the study finding that majority of management team qualifications were found below the required standard set, the most of the management was getting their position appointments by higher authorities and political ac cepted and secondary school educational manager mostly used autocratic management style to influence teachers’ performance, And then concluded the most major influential factors that affecting managerial functions were, lack of experience, lack of adequate training, lack of commitment and lack of school resource . From conclusion it was recommended that is provid ing opportunities of training for unqualified educational managers to build their professional development, by conducting research skills and solve the factors that affecting managerial functions of resource mobilization, allocation and utilization in secondary school of east Ha rarghe zon