The Contribution of Ngos Assistance in Improving Quality of Primary Education in Addis Ababa
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2013-07
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of NGOs
assistance in improving quality of primary education; the case of Addis
Ababa city government. To this end, mixed methods approach more
specifically a descriptive survey research method was employed to
conduct the study. Data were gathered from 139 teachers, 20 principals,
eight CRC coordinators, five. education officials (four at four sub-cities and
one at AAEB) and eight representatives of program providers of NGOs,
which were selected through random, availability and purposive sampling
techniques. The data collected through questionnaires were analyzed
using percentage and weighted mean and the qualitative data were
analyzed in narration. The findings of the study revealed that improving
physical accesses, resources and the. in-service teacher trainings had
significance contributions in. improving teachers' professional competence
and the teaching learning process as a whole. From this it can be
concluded that NGOs had significant contribution in improving quality of
primary education in Addis Ababa. Finally, it is suggested that more has
to be done in improving qu·ality of primary education on the government
part together with different NGOs willing to work on the educational
center .
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Primary Education