Principals’ Leadership Practice and Students Academic Achievement in the Case of General Primary Schools of Enjibara Adminstrive Town, Ethiopia

Abstract

The objective of the study was generally to investigate the leader ship practice with the relation to students’ academic achievement in Enjibara administrative town government primary schools and to provide possible ways of improving the practices and students out come .Descriptive survey research design was used and data was primarily collected through questionnaire interview and document analysis from primary schools. Out of 7 government primary schools, 4 schools were selected through simple random sampling technique. From these schools 91 teachers were selected through stratified random sampling technique and data also analyzed by using one-sample t-test by using SPSS 20 version.The findings of the study showed that the school leadership practice reported mean was lower than expected results and as the result the students’ achievements was above average and nearest to the expected mean. Consequently, to improve the school leadership practice and students achievement the major recommendations forwarded which were; woreda education officials, cluster supervisors and all stake holders should consider a special leadership and management programs to be exercised to build the capacity of school principals towards managing  and leading school activities All levels of education offices should consider in improving the capacity of the school principals and on building positive working atmosphere to enhance students’ achievement. The training policy of principals should consider improving the principal leadership quality which contribute for increased students’ achievement

Keywords: Principals’ leadership practice, students’ academic achievement, general primary schools