Browsing by Author "Kedir, Hussen (PhD)"

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    The Implementation of School Improvement Programs the Case of Yeka Sub-City Government Secondary Schools
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Belhu, Aklilu; Kedir, Hussen (PhD)
    The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of School Improvement Program (SIP) and its contribution for quality education in Yeka Sub City Government Secondary Schools. Mixed research methodology was used to carry out this study. Simple random sampling stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select sample secondary schools and respondents. Accordingly, the subjects of the study were four Woreda education office heads, eight Principals, eighty Teachers, twenty four Parents, eight Parent teacher students association, four School improvement committees and eighty Student of four sample schools. The data gathering tools were questionnaire, interview and observation of school environment. The collected data were analyzed by using frequency distribution and percentage. The findings of the study revealed that SIP was not properly implemented in all the sample schools due to various factors. The major factors were: lack of awareness about the program, lack of commitment among stakeholders, lack of collaboration among stakeholders to implement the program.
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    Practices and Challenges of Leadership: in the Federal Technical Vocational Education and Training Institute (FTVETI)
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06) Alemu, Fresbhat; Kedir, Hussen (PhD)
    This study aimed at examining the Practices and Challenges of Leadership in the Federal Technical Vocational Education and Training Institute (FTVETI). To this end, a mixed research design was used and questionnaire, interview and FGD were used to collect data for the study. The FTVETI is chosen purposefully to infer the other TVET institutes‟ leadership practice and to take it as a benchmark. Different participants were taken as a sample from the institution: the trainees, office workers and the trainers were selected randomly; on the other hand the office workers were selected by using a random sampling. Trainers, trainees and the office workers responded to the questionnaires. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. SPSS version 16 was used for the quantitative analysis percentage, mean, standard deviation, for quantitative and qualitative data thematic analysis was employed. Accordingly, this study used in-depth and semi-structured interviews, questionnaire, focus group discussion, and document analysis. The study showed that the leaders have lack of competency in TVET leadership. The principles of Quality management system are not fully implemented. For this reason the institution is affected by the problems: shortages of supplies, poor service, and incomplete facilities. These challenges again sow their impact on quality of training. The leaders of the institutions‟ style were uncomfortable for their followers and their customers. In general, the research has mainly found out that there is lack of leadership effectiveness on FTVETI leaders. In order to solve this problem the researcher recommended that, the FTVETI leaders need to have capacity building, specifically on TVET leadership effectiveness to settle the service, facility, supply challenges and to bring quality training.