ERIC Number: EJ1249554
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-1562-0506
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Cluster Supervision in Improving Primary Education Curriculum: In the Case of Addis Ababa
Tadesse, Endale
International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, v12 n1 p33-50 2020
A mixed research design is employed to assess the roles of cluster supervision in improving primary education curriculum. To conduct the study survey design was employed by taking sample wereda, cluster centers, teachers and principals randomly and interview was conducted to support the quantitative data findings. Hence, the main findings emerged from this study were: benefits teachers gained from cluster supervisors practice was insignificant; cluster supervisors and principals are ineffective in creating favorable situations for teachers to get in-service education; school visits by cluster supervisors and principals were irregular. Finally it recommended to arrange short-term refresher training and discussion forums; participate in decision-making process related to curriculum at all stages and the cluster supervisors should coordinate different groups of implementation and improvement of the curriculum. Moreover, the regional education offices, the zone education department, or the school should give orientation about the role and responsibilities of the cluster supervisors and allocates budget for school cluster supervision.
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Principals, Supervisors, Teacher Supervision, Inservice Teacher Education, Decision Making, Budgets, School Visitation, Meetings, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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