Abstract:
The purpose of this study was assessing Practice of Information System in Education in woredas
education office of west shoa zone. Descriptive survey research design was employed to realize
the objectives of the study. The study was conducted in three purposively selected woredas of
West shoa Zone and its respective secondary schools .Ninety-three sample of population: from
the sample of population seven school directors,15 secretary and record office members, one
school supervisor, six unit leaders, twenty-four department heads, one head of Woreda education
office, two Woreda education core process owners, five internal supervisors, two Woreda
education statistics from Woreda education office and its secondary schools were included in the
study. From each woreda one secondary schools and Woreda education office were selected
using availability sampling technique. From the three schools, sixty-five employees and fifteen
secretary and record offices and ten woreda education office employees were took part in the
study that were relevant to PISE activity. The three Woreda and its respective secondary schools
were selected purposively because there was the severity of the problems regarding to PISE
utilization as West shoa Zone repeatedly reported Purposive sampling techniques were employed
for selecting samples from the population. Questionnaire, interview and documentary analysis
were used as the tools of collecting both qualitative and quantitative data. The data were
analyzed using descriptive presentation, arithmetic mean and percentile use together with
qualitative analysis. The finding so the study disclosed that PISE is negatively affected by
different factors. The factors show in the conclusion. This research shows Lack of adequate ICT
materials, Lack of trained man power, Absence of Data management system and employees’,
Absence of readiness to utilize PISE life cycle as needed, poor design of data tools and absence
of clear data/information policy, Lack of logical support and financial support for the person
who involved in the data process were the major problems that observed to utilize PISE as
needed in the secondary schools of the Woreda. From the above finding of the studies give the
following recommendation:-The employees’ satisfaction in line with training given was also
treated and as the result, The trainees were found to have very limited interests especially on the
PISE usage in the Woreda due to the absence of needs assessment when different trainings were
given, The findings reveal the existence of little link among the secondary schools, NGOs and the school
communities. Lastly the recommendations were forwarded for all stake holders.
