INVESTIGATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL BASED TUTORIAL PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE STUDENTS IN THE GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL ZONE TIGRAY REGION.

Abstract

This study aimed at Investigating the Implementation of School based Tutorial programs for female students in general secondary schools of woreda TahtayMaichew In case of wuqro-maray comprehensive secondary school. The methodology it used mixed approach and explanatory sequential design to analyze the results and then to explain them in more detail with qualitative research. Because this study is more of quantitative. Purposing and simple random samplings used as sampling techniques. Structured and semi-structured questionnaires and interviews employed. The data collected through interview from the key informants took in the form of texts or notes. Secondary sources of data also used. The data analyze used percentage and frequency through tabulation and classification. The finding of the study indicated that, in some extent, there were awareness of school community on how to give/take a tutorial program for female students. The findings of the study indicated that lack of funds and budget, absence of adequate infrastructures, unwillingness of parents, insufficient human and material resources, lack of coordination among service providers due to the inadequate salary, low level income of the parents and teachers, shortage of enough accessibility of facilities as well as unwillingness of the higher educational leaders to create awareness and give adequate training and workshop for their teachers, parents, inadequate salary of teachers and educational leaders and absence of additional payment for the teachers and other tutors who provided tutorial class, lack of enough attention for tutorial program for female students by the higher educational officials and experts did the Challenges for the implementation of tutorial program for female students. to improve tutorial program for female students, the study recommended that administrators of the woreda, government, higher educational leaders and school principals, and teachers should create greater transparency and accountability mechanisms, promote effective and efficient monitoring and evaluation systems, work in collaboration with community, provide opportunities for all citizens to proactively participate in tutorial program, Monitoring and evaluating systems, plan and conduct continuous training programs based on the identification of the critical skill gaps and through assessment of human resource development need of the institution, prepare spaces for public dialogue, forums or public meetings ,placed adequate budget, salary and other motivations and so on. KEY WORDS: Tutorial, general secondary school