Teachers' Awareness, Attitude and Practices of Education For Diversity: The Case of Wereha Yekatit Primary School
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2011-04
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose oflhis slud)' \I'as 10 invesligale leachers' awareness, al/iludes Gnd praclices 10
wards educalionfor dil'ersily; for Ihis dala was collecledfi'oll1 Wereha Yekalil governmenl
primC/ly school from Ihe principal, leachers and sludenls Ihrough in-deplh il1lel1Jiews, focl/s
group disclIssion and observations. DOCllmental)' sources which were com;;dered relevant
were also analyzed. Parlicipanls jor Ihe plllpose of inlervie\\' were .I·e!ecled based on Iheir
\I'illingness. coaperalioll. academic pel./ormance. responsibilily, and qualiJicalion
Parlicipanls i.e. Ihe school's principal and Iwelve leachers were inlerviewed. focus group
discussion were condUCled wilh jive sludenl parlicipanls. The jindings disclosed Ihal
leacher's awareness 10\l'ards educalion jor diversily was encouraging The sludy revealed
Ihal leachers have good underslanding of sludenl 's diversily in lerms of cullUre, gender.
economic sIal us. language and exceplionalily bill, have reservalionloll'ards expressing aboul
religion (/nd ethnici!y. The reasons for this reservaliol1 were, accepting of religion and
elhnicily issue as having Ihe pOlel1lial 10 fragmenl Ihe social cohesion and secularilY 0/
schools. The relalionship belween leachers and sludenls lverefollnd 10 be good Fllrlhel'lnore
leachers have desirable al/ilude 100vards educalion for diversily from muilicullllral
perspeclive. Inspile of Ihis, leachers praclice 10 presel1llhe lessons from Ihe poinlS of view 0/
diverse groups, Ihe lechniques of leaching, Iheir use of leaching aids, Irealing abililY groups,
aggregaling records based on diversily and ejJorls 10 creale posilive relalionship among
sludenls of diverse cullure from muilicuilllrai perspeclive were nol as adequale as il should
be. Possible solulions usefid 10 change Ihe effecls of Ihe observed SIC/Ie a/affairs have been
proposed.
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Education For Diversity