Browsing by Author "Tamirat Balcha"

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    Educational Challenges and opportunities of Deaf Students In Inclusive Classrooms: The Case of Meneliki Ii Preparatory School
    (Addis Ababa University , 2020-06) Tamirat Balcha; Sewalem Tsega
    The main purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the educational challenges and opportunities of Deaf students in Menelik II Preparatory School Addis Ababa. In order to achieve the objective of the study, a total of 18 participants were involved in the study including 10 Deaf students (6 male and 4 female) from grade 11th and 12th, 2 sign language interpreters, 3 class teachers, 2 Special Need professional and a school principal. The study used semi- structured interview, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Observation as a data collecting too from the participants. The result of the study was described and analyzed qualitatively and guided by the main research questions. The main finding of this study identified that Deaf student are facing number of educational challenges and given very little opportunities. The study besides showed that lack of teachers’ training, problem with sign interpreters and absence of property support are main educational challenges of Deaf students in the school. Each of the participants of the study suggested different of possible solutions for the challenges of Deaf students. The possible solutions includes that the school should hire well sign language trained interpreters, proficiency teachers and should provide support materials. The study also indicated that if Deaf students had property support from the teachers and if there were well sign language trained and fluent interpreters, they could done well on their exam and higher performance on their education.
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    The Practices and Challenges of Good Governance in Public Service: the Case of Addis Ababa Transport Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
    (AAU, 2022-12-19) Tamirat Balcha; Elias Berhanu (PhD)
    The main aim of this study was to assess the The practices and challenges of good governance in public service the case of Addis Ababa Transport Authority (AATA). Due to subjectivity and elusive nature of Good Governance, this study took UNESCAP‟s eight pillars of good governance as a yardstick to examine the prevalence of good governance in Addis Ababa public transport services. The study employed a descriptive type of research design to describe the role of good governance in enhancing public service delivery in AATA. This study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data was collected through semi-structured questionnaire and in depth interview whereas the secondary data was collected from published and unpublished research papers and annual reports of AATA. The targeted populations of the study were both employees of the Authority and Addis Ababa city public transport users. A random sampling technique was employed to sample out 161 respondents from the employees whereas purposive(judgemental) sampling technique was utilized to select 384 representatives of public transport service users. Totally. 545 representatives took part in this study.The collected data was analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative (Mixed) data analysis techniques. SPSS version 23 was used to produce simple descriptive statistical tools for the analysis. Results of study were presented using charts, graphs, diagrams and tables. The study found that a significant number of city people use public transport daily and spend 30 minutes and more waiting means of transport at station per single trip. It was also found that challenges like fastest population growth, urbanization, lack of smooth traffic flow and poor implementation of Master plan, low awareness of servants, lack of viable Organizational structure hampered practice of good governance effectively in AATA. Moreover, poor practice of transparency, accountability and responsibility, weak enforcement of rule of law, inefficient operation, low participation and inclusion were among core findings of the study. Again, AATA public transport service quality disclosed to be unsound i.e. reliability, tangibility, assurance, responsiveness and empathy are at their infant stage. The Staffs of AATA lacked seniority, awareness and commitment so that they could not practice value and change driven governance in daily operation. Hence, the study recommended that AATA in collaboration with the concerned bodies should primarily focus on building a robust integrity among and between public transport service users, providers, management bodies as well as other stakeholders