Abstract:
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to explore perceptions of public secondary school teachers and supervisors
in East Shoa Zone in Oromia Region regarding school supervision practices. A descriptive survey research approach
was used in this study. Teachers, secondary school supervisors assigned by woreda education offices, school
principals, and department heads were included as sources of data. Purposive sampling, stratified and simple random
sampling techniques were employed to select the zone, sample schools, and 256 participants for the study. The
survey questionnaire consisted of 30 items, clustered around five dimensions of supervisory practice such as
instruction (7 items), communication(6 items), staff development (7 items), evaluation (4 items), and classroom
observation (6 items) were used by the researcher. Mann-Whitney U test—to identify if any significant differences
exist between teachers’ and supervisors’ opinion on supervision practice dimension was deemed appropriate to
analyse the survey data and were conducted using SPSS version 21. The findings from this study revealed that
teachers and supervisors differed significantly on perceptions of different dimensions of supervisory practices such
as instruction, communication, staff development, and evaluation. Classroom observation dimension of supervision
practice was the only area, in which teachers’ and supervisors’ perceptions were very similar, i.e., teachers and
supervisors seem to perceive these practices positively.
