Assessment Of The Implementation Of School Improvement Program In Selected Secondary Schools Of West Wollega Zone

The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of school improvement program (SIP) inrnselected secondary schools of west wollega zone and identified the practice, challenges andrnawareness on the program .In order to attain the objectives of the study a descriptive survey methodrnwas employed. The study was conducted in 8 secondary schools of the five sample waredas. Thenrnfrom each school and respective woreda teachers were selected by using simple random samplingrntechnique whereas school principals, secondary school supervisors and WEO heads were selectedrnon the purposive basis of decisive position they assume pertaining to the issue. For this study,rnQuestionnaire was used as the main instrument of data collection from teachers and schoolsrnprincipals’ .Accordingly, 106 copies were distributed out of which 87 from teachers and 18 fromrnschool principals were properly filled and returned. The data obtained from questionnaires werernanalyzed using statistical tools such as frequency count, percentages, weighted mean score and t-rntest values. On the other hand, the data obtained through Interview, FGD, Observation checklistrnand Document review were analyzed qualitatively to substantiate the result of quantitative analysis.rnThe findings of the study showed that the majority of leaders were not qualified in the position theyrnhold currently, shortage of financial resources, lack of learning facilities, poor evaluations ofrncurriculum, conducting action research, absence of laboratory room and equipments, shortage ofrnreference books, computers, poor community participation, low school management commitmentrnfor student achievement, poor community mobilization by school leaders, poor regularrncommunication with stakeholders and lack of consistent supervisory support from WEO in SIPrnimplementation. Hence, from the result of study, it was concluded that since most of activitiesrnacross the four domains were not fully implemented. School improvement program in the study arearnwas not implemented as indicated in the framework. The study has also recommended integratedrnefforts of all stakeholders mainly, the school community, parents, school principals in collaborationrnwith Woreda Education Office, Zonal Education Department, Oromia Education Bureau and thernFederal Ministry of Education to implement the desired objectives of the school improvementrnprogram.

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