Practices And Challenges Of Financial Resources Management In Secondary Schools Of Ada’a Barga Woreda, West Shewa Zone, Oromia Regional State.

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of managing financial resources in secondary schools in Ada’a Barga, West Shewa , Oromia Regional State Descriptive survey design supplemented by some qualitative data was employed. Four principals, two Schools finance officers, seventy six teachers, six PTA members and four woreda education office experts were included in the study. Quantitative data were collected through questionnaires and qualitative data were collected through interviews and document analysis. The quantitative data were collected, coded, tabulated, analyzed, described, and interpreted by using SPSS statistics 20. The data that collected through close-ended questionnaire from all respondents were analyzed quantitatively by using the frequency, and percentage. The data that were collected through interview, document analysis, and open-ended questionnaire were analyzed qualitatively using narrative form. The study pointed out that in managing school finance, the controlling and evaluation tasks lags behind, absence of guide lines; insufficient training; lack of appropriate experience; low participation of SGBs were taken as challenging issues in managing school finance, poor financial planning and implementation; Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that unless situations are changed the quality education is highly affected. In order to improve the management of school finance, the study recommended that the woreda education office create good relationships with their schools to provide support in the form of supervision, woreda finance office have to regularly audit and evaluate schools their finance utilization practices. Woreda education office has to prepare training to Principals, school finance officers and PTA in order to help them provide good financial leadership in the schools. School governing bodies must continue to work with school principals in responsible way to improve participatory decision making over school financial resources.