Provision of Primary Education for Pastoral Afar Children in Afar Region- Challenges and Opportunities
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dufera, Derebssa (Assoiate Professor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Engdasew, Ziyn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-31T06:44:23Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T13:00:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-31T06:44:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T13:00:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main pUlpose of this study was to examine the status oj primwy school participation of pastoral nomad Afar children of 'he Afar region, identify the major constraints that hinder 'heir participation Gild indicate possible intervention strategies for educational planners and policy makers to alleviate the educational marginalization of pastoral nomad Afar children. To this end, descriptive survey method was employed. Apart from consultation of documents Fom relevant sources, data were gathered from 573 Afar students, 188 teachers and 19 educational officials, eight educated Afars, four primary school PTA members and two Afar tribal chiefs. Applying diversified sampling techniques drew these respondents. The data obtained Fom questionnaires were analysed using statistical tools like, percentage, mean, ANOVA, Scheefe methods and Pearson rank order correlation. The data Fom documentary analysis indicated that the status of pastoral Afar children participation in the primary schools of the region is low. Based on findings FOIll data analysis, socio- cultural constraints like, early marriage tradition of Afar society (Absuma and Abi-beda), belittling of the value of education (especially that of girls), circumcision, gender role socialization and stereotyping, fear of marriage of Afar girls with non Afars, lack of role modelJear of losing of time of training of pastoralism have been identified as major problems in the educational participation of pastoral Afar children. On top of this, socioeconomic constraints like mobility, poverty, child labour, parents illiteracy, conflict,problem of health and market center have been found to be major constraints. Moreover, school intrinsic factors:- school distance, lack of school facilities and teachers, inflexible school calendar, irrelevance of curriculum and inappropriate medium of instruction were considered as barriers. Furthermore, administrative factors like, low administrative capacities, absence of policy and strategy to the education of pastoratists, low sensitization of the people are also found to be major barriers to the educational involvement of pastoral Afar children. Hence, it is concluded that, in most cases, the participation of pastoral Afar children in the primary schools of the region was a function of socio-cultural, socioeconomic, school intrinsic and administrative problems. Depending 011 the results of findings, formulation of policy and strategy for pastoral Afar education, school location mapping, flexible educational calendar, semi-sedentQly multi-grade school, sensitization of the society on value of education, boarding schools, mobile tent schools, hostels, reforming of the curriculum and language of instruction, sustaining the school feeding program, participatOlY conflict management approaches, lion formal educatioll, mobile health service and promoting capacity building training programmes for educatiollal personnel were recommended. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/10578 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis ababa univeresty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.title | Provision of Primary Education for Pastoral Afar Children in Afar Region- Challenges and Opportunities | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |