Archives of Humanities & Social Sciences Research
- ISSN: 3065-3568
Aster Asrat and Asrat Dagnew
Objective of this study was to practice instructional supervision in primary schools. To accomplish this purpose, the study employed a descriptive survey method. Principals and cluster supervisors were involved in the study of interviewing. One sample t –test were used to analyze the questionnaire. The qualitative data obtained through open ended and interview were analyzed by using narration. The result of the study revealed that the practice of supervisors on the three domain of instructional supervision were unsatisfactory and in effective. The major challenges in school based supervision were lack of knowledge and competences to implement instructional improvement, curriculum development, roles and techniques of supervision, Lack of training in supervision, lack of communication skills of supervisors, shortage of budget, perception of teachers toward instructional supervision were major hindering factor in implementation of the three domain of instructional supervision. Finally, recommendations were drown based on the above findings. Supervisors need specialized training in the area of instructional improvement, curriculum development and staff development.