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AN ASSESSMENT OF PARTICIPATIVE DECISION MAKING
PRACTICE IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BOLE
SUB-CITY.

BY
ABRAHAM MINTESNOT ZEMENFESE

ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
JUNE 2018
ADDIS ABABAUNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND
MANAGMENT

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND
BEHAVIOUARAL STUDIES IN ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY FOR
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
AND MANAGEMENT

ADVISOR: AYALEW SHIBESHI (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)

JUNE, 2018

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND
MANAGMENT

The thesis entitled “an assessment of participative decision making practices in the private
secondary schools of bole sub-city” conducted by Abraham Mintesnot is approved by board of
examiners.

Name Signature Date

Advisor:
Department head:
Internal examine:
External examiner:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank first the Almighty God for giving me the strength to reach this far. I
am grateful to Ayalew Shibeshi (Associate Professor), my advisor for his time, useful
comments, frequent follow ups and suggestions. I am grateful for my love, Semhal
Getachew and my new baby Girl Setisemhal for their love. My special thanks also to my
brother Tekle Bekele and sister Jaleli Mamo for their unreserved courage, moral and
material support. I am indebted to the research participants and Bole sub-city education
office leaders for their kind cooperation during my field work. My sincere gratitude also
goes to my friends, Markos Sintayehu and Aman Asefa for their indispensable guidance on
SPSS package: data entry.

Abraham Mintesnot
June 2018

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ ii
List of Tabls .................................................................................................................................. vii
List of figuers ............................................................................................................................... viii
List of Acronyms ........................................................................................................................... ix
Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Back ground of the Study ..................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ...................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Research Questions ............................................................................................................... 4
Objective of the study ................................................................................................................. 4
1.4.1General objective of the study ........................................................................................ 4
1.4.2 Specific objectives ......................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Significance of the study ....................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Delimitation of the study ...................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Limitation of the study .......................................................................................................... 6
1.8 Operational definition of key terms ...................................................................................... 6
1.9 Organization of the Study ..................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 8
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Concepts of Decision–Making .............................................................................................. 8
2.2 The Nature of Decision–Making .......................................................................................... 9
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2.3 Types of Decision ............................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Individual versus Group Decisions .............................................................................. 11
2.3.2Individual Decision Making ......................................................................................... 11
2.3.3. Group Decision Making ............................................................................................ 11
2.3.4 Program and Non-Program Decisions ......................................................................... 12
2.4 School leadership and Decision Making............................................................................. 13
2.4.1The industrial model of schooling: bureaucratic administration .................................. 13
2.5 School Management and Decision-making in Ethiopian Government Schools ................. 14
2.5.1 Decentralization of decision-making authority to schools........................................... 14
2.6 The role of head teachers in promoting key decision-making ............................................ 16
2.6.1 Rational for Involving Teachers in Decision Making .................................................. 17
2.7 The role of communities and parents in school decision-making....................................... 18
2.8 Areas of stakeholders‟ Involvement in Decision–Making .................................................. 19
2.8.1 Favorable learning condition and environment ........................................................... 19
2.8.2 School Policies, Rules and Regulation ........................................................................ 20
2.8.3 Participation in School Improvement Program............................................................ 21
2.8.4 School Planning ........................................................................................................... 21
2.8.5 Students‟ Affair and School Discipline ....................................................................... 21
2.8.6 School leadership and Management ............................................................................ 22
2.8.7 Factors Affecting Teachers‟ Participation in Decision Making .................................. 23
2.9 Participative Decision Making in Schools .......................................................................... 23
2.10 Benefits of Participative Decision Making in Education .................................................. 23
2.11 Processes of Participative Decision Making ..................................................................... 26
2.12 Shortcomings of Participative Decision Making .............................................................. 27
2.13 Conceptual Framework of Participative Decision Making ............................................... 28
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CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 30
THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................... 30
3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 30
3.2 Research Design.................................................................................................................. 30
3.3 Research Methods ............................................................................................................... 31
3.4 Source of Data..................................................................................................................... 31
3.5 The Research population and Sampling Techniques .......................................................... 31
3.5.1 Population .................................................................................................................... 31
3. 5.2 Sampling Design ......................................................................................................... 32
3.5.3 Sampling Frame ........................................................................................................... 32
3.5.4 Sampling Techniques ................................................................................................... 32
3.5.5 Sample Size ............................................................................................................. 33
3.6 Data Gathering Tools .......................................................................................................... 35
3.6.1 Questionnaire ............................................................................................................... 35
3.6.2 Interview ...................................................................................................................... 35
3.7 Data Analysis and Interpretations ....................................................................................... 36
3.8 Reliability Test .................................................................................................................... 36
3.9 Ethical Considerations ........................................................................................................ 37
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 38
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .......................................... 38
4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 38
4.1.1 Sample Response Rate ................................................................................................. 38
4.2 Demographic Character of Respondents ............................................................................ 38
4.3 Analysis of Data .................................................................................................................. 40
4.3.1 The practice of participative decision making in private schools of Bole Sub City .... 41
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4.3.2 The Extent of Teachers Involvement in Decisions Concerning Curriculum and
Instructions ................................................................................................................................ 43
4.3.3 The extent of participative decision making practice in school policy related issues . 46
4.4 Factors Affecting the Practice of Participative Decision Making In Private Schools ........ 48
4.3 Stakeholder Involvement in Decision Making Practices of Private Secondary Schools .... 51
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 55
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................... 55
5.1 Summary of Findings .......................................................................................................... 55
5.2. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 56
5.3 Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 57
References ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Appendix1 .Questionnaire to Be Filled by Teachers ................................................................ 64
Appendix-2Questionnaire to Be Filled by School Leaders ...................................................... 70
Appendix3- Interview Guidelines for Sub-city Educational Office ......................................... 73
Appendix: 4 Interview Guidelines for PTA respondent ........................................................... 74
Appendix: 5 Descriptive Statistics from Data Analysis ........................................................... 75
DECLARATION OF THE AUTHOR......................................................................................... 83

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List of Tables
Table 1 Sampling preparation ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 2 Purposive samples drawn from each study area/key informant‟s interview ............ Error!
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Table 3 Reliability test of case summary and Cronbach alpha scaleError! Bookmark not
defined.
Table 4 Socioeconomic characteristics of both leaders and teacher respondents .................. Error!
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Table 5 Teacher‟s Involvement on Decisions Concerning School PlanningError! Bookmark not
defined.
Table 6 Teacher‟s Involvement in Decisions Concerning curriculum and Instruction ......... Error!
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Table 7 Teacher‟s Involvement in policy, rules regulation ........... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 8 Teacher‟s Involvement in Decisions Concerning School policy, rules regulation ... Error!
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Table 9 Statistics of Factors Affecting the Practice of Participative decisionsError! Bookmark
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Table 10 Frequency distribution of Factors Affecting Teacher ParticipationError! Bookmark
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Table 11 One-Sample Test on the extent of mean differences of leader‟s roleError! Bookmark
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Table 12 Descriptive statistics of the role of instructional leaders Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 13 Roles of School Leaders in Facilitating Teachers Participation in Decision-making
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List of figuers
Figure 1the conceptual framework of participative decision making ........................................... 29
Figure. 2. Skewedness of level of participation in setting learning objectives (a) and content of
lesson plan (b) ............................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 3 Teachers involvement in decisions regarding school planning ...................................... 81
Figure 4 contributing factors for teachers less involvement on decision makings ....................... 82

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