Principals’ roles in promoting continuous professional development in government secondary schools of snnpr, Ethiopia Prof. Rao Nimma Venkata*, Mr. Gezahegn Habtamu** * Dean & Faculty of Education, Department of Education, College of Arts and Commerce, Andhra University, India. ** Research Scholar, Department of Education, College of Arts and Commerce, Andhra University, India Online published on 7 February, 2013. Abstract Among the activities, seeking the attention of a school principal is keeping staff members professionally active on their job. The target of any school is to bring about student achievement. Students’ achievement, in turn, is directly or indirectly linked with the performance of the front-line actors/teachers. Hence, this study examines the role played by school principals in promoting teachers’ Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in their schools. It is targeted at government secondary schools in two zones of SNNPR, Ethiopia. In order to attain the objectives of the study, Descriptive survey research method was employed. The subjects of the study are teachers, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) members, school principals, and two Zonal Educational Department staff members. Basic information was solicited from the sample respondents through questionnaire, interview, and FGD. The quantitative data were analyzed using statistical tools like mean, SD, and One-way ANOVA. A mixed method procedure of Sequential Explanatory Strategy was used to analyze and interpret both the quantitative and qualitative data. The research findings revealed that school principals attempted to promote Continuous Professional Development in their schools, though there is significant difference among the target schools in its implementation. Despite the strategies designed by the schools, teachers were not actively taking part in the CPD process. The major reason, as per the data obtained from the qualitative sources was failing to attach less or no benefit/value to the CPD. Top Keywords Principals, Continuous Professional Development, SNNPR. Top |