THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF JIGJIGA CITY ADMINISTRATION, SOMALI NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of school leadership on classroom management in secondary schools of Jigjiga city administration. The research design employed in the study was descriptive survey. The research method was both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The sample size was 71 teachers, 12 department heads, 5 principals, 3 supervisors and 142 students with the total of 231 participants out of 444 study populations. The sampling techniques employed were purposive, availability and simple random sampling. The data gathering tools were questionnaire, interview, and document analysis. Then, the information gathered through close-ended questionnaire was analyzed using percentage and mean score while the information gathered through interview and open-ended questions were narrated qualitatively. The findings of the study indicated that the influence of school leadership on classroom management may affect students’ achievement... To Classroom size, shortage of resources, teaching materials such as, laboratory and chemicals, and comfortable places were insufficient. Furthermore, the study revealed that due to disciplinary infractions such as absenteeism and the late comer students and disobedience of rules and regulations of the schools, teachers cannot manage time, lesson classroom as a whole. Therefore, based on findings, it is possible to conclude that the implementations of effective classroom management has not done in the sample schools generally, schools of the study area were unsatisfactory in implementation of classroom management. Overcome the challenges encountered, recommendations have been forwarded. These include preparing plan on classroom management, I recommended, School leaders should continue to prioritize this practice as it helps in identifying areas of improvement and providing targeted support to both teachers and students.; parents should advice their children to follow school rulesI recommended Increasing attention to students' academic progress can help in better classroom management ,