A Study on the Practice of Distributive Leadership

The purpose of this study was to assess the practice of distributive leadership in case of Debre Markos Town government secondary schools, Amhara Region. The study carried out using descriptive survey research design employing both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. Data was collected from 3 government secondary schools in Debre Markos Towen using questionnaire, interview and documentary analysis. The participants included 106 teachers and 3 school principals. The 106 teacher respondents were selected using simple random technique and 3 school principals¿ were selected using purposive sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 106 participants. Interview and documentary analysis was also used to obtain in-depth (qualitative) information on a number of selected issues. The quantitative data analyzed using a relevant statistical package SPSS version 20. One sample t-test computed for dual purpose to detect the significance difference between mean scores and the acceptance or rejection of hypothesis.