Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating distributive leadership practices and challenges in secondary
Schools of Hadiya Zone. Descriptive survey research design with both quantitative approach and
qualitative approach were concurrently employed in the study. Data was collected from teachers,
principals, vice principals and department heads of eight secondary schools of Hadiya Zone. A
proportional sampling technique followed with simple random sampling technique (lottery
method) was used to get information from respondents. Thus, from general of 550 teachers, 25
principal and vice principals and 168 department only 247(33.2%) respondents participated in
this study.. A closed ended questionnaire in the form of a 5-point Likert scale was used to collect
the data. The data were analyzed using descriptive (mean and standard deviation and
independent T- test. Open ended responses were analyzed qualitatively. Thus, the major findings
of the study shows as the principals lose strong support from teachers and it spends much of time
on administrative issues rather than academic issues. The study result also reveals as principals
lack knowledge on how to participate teachers in leading school and distribute tasks among
teachers to engage t on leadership role were among the major challenges what principals faced in
practicing distributive leadership in school. The T-test result also found p<0.05 i.e. there is
strongly statistically significant difference between the mean of the two groups ( teachers and
school leaders) which means the teachers do not share the same perception as the school leaders
