THE CHALLNGES OF SCHOOL LEADERS IN CRATING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL CULTURE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BORENA ZONE

This study was conducted to assess the Challenges of School Leaders in Creating Effective School Culture in Secondary Schools of Borena Zone. To conduct this study, cross sectional descriptive survey design along with mixed research method was employed. Amulti-stage sampling was employed to choose woredas, secondary schools and sample respondents. Then Firstly 5 woredas and 1 administrative town were selected randomly from 14 woredas and 1 administrative town in the Zone. Secondly from 12 secondary schools of selected woredas and administrative town 6 secondary schools namely, Moyale, Tuka, Mega, Hidi, Surupa and Yabelo were selected by using simple random sampling techniques, which accounts 50% of secondary schools in the selected woreda. Thirdly16 principals/vice principals and 6 supervisors were selected by using purposive sampling. At last 26 department heads out of 56 and 76 teachers out of 228 were selected by using simple random sampling techniques. Therefore, Participants of the study were 76 teachers and 42(16 principals/vice principals and 26 department heads) school leaders selected by using simple random sampling and purposive sampling method respectively. The data were collected by using questionnaires and interviews. Data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and summarized using statistical tools, such as, means, Grand mean, standard deviation and t-test while qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis approach. The findings of the study indicated that teachers’ attitudes at secondary school were not good to their profession as well as to creating effective school culture. The low attitudes of teachers towards their profession result in the poor practice of creating effective school culture in secondary school. The study also shows that there were factors which affect in creating effective school culture that are emanated from in school related factors and out of school related factors. Based on the major findings, it is important to work to change teachers attitudes, accountability and transparency should be created, participatory and comprehensive strategic planning should be designed as well as the curriculum also need revision.