College of education and behavorial study departement of educational planning and management assessing the practice of diversity management in

4.5 Observation Report 
The third instrument used in this study was observation. The researcher has used structured 
observation to find out the practices of diversity management in the selected schools. 
Observations were made two times and some points were recorded on field note. It was observed 
that students and teachers with different religions live together. 
Concerning language, most of the school society was observed using Amharic language only. In 
the closed-ended item of the questionnaire, half of the principals reported that sometimes many 
languages are spoken. On the contrary, most of the teachers and some of the students have 
reported different languages are rarely and never spoken in the schools.
Thus, during observation, using different languages spoken was not observed. It is clear that 
Amharic is the official language of the Government. That is the reason why the language is used 
widely.
Diversity atmosphere of the school concerning different cultures was difficult to observe.
This was because the students were wearing their uniforms and the teachers were wearing 
gowns. During the interview time, it was reported that students show their culture once a year 
during the Nations and Nationalities Day only. In the questionnaire, the principals have reported 
that cultures are given recognition sometimes. On the other hand, the more than half of the 
teachers and the students reported that cultures are never given more attention/recognition.
The students were observed playing in the field together without discrimination. Besides the 
teachers were observed communication with each other in cafes, recreation areas, etc. 
It was also observed that there are group-learning activities in the schools. Most of the students 
work in 1 to 5 groups. This helps the students to learn together forgetting their differences. 
Regarding religious diversity, nothing was observed. This is because as schools are secular, there 

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is no religious activity. However, Muslims and Christians were observed playing, discussing and 
eating together.
However, from the questionnaire data, it was reported that few members of the school saw 
problems rarely.