Principals empowerment in educational leadership in secondary Schools of ilu aba bor zone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the current status of principal empowerment in Secondary School of Illu aba bor Zone. To accomplish objective of the study a descriptive survey research design was employed. Questionnaires and interviewees were used as data gathering tools. The Participants of the study were 110, which was selected by using random sampling method. Data were collected from seven secondary schools including 34 leaders’ group were involved as respondents of the study. The data were collected through the questionnaires analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation. The data collected through semistructured interview and were organized according to theme identified from the research questions and analyzed qualitatively to triangulate the quantitative data. Specifically, the strongest correlation existed between inspired a shared vision for empowering principal achievement and enabling others to act for empowerment in educational leadership (r=.0.842, P=.01). The findings of the study revealed that the principals were not empowered and the principals in the sample do not spend the majority of their time on carrying out instructional leadership responsibilities. In addition, there were lack of facilities, and training and professional development opportunities for principals in the study area. Results from this study also indicate that principals in the sample do not spend the majority of their time on carrying out instructional leadership responsibilities; nevertheless, survey results clearly indicate that they spend “some” of their day on such tasks. The school principals and woreda education office shall identify the needs of training and professional development of their teachers and submit to Oromia Regional Education Bureau (REB) for facilitating of such opportunities. Furthermore, principals should maximize work relationship with community at large. Finally, the school principals, woreda educational office and Oromia regional education Bureau should work together to solve the challenges of principal empowerment and supply delivery problems