Comparative Study on Principal Leadership Effectiveness in Government and Private Secondary Schools of Hawassa City Administration

The purpose of this study was to compare principal leadership effectiveness between those working in government and private secondary schools of Hawassa City Administration. Comparative research design was used. Eight and four schools from government and private secondary schools respectively were selected purposively because the principals served for more than four years and teachers could judge their effectiveness. Using Yamane’s (1967) formula, 280(150 from government and 130 from private schools) teachers made the sample. The sample was distributed across the eight schools proportionally. Participants were selected using simple random sampling techniques. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The study found a significant difference in effectiveness between government and private secondary school principals for Government school principals. To maintain and/or enhance the overall school effectiveness, it is recommended that principals should be supported by all the constituents, particularly teachers and the community. Keywords: comparative study , government secondary schools , principal’s leadership effectiveness, Private secondary schools DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-28-07 Publication date :October 31 st 2019