Effective Instructional Supervisory Practice Enhances Positive Working Environment In Secondary Schools of Buno Bedele Zone

Abstract

The main objective the study was to assess instructional supervisory practices and challenges in creating positive working environment in BunoBedele Zone Secondary Schools.. To achieve the intended objective of this study descriptive survey research method was used with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitative approach was used for the quantitative data that were collected through questionnaire and qualitative approach was used for the qualitative data that were collected through interview and document analysis. Descriptive research design was used as the research design for the study. Quantitative data were collected from 154 sample respondents of teachers those who had been selected through simple random sampling techinque through questionnaire and qualitative data were collected through interview from six principals. The collected data were analyzed in percentage mean, standard deviation and preseason correlation. Based on the analysis made of this study the findings of this study were identified. Then the findings of this study were the current supervisory practice in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools was medium since the result the mean scores was ranged above 2.82 mean score, the extent at which the current supervisory practice is effective in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools of BunoBedele zone was medium since the result the mean scores was ranged above 3.05mean score, the extent at which supervisors effective in supervisory practice in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools was at medium level since the result the mean scores was ranged above 3.01mean score and challenges of supervisory practice were the un-cooperative attitudes of teachers, lack of supervisor preparation in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools, The attitude of fault-finding among supervisors in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools, Weak relationship between teachers and supervisors in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools and Lack of support for supervisors from higher offices challenged supervisory practice in creating positive working environment in the secondary schools. The researcher concluded that supervisory practices have positive relationship with positive working environment in the secondary schools. Based on the above findings recommendations were given at the last part of the study under chapter five. Therefore, positive working environment should be created through effective supervisory practices