DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANING AND MANEGEMENT MA PROGRAM IN SCHOOL LEADER SHIP/SCL

Abstract

ABSTRACT Assessing the practice and challenges impeding teachers from conducting CPD implementation in selected secondary schools of Quarit woreda was the major purpose of the study. To this end, descriptive research design involving both quantitative and qualitative approaches was employed. The total population of the study comprises 4 principals,2superviser,8CPDcoordinater,12departement head,34teachers,50students and 2woredaeducationofficeexperinQuarit woreda secondary schools. The data gathering tools employed was questionnaire,documents and interviews. The participants of interview was principals, Continuous Professional Development facilitators, cluster supervisors, woreda education office experts. Questionnaire will administered to teachers them will properly filled and returned. Then, the information gathered through closed-ended questionnaire was analyzed using mean while the data gathered through interview and open-ended questions were narrated qualitatively. Results of the document analysis was also described. The findings indicated that the extent to which teachers engagement in professional development activities such as mentoring, portfolio development, the overall successes and failures of the implementation processes was inadequately implemented. The school principals, professional development facilitators, senior teachers, woreda education office experts will providing insufficient support for the teachers. The major challenges identified lack of training, lack of action research, lack of fulfilling Continuous Professional Development materials, lack of trained facilitators, insufficiency of supports provided for teachers growth, insufficient allocation of budget, lack of peer coaching and peer evaluation, and absence of induction program, will identified by this research as the serious challenges of Continuous Professional Development realization in secondary schools of Quarit