The Practices of In - Service Education And Training of Government Second Cycle Primary School Teachers In Eastern Gojjam Zone - Amhara National Regional State
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2007-07
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Addis Ababauniversity
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The pUJpose of this study i to investigate the practices of in - service education and
trainina that have been carried out to government second cycle primary school teachers
in Ea tern GoJjam Zone. It also used to explore those factors that had been constraining
uch endeavor. To this effect, the descriptive survey method was employed.
Questionnaire, interview and documentary analysis were used as instruments of data
collection. Data were collected from randomly selected thirty - six schools, ten cluster
resource centers, jive woreda offices, Eastern Gojjam Zone Education Department and
Amhara Regional State Education Bureau. In general, teachers, principals, supervisors,
experts and head of education were included as subjects of the study. The data gathered
through questionnaires was analyzed using percentage and mean sore.
The findings of the study revealed that the practice of designing and implementing in -
service training programmes based on systematic needs assessment had been low.
Teachers had greater opportunities to involve in CPD and schools' cluster programmes
as compared to other training programmes. The study also revealed that there was no
organized follow-up system to know the effect of training outcomes. INSET activities had
been hindered by budget and time limitations, lack of awareness and attention in
undertaking needs assessment, focused on occasionally arranged programes and absence
of transparency.
Therefore, suggestions, such as developing and implementing systematic training needs
assessment strategy,' strengthen the INSET opportunities and provide the necessary
benefits,' seek for various income generating mechanisms,' applying an organized follow -
up system,' and encouraging collaborative effort were for warded
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Zone - Amhara National Regional State