An Assessment of School Inspection Practices in Government Secondary Schools of Ilu Aba Bor Zone

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to identify the implementation of school inspection procedures in secondary schools of Ilu Aba Bor zone. The study was conducted using a descriptive survey design. The instrument used for the study was a closed ended type of questionnaire and structured interview. The randomly selected 174 secondary school teachers and 13 school leaders as well as 4 woredas school inspection process experts were the sampled respondents of the study. Data collected through questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics specifically mean and standard deviation where as the qualitative data which was gathered through interview was discussed in line with questionnaire analyzed using narration according to their theme. The study findings revealed that the pre-inspection and while inspection procedures were not implemented effectively whereas the while inspection has relatively moderate performance. In addition, it was witnessed that lack of human power, infrastructure, skill and provision of oral feedback were the major challenges in the inspection implementation. Moreover, in the study, Provision of adequate number of inspectors, Provision of adequate transport and facilities were some of the recommendations forwarded