Browsing by Author "Girma, Ermias"

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    The Effectiveness of Cluster Center in Promoting Teachers’ Professional Development in Hadiya Zone Governmental Secondary Schools
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-09) Girma, Ermias; Degefe, Demoze (PhD)
    The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the effectiveness of cluster centers in promoting teachers’ professional development in the case of Hadiya zone governmental secondary schools. The descriptive survey method was used to study the problem. The study was carried out in 7 cluster secondary schools and 7satellite secondary schools. The subjects included 248 teachers 14 principals, 7 resource center supervisors, 6 woreda educational sector experts. Questionnaire was administered accordingly. In addition to questionnaire; interview were also used. The data collected through questionnaire was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data, which were collected using interview, were analyzed by direct interpretation. The findings of the study indicated that, the training programs held at cluster resource center and satellite schools were spontaneous, infrequent and not determined by need assessment. Experience sharing among cluster schools did not exist. The cluster school innovation was not successful in attaining, active learning, question and answer, training, in the teaching learning process. On the other hand, lack of structuring cluster resource representative and attaching responsibility to innovate cluster school program affected the positive outcome of the intervention. Lack of monitoring and follow-up from the concerned officials also had its negative influence on the proper functioning of cluster resource center. On the basis of the findings, it was concluded that all secondary schools in Hadiya zone was organized under cluster secondary schools resource centers. However, there is absence of interest and commitment of teachers as well as a shortage of resource materials and budget to implement properly. The participation of school community in the cluster center is not sufficient when compared with the guideline as expected. Finally, It is suggested that teachers get chance to participate actively in the cluster center, fulfilling basic materials to prepare teaching aids, concerned bodies prepare a program at the end of semester and year to present their plan and report for satellite schools community, Woreda education offices ask budget for cluster centers and Cluster center supervisors, were recommended for the successful attainment of the program.
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    The Role Of Information Communication Technology Adoption On Supply Chain Performance Of The Ethiopian Shipping And Logistics Services Enterprises
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-05) Girma, Ermias; Mitiku, Shiferaw (PhD)
    Information and Communication Technology solutions in supply chain management have often been approached from various dimensions with a focus on the overall effect on efficiency, customer value and cost. Efficiency and reliability in the logistics industry through various modalities such as adoption of Information and Communication Technology solutions has seen improvements in customs management systems, security tracking and tracing shipments and information sharing. However, many sectors of the logistics industry still run on traditional or manual systems and this could be attributed to their ineffective and inefficient performance. There exists a research gap on this area of the role of Information and Communication Technology adoption on supply chain performance in Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise. The study employed a descriptive research design. The population comprised of 335 employees in Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise. The stratified sampling techniques was applied after the population divided in to the appropriate strata and a proportionate sampling was taken from each strata to represent all the strata .258 employees were found to appropriately match the population size of 335 and selected for this study from the shipping ,freight forwarding and port and terminal handling sectors including Information and Communication Technology department. Factor analysis was used to reduce the variable dimension and descriptive statistics was used to identify the challenges on the adoption of Information and Communication Technology on supply chain performance. Correlation and Regression analysis approaches were used to investigate the relationships between the variables and the extent to which the independent variables explained supply chain performance. Finding shows that lack of education and training were the major Information and Communication Technology adoption challenges and to alleviate the challenge a careful assessment of education and training needs should minimize this problem. Therefore Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise need improve Information and Communication Technology adoption and Information and Communication Technology capability in order to improve on the supply chain performances operations especially in the areas of documentation, cargo tracking, warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, port and terminal handling and shipment operations