Distributed Leaderships: A Key for Achieving Effective Students’ Learning (A case study of Nekemte Preparatory School, East Wollega Administrative Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia)

School This research study had examined specifically the importance of distributed leaderships for the achievement of effective students learning. I used a descriptive research design of survey type and gathered data through questionnaire and personal interview. The samples of this study comprised; the Director, the teachers and the students from a well-known school, namely, the Nekemte Preparatory School (NPS), at Nekemte town, in the East Wollega Administrative Zone. The population for my study included a total of 226 respondents, viz., forty two (42) teachers/instructional leaders (including 1 director and 11 departmental heads), one hundred seventy nine (179) students and five (5) officials from regional and district level education offices. Two important research questions, based on policy implications, had incredibly guided my study. The data collected were then analyzed through the use of SPSS software computations. My study findings here indicated significant relationships between distributed leadership and the school's goal achievement; like teachers’ professional development; instructional program management; effective teaching and students’ learning; and promotion of the school's overall climate which included facilitating and understanding of the lesson, creating conducive environment with high class participations from every stakeholder. Based on the researcher's empirical findings, it is recommended that the school heads/authorities should make it mandatory that the distributed leadership should be adopted in such a way that everyone in the school is empowered to make his or her job more efficient, meaningful, and effective in the larger interests, especially the students’ learning for the fulfillment of the society's take.