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

Appendix A 
Addis Ababa University 
School of graduate studies
College of Education and Behavioral Studies Department of Educational Planning And 
Management 
Questionnaire 1: For School Principals 
This questionnaire is designed to provide the researcher an opportunity to express your opinions 
about the ―Practices of Diversity Management‖ at these government secondary schools. Thus, 
your genuine response is very important to achieve the intended objective of this study. All the 
responses you provide are confidential. The answers will not be used for other purposes than for 
the intended objective of this study.
Thank you for sparing your valuable time and effort to fill in the questionnaire. 
May 2019 
Part I: Personal Information
Instruction: Please answer the given questions by writing in the given blank space and by putting 
(√) mark in the provided blank spaces. Give only one answer for each item.
1) School Name:_____________________________________
2) Sex: (a) Male______ (b) Female_______
3) Age: (a) 23 years and below______(b) 24-30_____ (c) 31-40_______
(d) 41-50_________ (e) 51 years and above_____________
4) Level of education: (a) Degree__________ (b) M.A.____________

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5) Years of service
(a) 1- 5 years ________ (d) 16---20 years________ 
(b) 6-10 years _______ (e) 21-30 years ________ 
(c) 11—15 years_____ (f) 31 years and above_______ 
PART II: Questions Related to Challenges in the Management of Diversity in the School 
Community 
Instruction: Answer the following questions by putting (√ ) mark in front of your choice.
1. SA = StronglyAgree 2. A = Agree 3. D = Disagree 
4. SD = Strongly Disagree response options respectively. 
Response Option 
SA A
D SD 
1. The school members have good knowledge about diversity issues. 
2. The students ‗discipline has effect on the management of ethnic, 
religious, language and cultural diversity of the school. 
3. We leaders are highly committed to practice diversity.
4. Ethnic, language, religious and cultural diversity of the school are 
difficult issues in our school. 
5. We leaders do not respond positively to the students‘ cultural 
diversity. 
6. The knowledge of the teachers and students have effect on the
Management of ethnic, religious, language and cultural diversity. 
7. The school society don‘t have interest to treat/ hold diversity
8. No all teachers and students are responsible in dealing with 
problems that are related to diversity. 

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9. The awareness of students and teachers challenge the
Management of ethnic, religious, language and cultural diversity. 
10. The attitude of teachers and students create difficulty on 
Ethnic, religious, language and cultural diversity of the school. 
11. The school environment can create problem on the
Management of diversity.