Browsing by Author "Zeleke, Befekadu(Assoiate Professor)"

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    An assement of adult basic education among the people of menja, with particular reference to Sheka and Kaffa zones in Snnpr
    (2010-06) Tilahun, Aster; Zeleke, Befekadu(Assoiate Professor)
    The purpose of this study was to assess the current status of Adult Basic Education among the Menja people in their specific localities and identity. A descriptive survey method was used to conduct the study. The necessary data were collected using Primary sources: those were collected by the researcher for the first time and thus happened to be original in character and using Secondary sources: which had already been collected by someone else and passed through statistical process. The Primary data were gathered from 39 facilitators and 18 experts and NGO focal persons through questionnaires and were analyzed quantitatively using frequency count percentages, t-test and mean processing in SPSS version 15, where as the data obtained from 244 respondents through focus group discussion, field observation and interviews were examined qualitatively. The Secondary data from Yeki education bureau, NGO: God for People from yeki woreda finance bureau and from Bechi, Woshero, Ermich kebele schools were obtained. Respondents were selected by availability, purposive and stratified sampling. The result of the study indicated that ABE learners and community members perceived ABE as a place of knowledge how to read, write and compute numeracy and also regarded it as important to their children and themselves too. However, the education bureau of the two zones (Yeki in Sheka zone and Bitta in KejJa zone) accepted the importance of ABE for the community in providing skills, behavioral change etc. they haven't implemented it as expected .For example ABE schedule was run under formal academic calendar with combination of formal school and extension program .On top of this, the study disclosed that distance from ABE centers( though it was the formal one) , economical problems and discrimination of the Menja by non Menjas were found to be the major obstacles of the Menja people to attend the ABE program. Besides, woreda educational offiCials were less attentive in the schoolingfacilities and supervising services of the ABE program. Finally, the study recommended that as there was no ABE concerned NGOs that established the program in KejJa zone particularly around Bitta lVoreda, the woreda has to look for the solutions how the adults could be benefited in ABE program.
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    An assessment of the contributions of alternative basic education to primary education (Grade 1-8) in Afar Region
    (Addis Ababa Universty, 2010-06) Ahmed, Anwar; Zeleke, Befekadu(Assoiate Professor)
    The main purpose of this research was assessing the contributions of ABE to primary education in terms of access, equity, efficiency, relevance and quality. The method employed to conduct this study was descriptive survey. Regional Education Bureau and Woreda Education Office officials and concerned experts, facilitators, the parents around the ABEs and 2 MOE experts were used as sources of data. To this end. the main contributions of ABE in terms of access to education, improvement in equity and internal efficiency were assessed. In addition, relevancy of ABE curriculum to the pastoralists and the level of quality of ABEs were also examined. The necessary data for the study was collected through questionnaires, interview, focus group discussions, observation and dacument review. The study was conducted in six randomly selected Woredas of Afar region. A total of 90 respondents, namely 2 MOE, 6 REB, 23 WEO, 20 facilitators and 39 community members have participated. The data analysis method used in the study was textual analysis and statistical tools. The findings of the study revealed that: Although ABE has a positive impact and helped to reach more pastoralists than the formal schools, illness of students and mobility of the pastoralists during dry season in search of water and pasture increased dropout rate, especially girls; parents also showed preference towards Quranic teachings for their daughters, ABE was considered as an inferior education by the parents and their reasons were the contents of the text book and the length of time spent by children in schools; inadequate educational inputs, facilitator's motivation and absenteeism, low qualification of facilitators were identified as quality problems. The major conclusions drawn from the study were: ABE played a very important role in ensuring education to the pastoralists; although ABEs are established nearer to the communities, mobility makes it difficultfor most parents to send their children, especially girls, to school; the drop out is found to be very high due to drought and illness of children, Inadequate educational inputs and low educational qualification of facilitators. Finally, the study recommended: launching feeding programme, providing incentives for female students, recroiting more female role model facilitators and applying flexible school calendar to increase access, improve equity and reduce dropouts. Revisiting the curriculum will ensure relevance and increase competitiveness of ABE students in grade 5. In order to improve the quality of ABEs; increasing the frequency of supervision, providing the necessary educational inputs, increasing the salary and minimum qualification and more training to the facilitators to make teaching career attractive to the natives.
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    Teachers' Current Practices of Time Management in Central Zone Preparatory Schools of Tigrai
    (Addis ababa univeresty, 2011-04) Tsegai, Zemichael; Zeleke, Befekadu(Assoiate Professor)
    The main objective of the study was to assess teachers' current practices of time management in central zone preparatory schools of 1Ygrai. To achieve this purpose the study employed a descriptive survey method. Teachers, vice principals and principals were sources of data in this study. The data gathering instrument were questionnaire, interview and document analysis. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics while the in/onnation obtained through document review and interviews were qualitatively described to supplement the quantitative -data. The results of the study revealed that the concept of time and its management is not satisfactory. With respect to the teachers' awareness, no training is made on time to the teachers and school. Furthemwre, the finding revealed that teachers encountered a number of time wasters. • The top ones w ere lack objectives, problems of setting priority in planning, in decision and procrastination lack of self disciplined, confused responsibility, technology (computer, telephone mobile) unexpected things (uis itors, meeting) and delegation problems. And the incapability oj identiJying the time sa vers that can alleviate the problems of time bandits is identified a another major problem of the study. So, it is concluded that teachers ha ve problems of time concept and its management and couldn't identify time wasters to come up with relevant strategies of time management. Finally, recommendations are made based on the results of the study. The points of recommendation include: the misconception of time and the culture of time utilization and management of teachers in • the preparatory schools of 1Ygrai should get great attention by the woreda educationoffices in collaboration with education bureau. Like on the other basic resources, a training about the concept of time and its management should be given to teachers. Despite the Jact that the educational policy of the country gave little room in the result - oriented measurement of teachers , perjonnance, curriculum of civics and ethical education and BPR, it is expected to detail and give big room beyond the existing situation. As the findings oj this study revealed the top time wasters that face to the teachers and it is recommended that the major effective strategies of time management may be awareness of time, set priorities using planning tools, get organized, scheduled your time appropriately, delegate, stop procrastination, manage extended time wasters, avoid multi tasking and stay healthy.