This study was conducted to investigate the current practices and challenges of diversity management to ensure educational equity in secondary schools of the Jimma zone. To carry out this study descriptive survey design along with mixed method was employed. Participants of the study were 88 teachers 16 school leaders. They were selected by using simple random sampling and optimal sampling method respectively. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview and document analysis. Data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and summarized using statistical tool such as frequency, percentage; mean and standard deviation while qualitative data were analyzed using content analyze approach. The finding of the study indicates that the practice of secondary school creating effective diversity management was low. Due to this, the status of practice on creating school diversity management was not satisfactory. The study also shows that, poor relationship between the school leaderships and teachers of the school, teachers believe that school leaders are the only person responsible to maintain effective school diversity management, and the presence of multicultural background of the students were internal challenge that hindered creation of effective diversity management, Whereas, the interferences of external bodies and lack of support from woreda education office, were revealed as one challenge that hindered the creation of school diversity management. Based on the major findings, providing short term trainings, providing funds, active participation of stakeholders, empowering governing bodies, building stallholders relationships and sharing common vision and mission were recommended to create and enhance effective diversity management in the study area.
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