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    An Assessment on the Implementation of the Alternative Basic Education Program run by the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) in some Selected Weredas of Tigray.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-06) G/Tinsac, Tsegay; Baraki, Zenebe (PhD)
    The purpose 0/ the study was to assess the implementation 0/ the Alternative Basic Education (A BE) program run by the Relie/ Society 4 Tigray ( REST) in sOlne selected Weredas ofT/gray. The method emp loyed to conduct th e study was descriptive method. The sources of data Ii)!' the .\'tlldy were officials 0/ REST Wereda Education Office ( WEO) officials. officials of Regional Education Bureau (REB), parents and Centre Mano ge mel1l Co mmittee (CMC) memb ers. The data requiredfor the study were collected Ihmu).; h questionnaires, int ervie ll' i!,uided (juestions. docum en t analysis and through observations in three weredas where a loud (~/" 78 persons where involved. The findings of the study had revealed that the ABE program 0/ REST had increased enrolment /'{fte of students in the selecled weredas through active participation of the community in the program. Howe ve r, despite its notable achievements. some weaknesses were also identified These include ins ufficient training and inadequate monthly salary of facilitators in the A BE centers and scarcity a/instructional materials and schoolfacilities in th ese cent ers. In order {() solve th e critical prohlems identified through the study, certain recommendations were forwarded, that were considered to be helpji·t/fi)r all stakeholders involved in Ih e program. These include provision ()f adequate training programs and safar), increment schemes 10 jilci/ilfl/ors. IJJ'efloro/ion (? f' s<'f1(fJ'a/(' .\y!lohlls {///(//('Y//Jooks to A BE cente rs. /i(mish A IJI,' ceuters witli .I'II/Iiciel/t /ilci lities lillrl ('1///(/1/('(' lli(' I('(/('liil/~ - . . . . . leaming pmcess. th e wiele use o/theflexible approach o/the ABE pro!!,l'am , and so on.