Current Trends in Business Management(CTBM)

Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership in the University of Gondar, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Practices and Challenges of School Based Supervision
  Author(s): Shimelis Mesfin*
  
  The purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of school-based supervision in primary schools of Aksum town. A case study was employed. Five teachers and three supervisors were purposively selected as a sample. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data. The finding of this study indicated that the practices of school- based supervision did not improve the teaching-learning process due to unfavorable working conditions in which supervision services operated, conflict of roles, and how supervision services are managed. The research participants also understood school-based supervision as a means to assist and facilitate the professional practices of teachers to improve classroom instruction. Though supervisors understood the purpose of school-based supervision, they have failed to support teachers due to lack of supervisory skills, shortage of resour.. Read More»
  

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