Practices and challenges of educational Material mobilization in secondary schools of Kafa zone, south western ethiopia regional State

Abstract

This study aimed to observe the practice and challenges of educational materials Mobilization in secondary schools of Kafa Zone. It was concerned with material mobilization practices and challenge faced for effective mobilization of educational material and implementation of strategies and guidelines. To meet the stated objective, descriptive survey design was used to carry out this study. This is so because the design is appropriate for collecting information from relatively large number of respondents and obtaining appropriate data in relatively short period of time and also helps to obtain firsthand information from multiple sources. Four groups of respondents were participated in the study. These were teachers, principals, librarians, laboratory technicians and Woreda Education Office coordinators which had direct relation with education resource Material mobilization. At the study areas, 3 Woredas and 6 schools were selected randomly. Availability and simple random sampling techniques respectively were also employed for school leaders and teachers. The data were collected through questionnaire, interviews and document review. Data gathered through questionnaire were quantitatively analyzed using mean, standard deviation and independent sample t-test. Whereas the data gathered through interview, open ended questions and document reviews were qualitatively analyzed. Having gone through these, the study found out that the practice of stake holders’ participation in educational Material mobilization process was unsatisfactory. In addition to this, Lack of training and continuous follow up by school office personals and principals in the area of educational Material mobilization was challenging. Based up on the findings, there was some recommendation. Therefore, capacitating teachers, principals and education stakeholders through training assist users in putting these materials into effective usage. To solve educational material mobilization problems in secondary schools; principals should be worked closely with the school community and different stakeholders. Organized and planning on issues of educational material mobilization system should be done integrated by stake holders and the government should allocate satisfactory budget and follow up the utilization of educational materials.