Abstract

Shiferaw Beyene** and Debela Tezera*

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine educational materials management and utilization in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Metekel Zone, Bullen Primary School in focus. Using the survey method data were collected from 50 teachers, 2 school principals, 1 store keeper,1 librarian, and 5 PTA (parent, Teacher, Association). Teachers were selected randomly by using simple random sampling techniques were as school principals, store keeper, librarian, and PTA were selected by purposive sampling method. Questionnaires, interview and observation were used. The collected data were having been analysed in terms of mean, Standard deviation, percentages, and interpreted by words. The findings indicated that involvement of users in needs assessment and purchasing of educational materials in schools was very low, in effective and there is no training on materials management, codification and ordering for sore keepers. Educational materials in schools were also subjected to sunlight, rain and thief, no maintained, no inventory controls, not disposing on time for educational materials in the school. In light of these findings, it is recommended that The Regional Education Bureaus, zonal education office and worked education offices collaboration with schools it is better, materials should be present on actual time they are needed to properly run in teaching learning process, establishing storerooms with appropriate numbers and qualified personnel, developing and properly using policy guideline for unused educational materials disposing on time or returned to stores. Finally, ways of improving educational materials management and utilization Organizing ,training, creating awareness and giving attention from all stock holders were recommended.