The role of usaid/basic education program in .improving quality of primary educationiIn oromiya
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2007-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to survey the contribution of USAIO/BEP- the
In-service Teacher Education Gomponent to the improvement of quality primary
education in Oromiya region.
The study was both quantitative and qualitative one employing descriptive
research and survey method. The samples of the study were 10 cluster resource
centers, which were selected from 95 GRGs using purposive sampling. The
purposive sampling was used to incorporate the best, medium and the lagged
behind GRGs in the study. The data sources were 130 teachers, 20 directors, 18
education officers, 20 education board/PTA members and 30 students drawn
from the 10 sample cluster resource centers, 10 woredas, 5 zones and 1 REB.
In order to collect data from respondents, questionnaire was employed for
teachers; interview was used for directors, education officers, education
board/PTA members and students. In addition to these instruments, observations
were used to collect data from cluster resource centers.
Percentage was used to analyze data from teachers; the information obtained
from directors, education officers, education board/PTA members and students
were explained using narration in combination with percentage where the need
arises.
The study identified the following major findings.ยท 1) clustering of the nearby
schools had helped much for the professional development of teachers and
directors, 2) trainings and materials offered by USAIO/BEP helped to improve the
teaching learning process, 3) teachers and directors acknowledged the technical
assistance given by woreda supervisors to improve the teaching learning
process, 4) some improvements had been observed in academic achievement of
students after the intervention of USAIO/ Basic Education Program in sample
schools, 5) Although it was realized that the majority teachers had conducted
action researches to solve problems that faced them in the teaching learning
process, many of their findings had not been put into practice.
Finally, to strengthen the support of USAIO/Basic Education Program in the
future, the following recommendation were forwarded: 1) GRG level trainings
have to be strengthened, 2) continuous trainings should be provided for
education board/PTA members, 3) strategies should be developed to minimize
dropout rate, 4) experience-sharing visits across GRGs/satellite schools have to
be established and strengthened, 5) in the future, attention must be given to the
implementation of action research results and 6)in order to have better works,
there should be some awards for those teachers , directors , students and
supervisors who perform their duties efficiently
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Basic education