PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL BASED SUPERVISION IN SOME SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF JIGJIGA CITY, SOMALI REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of school-based supervision in some selected public secondary schools of jigjiga city, Somali National Regional State. To conduct this study, descriptive survey research design was employed. A total of 148 respondents (124, teachers, 4, principals, 4, vice principals, and 16 supervisors) were included in the study. The principals, vice-principals, were selected using census while the supervisors and teacher’s respondents were selected using simple random sampling techniques. The data were gathered through questionnaire and interview. Data gathered through questionnaire were analyzed using percentage, frequency, Data obtained through interview and open-ended was qualitatively analyzed. Findings from the data analysis that teachers and supervisors were with moderate level of satisfaction about the practices and challenges. The study showed that absence of community involvement and shortage of resources such as textbooks, desks, teaching materials, libraries and classrooms is ranked first by teachers respectively. Regarding the school based supervision the possible strategies for solving challenge of school based supervision on the basis of these major findings, the following conclusion and recommendations were made. Both internal and external to the school setting influence the ability and willingness of school principals to be involved in school related activities and they widen the gap between policy and implementation. Regional education office in collaboration with woreda education office should provide short and long term training regarding cause and consequence of challenge of school based supervision in the form of workshops and seminars. School leaders should work more on empowering, capacitating and creating opportunity for all teachers so that teachers are fully involved in approaching and solving school based supervision proble