The Study of Practices and Procedures Used in the Implementation of School-Based CPD Programs in some Selected Secondary Schools of East Wollega Zone

Abstract

This study investigated the practices and procedures of school-based professional development in East Wollega Secondary schools. It employed a descriptive survey study which takes the form of a mixed approach (Qualitative and Quantitative data analysis) through interview and questionnaire.  Moreover, data were also gathered from school continuous professional development documents. The respondents of the study were secondary school directors, school continuous professional development coordinators, department heads and teachers. The findings of the study indicated that the practices of continuous professional development at secondary school with the new framework have been started in 2012 with the government initiatives. Today school based continuous professional development practices are carried out in secondary schools as school and individual continuous professional development levels. However, there were no robust continuous professional development practices in secondary schools because there was no conducive environment created for school teachers.       

Key words: practices, procedures, implementers, school-based continuous professional  development