Department of Educational Planning and Management The Assessment of Educational material Management And Utilization of south Gondar administrative zone Selected Secondary Schools

Abstract

Abstract The objective of the study was to assess educational material management and utilization in south Gondar administrative zone Secondary Schools. In south Gondar administrativezone there are 15 wordas, it has also 55 secondary schools. From those six secondary schools from three Woredas were selected based on simple random sampling methods. Three Woredas (Dera, Fogera and LiboKemkem) were selected based on simple random sampling technique. Of them, six schools were selected using simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected by using interview, observation and structured questionnaire, consisting of closed ended and open-ended questions. Total sampling of respondents was144 selected based on purposive and simple random sampling methods. The total number of respondents from the sampling (72.9% was male and the rest of the respondents were females. The educational backgrounds of the major respondents were BA/BSC Degree (72.2%). The data was analyzed by using SPSS Viersen 20 through descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and frequency/percentages. Then implementation of planning, selection, purchasing and controlling educational materials performed at lower level. There for there is ample problem on educational material management and utilization. The result showed that planning of educational materials like budget preparation, involvement of users in the planning, purchased in term of time and need assessments were low achievement. Therefore, success of planning educationalmaterial from the sampling schools was lower. The result showed that quality of purchased educational materials implies that the majority (78.5%) (X=1.5) the respondents replied that quality of purchased materials in these schools is poor. In general educational material management functions of planning, purchasing, inventory control were not well done. So the education sector should be facilitating professional training for the school community is demanded if success is to be achieved in the area of educational material management and utilization. The researcher suggested from this research finding, the government should be used modern technology support system and well organized store for education material like Kaizen, laboratory and ICT class room. Secondary schools management should be planned with stakeholder for proper storage and maintain educational materials permanently. Furthermore, the teachers, students and members of the school community should develop sense of belongingness on the utilization of educational materials. The school should work with stakeholders (School society) to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency in the area of educational materials management. Keyword: assessment, utilization