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    The Practices of Cluster Primary Schools In Implementing Crc Innovations In Addis Ababa City Administration
    (Addis Ababauniversity, 2007-07) Lemma, Assega; Kassaye, Woube(PhD)
    The purpose of this study is to investigate the practice of AEDIBESO support cluster school's in attaining the innovation of eRe in Addis Ababa. The practice of cluster schools which mainly involve in-service teachers' professional development, practice of cluster schools as a center of excellence and teachers practice in implementing the innovation is given attention in the study. The study encompasses four sub-cities in Addis Ababa in whichfour cluster resource centers and twelve satellite schools were made part of the discussion in the report. The approach used to study the problem is mixed method with knowledge claims of pragmatic assumptions, where as the design used in the report is sequential exploratory which is one of the strategies of mixed method. In phase one of the analysis,' qualitative data collection and analysis, where as in phase two, quantitative data collection and analysis was presented. Finally the entire data is mixed and integrated in the study for analysis and interpretation. The study in its findings reflect that the innovation in most of the cluster schools was successful in attaining active learning, continuous assessment, female student participation, improving dropout rates, and pass rates in the teaching learning process. On the other hand, lack of structuring eRe organ and attaching responsibility (accountability) to the practice of cluster school innovation affected the positive out-come 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 centers. The study, therefore, recommends that the innovation would be more productive in students learning if more attention and emphasis be given to clustering school practices. Again, the result of the report shows that it is advisable to work for the improvement of monitoring and follow-up which has great effect in promoting the out-come of the innovation. The result of the study reminds Addis Ababa education bureau to create its organ of eRe for the better practice of eRe environment