Assessment of Educational Resource Management: the Case of Tulu-Dimtu and Nifas-Silk Tvet Colleges of Addis Ababa City Adminstration
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2007-09
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Addis Ababa University
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The major purpose of the study was to investigate the practices and problems of educational resource management and possible solutions or the utilization of material facility in government TVET colleges in Nifas Silk and Akaki Kaliti sub cities. To this effect, out of five two government TVET colleges were selected. To this end, descriptive design was used as design and to enrich the study, mixed of qualitative and quantitative used as a method. The trainers were selected by using stratified random sampling and for deans, department heads and TVET experts were included by using accidental sampling technique. Questionnaire, interview, observation and documents were used as data collection instruments. The collected data were analyzed by using frequency and percentage. It was found that: the TVET workshops in both colleges were not equipped with the necessary material resources, facilities were not well equipped based on the standard given, and trainers did not get instructional materials for their teaching activities in the practical activities. Physical facilities of the colleges are not utilized efficiently. Moreover, the maintenance sections were not present in the college to utilize the resource efficiently. Based on the findings it was concluded that: Absence of adequate learning- teaching facilities and materials, absence of maintenance section, absence of efficient utilization of educational resource and lack of adequate awareness on the management of educational resources. Based on the findings and conclusions the following were recommended: 1/awareness should be created concerning the management of educational resources among trainers, department heads, TVET deans and TVET experts by the TVET agency; 2/ Educational materials and facilities need to be ensured by the TVET agency so as to ensure more practical training activities for trainees; 3/ Student-oriented methodology should be more used by the trainers in the practice should be equipped and relevant reference book; 4/ each department should have maintenance section
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possible solutions ;material facility ; government