A Study of student dropout at some selected TVET colleges in Addis Ababa
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2009-05
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
This study examines the magnitude of the problems of students' dropping out
in TVET Colleges. The conducted empirical study focused on TVET dropouts in
three selected public TVET colleges of Addis Ababa city government, Addis
Ababa in 2007/08-2008/09. 103 dropouts, 111 teachers, and 6 deans and
academic deans were selected for the study. In regard, to this, Stratified,
convenience and purposive sampling techniques were employed for teachers,
dropouts, and dea\ls and academic deans respectively. Data were obtained
from questionnaires, documentary analysis, and the sampled TVET colleges'
registrars. All the respondents completed and returned the respective
questionnaires p repared (for dropouts in Amharic and in English for teachers'
and deans and academic deans). According to the analysis of the causes of
dropout, institutional factors are found to be highly influential. Depending on
the results of the findings, assuring employability of trainees, relevant
curriculum design to the world of worlc, enhancing attractiveness of TVET
programs, recruiting competent qualified teachers in sufficient amount,
ensuring a balanced expansion of TVET institutions are some of the Icey
recommendations fonvarded by the participants to reduce dropout. The paper
summarizes a large body of research and also provides recommendations.