The Potentials and Challenges of Government Secondary High School Teachers in Addis Ababa to Conduct Educational Research
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main objective of the study was to assess and identify the potentials of
government secondary high school teachers and to determine whether there
were challenges (factors) that affected them to practice educational research.
The target populations for the study were teachers' in government secondary
high schools in all sub-cities in Addis Ababa. Due to ·the large population size, a
representative sample was drawn from each sub-city using stratified sampling
technique. The type of study used included both qualitative and quantitative
methods. In order to collect data, Questionnaire, Interview, Focused Group
Discussion and Document Analysis were employed as instruments. Data was
collected both from Primary and Secondary sources. The Primary data was
obtained directly from the sample teachers using questionnaires and from school
principals and Sub-city officers using semi-structured interview: Data were also
collected from FGD and documents for triangulating. The findings of the study
showed that most teachers in government secondary high schools in Addis
Ababa have potentials to practice educational research, however, there were
administrative factors, institutional factors and personal factors that challenged
them to involve in research practice. To alleviate these problems the study
concluded by recommending the Sub-city administrations and the institutions
need to minimize the factors that challenged teachers to practice educational
research in order to use the maximum potentials of teachers
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