EXAMINE THE TEACHERS' PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF AMARO SPRCIAL WOREDA

The main purpose of this study was to examine the teachers` participation in decision making in five selected secondary schools of Amaro special wreda, SNNPR. Specifically, the study was intended: to identify the level of participation of teachers` participation, to assess the area of teachers` participation, to find out the main factors that affect the participation of teachers and to suggest of improving teachers` participation in decision making in selected secondary schools of Amarowreda. The study employed a convergent parallel design. In conducting the research, mixed methods were employed. A total of 171 teachers, school leaders, PTA, WEO, and cluster center supervisors were participated in the study. From this 106 teachers were chosen from total 211 teachers by simple random sampling; 54 school leaders (department heads, unit leaders and principals) were selected by simple random sampling and comprehensive sampling respectably, 2 cluster center supervisors, 5 PTA chairman, and WEO were selected comprehensive sampling and simple random sampling respectably. Both closed-and-open ended questions were administered to 106 teachers and 54 school leaders. Interview was conducted with 5 PTA, 4 WEO managements and 2 cluster center supervisors. The data collected through questionnaire were entered into a computer software using SPSS (version 20) and analysis was performed using descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage and mean.,Some documents were also reviewed. While analyzing the data collected using tools like; frequency and percentage, mean score, standard deviation and t-test were presented in tables. According to the results of the analysis the extent of school planning, teachers` participation setting the mission, vision, core values and mechanism of supervising being prepared plan of school was low. The finding of this study indicates that the level of teachers` participation in the decision making in secondary school was inadequate, the extent of school budget and income generating; allocation of resources and means of incomes, concepts of financial planning, flow of expenditure were low and the school leaderships style was more affect teachers’ participation, low provision of timely information, inadequate use of teachers’ comment, suggestion, opinion, lack of inter relating among teachers and school leaders, the delegating authority and responsibility were less.