Influences on Supervisors’ Activities in Supporting Primary School of Bale Zone Sinana Woreda Cluster Resource Center (CRC)

Abstract

This study was conducted on the influences of supervisor activities in supporting primary school of Sinana woreda CRC (Cluster Resource Center). The study basically focuses on the deficiencies of supervision in instructional processes in up grading teacher’s competency to student learning ability. The main objective of the study were assess whether or not supervisors discharge role and responsibilities expected of them and to identify major factors that affect supervisors role in supporting educational supervision and propose solutions. The designs of the study were mainly a descriptive survey and method of sampling was purposive one. Five schools and 110 respondents were selected and participated on the study. For data collection questionnaires and structured interviews were used. Necessary data and information was collected, analyzed and interpreted. Results were tallied, organized presented in tables in which percentage were used. Finally on the major  finding almost all teachers disclosed that supervisors conduct classroom observation once in a semester only for the completion of performance  evaluation, supervisor endeavor regarding curriculum development tasks was rated as low by majority of teachers and  average by supervisors themselves, both supervisors and teachers disclosed and showed the attempt of supervisors to hold pre-observation and post observation conference were below an average level. The major conclusion stresses class-room observation in the school lacks adherence to workable assistance and among the recommendation some ideas were suggested in order to solve the existing problems.

Key terms:  Objective of Supervision, Curriculum Development, Instructional Improvement, Roles of Supervision

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-28-03

Publication date:October 31^st 2019