The Status of Educational Research in Oromia Regional State
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The purpose of t his study is to a ssess the status 0 f educational
research and the availability 0 f basic requirements for research in Oromia
Regional State. Education contributes a great deal to the production of
skilled and capable man power a certain country requires for its economic,
social and political development. Likewise, educational research is an
important instrument for the development of education and the improvement
of quality of education. It seems that it is with this understanding of the
value of research that the current Education and Training Policy of Ethiopia
declares that focus will be given to the complimentary implementation of
educational research and education. However, the focus given to its eems
negligible and no satisfactory research is being conducted in the education
system especially in secondary a nd primary schools. Therefore, t his study
intends to assess the state of educational research in Oromia Regional State
and the availability of basic requirements for research involvement. To this
end, descriptive survey method was employed and two types of
questionnaires were prepared and distributed to 240 teachers and 24 school
principals and deputy principals working in twelve secondary schools
selected using stratified random sampling and availability sampling
techniques respectively. The Oromia education bureau head a nd delegated
personnel, three zonal education office heads or deputy office heads were
also interviewed in their respective offices. The data collected were
presented using frequency tables and graphs and analyzed using percentages
and weighted mean averages. The findings disclosed that the state of
educational research undertaking is low and no satisfactory research is being
done in the region due to lack of resources, knowledge, experiences, suitable
research strategies and lack of institutional set up that can facilitate research
and wrong conception and perspectives. Based on the findings, conclusions
were reached and possible recommendations were forwarded.
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Education