Browsing by Author "Gebremedhin, Mengistu"

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    Development Communication in Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP): The Case of Ganta Afeshum, Tigray
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-06) Gebremedhin, Mengistu; Simon, Gebremedhin (PhD)
    This paper studies the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP)—one of the Food Security Strategies in Ethiopia that provides food and cash transfer to chronically food insecure woredas of the country through direct support and public works—in terms of the dependent attitude it develops in participants of two communities of Ganta Afeshum Woreda at Eastern zone of Tigray. It also examines the communication model and strategies employed to avert this effect. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the places, and purposive sampling technique to select the informants. With regard to data collection, qualitative observation, and focus group and individual in-depth interviews were employed to see how participatory communication model, and multiple and appropriate communication strategies are functioning in the Public Works. The communication model and strategies are taken as the concerns of this paper because they help participants to feel the ownership of the projects, identify problems and act on them. However, the Productive Safety Net Program is not fully exploiting these communication approaches and strategies in its Public Works program. In terms of participation, encouraging moves are seen in the study area though the society’s culture and local authorities’ motives make fully harvesting its fruits hard. In terms of communication strategy, however, the program lacks clearly defined and appropriate communication strategies with which to tackle problems. Consequently, dependency of participants on the income from the Public Works program is found to be the prevailing problem in the area. Thus, the overall result of the study shows that lack of appropriate communication strategies and limited participatory level of the society in the Public Works programs as causing the people not to be committed to the work and not to be able to withdraw from dependent attitude.
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    Survey of Trainees' Attitude towards their Trainers' Competence in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges of Afar Regional State
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-06) Gebremedhin, Mengistu; Areaya, Solomon (PhD)
    The purpose of this research is to investigate trainees' attitude towards their trainers' competence in the TVET colleges of Afar Region. To this end, a descriptive survey method were employed. To conduct this research four TVET colleges in the region were incorporated. From these TVETs 298 trainees, 23 trainers and four college deans, totally 325 respondents were included as a sample. The trainers and trainees were selected by using stratified random sampling techniques. Deans were selected by using purposive sampling techniques. To collect the necessary data questionnaires, interview and focus group discussions were used. The collected data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and descriptive statements. Based on the analysis made in the research the major findings were: The provision of the training was severely affected due to competence deficiencies of trainers. Beside this, the absence of the necessary input and administrative support were hindered the quality of the over all training. The recommendation made by this research include: the TVET teacher training institutions recommend to ensure the would be TVET teachers acquired the core competencies before graduation, and assess the competence performance of their graduates in the actual world of work, it is advisable that the Afar Education, Health, and Agriculture Bureaus recruit TVET trainers by preparing criteria on the nine competence areas and establish COC examination agency at the regional level to ensure the required standard, and the four TVET colleges recommended facilitate in service training and establish students council that works in negotiating and resolving trainees complaints
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    Survey of Trainees’ Attitude towards their Trainers’ Competence in the Techncial and Vocational Educaiton and Training Colleges of Afar Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-07) Gebremedhin, Mengistu; Areaya, Solomon (PhD)
    The purpose of this research is to investigate trainees’ attitude towards their trainers’ competence in the TVET colleges of Afar Region. To this end, a descriptive survey method were employed. To conduct this research four TVET colleges in the region were incorporated. From these TVETs 298 trainees, 23 trainers and four college deans, totally 325 respondents were included as a sample. The trainers and trainees were selected by using stratified random sampling techniques. Deans were selected by using purposive sampling techniques. To collect the necessary data questionnaires, interview and focus group discussions were used. The collected data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and descriptive statements. Based on the analysis made in the research the major findings were: The provision of the training was severely affected due to competence deficiencies of trainers. Beside this, the absence of the necessary input and administrative support were hindered the quality of the over all training. The recommendation made by this research include: the TVET teacher training institutions recommend to ensure the would be TVET teachers acquired the core competencies before graduation, and assess the competence performance of their graduates in the actual world of work, it is advisable that the Afar education, Health, water and agriculture Bureaus recruit TVET trainers by preparing criteria on the nine competence areas and establish COC examination agency at the regional level to ensure the required standard, and the four TVET colleges recommended facilitate in service training and establish students council that works in negotiating and resolving trainees complaints.