Practice And Challenges Of Decision Making In Primary School Of Chalia Woreda

This study was conducted to assess the practices and challenges of decision making in selected primary school of West Shoa Zone Chalia Woreda. To conduct this study, descriptive survey method was employed. The participants of the study were 156 teachers selected by using simple random sampling technique; 7o student parliament committee grouped in to ten; 40 PTAs; 33 school principals; 8 WEO and 2 WTA were also involved in the study. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis were employed in order to reach the results. The data were collected by using questionnaire and filled by 156 teachers, interview conducted with PTAs, school principals, WEO and WTA and FGD conducted with student parliament committee to see their extent of participation in school decision making. Document analyses were also employed. Quantitative data collected through questionnaire was analyzed using frequency and percentage by using SPSS v. 20.0. The data gathered through interview and FGD were discussed in line with survey. Consequently, the main findings of this study were: the level of stakeholders’ involvement in school decision making found to be low in the sample school and less attention was given to their contribution for efficient and effective of school performance. Factors that hindered stakeholders’ participation in decision making in general were poor management role of the school leader; lack of trust and positive relationship, lack of training, work and time constraints, lack of commitment and reluctance, unfair assignment of principals; lack of enough encouragement, lack of proper supervision, monitoring and evaluation; lack of school leadership skill of school principals, unwillingness of recognition giving towards motivating and rewarding; lack of transparency, lack of financial incentives. This is because none of principals were qualified and/or took training in fields related with school leadership and management. The study concluded as the school principals might lack necessary leadership skill(from 33 only 6 of them graduated with EDPM), knowledge, good practices and positive attitude to attract. Student, PTAs and teachers’ should get greatest emphasis since they are engines and work in the school day to day activities decision made. As a result, school principals and Woreda Educational Officials need to update stakeholders’ skills and knowledge through training and regular discussion. Government and the concerned bodies should give strong attention to school leaders in up grading their education level, give short training, motivating, in supervising and specially give strong attention when school principals and from the position were also some of the major recommendations forwarded in order to improve stakeholder’s involvement in decision making.

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