AN EVALUATIVE STUDY ON PHYSICAL PRACTISEAND CHALLENGES OF KOLLELAWOREDA SECONDARY SCHOOLS BELETE ESUBALEW ADDISU UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEME (Program of MA in School Leadership) STUDY ON PHYSICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CHALLENGES IN WESTGOJJAMZONE IN THE CASE OF KOLLELAWOREDA SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY: BELETE ESUBALEW ADDISU AUGUST, 2018 E.C GONDAR, ETHIOPIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT IN WESTGOJJAMZONE IN THE CASE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical resources management practice and challenges in Gonji Kollela Woreda secondary schools. The research design which was employed is descriptive survey design. Both quantitative and qualitative methods (mixed approaches) were applied in order to collect the data through questionnaire, interview and written documents. The collected data were analyzed through quantitative data analysis method by using table, percentage, and frequency, and qualitative data analysis method by using interpretation and verbalization. The total population of schools principals are 4(100%), Teachers are 204(100%), and PSTA members 28(100%) as well 28 heads of KETB officers. 4(100%) schools principal included as a sampling for the study through comprehensive sampling techniques, 62(30.39%) Teachers were also taken as a sample for the study through simple random sampling technique, and 28 of 28(100% )PTA members,28 of 28(100%)head of KETB officers were taken as a sample for the study through comprehensive sampling techniques. The finding also confirmed that the majority of the schools didn’t allocate enough budgets to fulfil physical resources. Besides this, (SGBs) school governing Bodies had not responsible to follow-up the maintenance of buildings, and school properties. In addition to this, the findings also school governing bodies could not get short or long term training policy of managing physical resources. Depending up on the findings, physical resources management practices are recommended to school governance bodies in order to allocate and distribute budget, and physical plan for educational activities in schools. In addition to this, all schools should provide school based training programs.