School Inspection Standards And Their Realization In The Context Of Secondary Schools In Woliso Town Administration Oromia Regional Stat

The main purpose of this study was to assess the Realization of School Inspection Standards rnin the Context of Secondary Schools in Woliso Town Administration. The study adopted a rndescriptive study design. The target population for this research was teachers, students, and rnhead of schools drawn from three secondary schools, namely: Woliso Secondary, DejazmchrnGeresu Secondary and Dejasmach Gesesu Preparatory schools. Inspectors and other rnworkers from the town administration education office including head of the office were also rninvolved. It was from this population that 152 respondents were sampled through purposive rnand simple random sampling techniques. Both primary and secondary data were collected. rnPrimary data were collected using questionnaires, FGD and interview while secondary data rnwere obtained through reviewing reports available. The conclusions drawn from the study rnwere, first, the school standards were not sufficiently realized in all the three schools under rnthe study. Secondly, although it was far below the expectation, schools were said to be rnbenefitted from the practices of inspection. Thus, contribution for the effective classroom rnteaching, school improvement, improvement in student learning, were some of the benefits rnthat acquired by the schools. Thirdly, multiple challenges were faced during the rnimplementation of inspection. Such challenges include: negative perception towards school rninspection, limited facilities, less attention given to standardize schools, lack of awarenessrnamong teaching and non-teaching staff towards the practices of school inspection, lack of rnsupervision, inspectors’ lack of awareness and experience, high turnover of inspectors, and rnfinancial constraints were the major challenges identified and considered as the bottleneck of rnthe practices of school inspection. Finally, the researcher recommends that if education rnquality is to be improved, the realization of school standards required be given due attention. rnCapacity building activities required to be undertaken to fill the skill gap of inspectors. rnInspection practices need to be communicated to key stakeholders.

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