• Habtamu Menber Dilie
• Dr. D. Nagaraja Kumari

The main purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ involvement in decision-making in secondary schools of West Hararghe Zone. A descriptive survey design was employed. The study included a total of 197 respondents (117 teachers and 80 school leaders). The respondents (teachers) were selected through a stratified random sampling technique, while school leaders were selected through the availability sampling method. Besides, the data were collected through close-ended questionnaires from the secondary school leaders and teachers. The collected data were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression analysis. The study revealed that teachers’ involvement in the secondary schools in decision-making was unsatisfactory. They were involved most in curriculum instruction and student disciplinary problems, and least in the schools’ budget, financial and income-generating. School leaders, parents, teachers, and student association practices in encouraging teachers’ involvement in school decision-making were found to be ineffective. A lack of participatory and democratic school leadership, lack of trust between teachers and principals, lack of training and support, and absence of financial incentives were some of the factors found to have impeded teachers’ involvement in decision-making in the school. It was concluded that teachers’ role in the school decision-making was not defined in this study. Thus, this affected the overall activities of schools in general and the teaching-learning process in particular. Giving clear information on the issues related to school planning, income generation, and school budget to develop a sense of transparency between teachers and school leaders were the major recommendations forwarded to improve, promote and sustain teachers’ involvement in school decision-making.

teachers’ involvement, decision-making, school leaders, secondary schools

"Teachers’ Involvement in Decision-making in Secondary Schools of West Hararghe Zone", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.b480-b499, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206168.pdf

"Teachers’ Involvement in Decision-making in Secondary Schools of West Hararghe Zone", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppb480-b499, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206168.pdf