Browsing by Author "Fanta, Tilahun"

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    Crime Investigation Curriculum At Ethiopian Police University College: Practice and Challenges
    (AAU, 2020-06) Mitike, Samuel; Fanta, Tilahun
    This study investigated crime investigation curriculum: practices and challenges. For the study, a conceptual framework having 8 independent variable and a dependent variable were derived from the review of literatures. The study employed mixed method and both qualitative and quantitative data collection tools were used besides, documents were used as secondary data, the participants for qualitative data were purposively selected. Partly the respondents of the questionnaires were drawn using multistage followed by random sampling and alumni were selected on availability. Accordingly, the data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, FGD, observation as well as documents. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean and percentage to determine individual influences of the independent variables and overall influence of the variables on practice were determined using regression using SPSS version 20. The qualitative data were extracted in alignment with the variables of conceptual framework, and were triangulated with statistical results. The results that CIC practice was influenced by society, technological development, it was also found that it is an adult male dominated strictly disciplined paramilitary authoritarian with poor setup, inadequate facility, low infrastructure and meager resources and negligible research support. The curriculum and the CIC practice seem underdeveloped and lagged behind the demands of the contemporary society with respect to technology. There were setbacks in balancing between theory and practical as well as classroom with outside physical drills. Moreover, there were symptoms of dissatisfaction on curriculum development and revision, and in terms of recruitment, promotion development and retention of instructors and /physical exercise trainers. Likewise, it was found that there were there were dissatisfactions on the selection, enrolment and student’s continuous assessment, and which could be attributed to lack autonomy both in classroom and in physical drill. The study indicated that CIC practices were not dully determined by educational policies rules and regulations and reluctance has been observed both in implementing the existing educational policies, rules and regulation which are still drafts awaiting for approval. Leadership should put in place mechanism and encouraging environment to develop professionalism and decrease political interference. Ensure the selection and appointment of leaders to be based on transparent and sound criteria and the presence of pertinent legal frames and its proper implementation. None military and participatory leadership has to be tested along with paramilitary practice. Segregate concurrent instruction of academic and physical drill, Moreover balance theoretical knowledge production with the skill development in accordance with requirement of the curriculum. Implement the senate legislation properly on academic staffrecruitment and select student officers based on standards stipulated in respective curriculum. Design a mechanism to increase pool of student officers to increase capable candidate. Student officers’ continuous assessment processes should be revisited and reconsidered. Support the practice by research. Design proposal, lobby the government and convince EFPC for having independent annual budget to reduce the lack of infrastructure and facilities. Facilitate and find alternative mechanism to generate funding, which have been one of the bottlenecks of the practice, therefore monitoring the independent variables make the practice fruitful. Researchers can use the study as a springboard for further study CIC practice.
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    The Effect of some Teacher and School Characteristics on the Application of Teaching Materials and Use of School Pedagogical Centers
    (Addis Ababa University, 1998-06) Fanta, Tilahun; Asgedom, Amare
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of experience, qualification, attitude, school Location and material-financial supply on application of teaching materials and SPC use. To this end, data were collected thrOUgh ~qUestionnaire, classroom observation and interview . The randomly selected sample included 94 male and 64 female teachers , eight directors and eight SPC co-ordinators selected from four urban and four rural schools in and surrounding Nekemte. The data collected were analyzed using statistical methods such as ttest , chi -square t est , pearson ' s product moment correlation, mean and percentage . The results revealed that less experienced and less qualified teachers performed significantly higher than the more experienced and more qualified teachers in applying teaching materials and using SPCs. It was also found out that the difference between urban and rural schools in teaching material application and SPC use is not significant. Besides, it was indicated that attitude towards teaching and application of teaching materials as well as SPC use are significantly , positively and highly correlated. Furthermore, less experienced and less qualified teachers demonstrated more favourable attitude towards teaching than their more qualified and more experienced counter parts .
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    Practices of Cooperative learning and its Challenges in primary Schools of Gambella town
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06) Chuol, Yiey; Fanta, Tilahun
    The major purpose of this study was to explore the practices of cooperative learning and its challenges in two primary schools of Gambella town. Descriptive survey design was chosen by the researcher to conduct the study using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The samples chosen from the primary schools are from those having more concern about the practices and challenges of cooperative learning challenges in the schools for long period of time these were including teachers, school principals, Kebelle social affair workers, six students from grade 5th, eight students from grade 6th, Seven students from grade 7th and seven students from grade 8th. Data gathering tools were FGD, interview, and questionnaires. The study showed cooperative learning was practiced at low level due to large number of students, which make classroom noisy that teachers fail to control.