Quality and Implementation of Research Studies in Tigray Region Colleges of Teacher Education

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2012-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The main purpose of this study is to investigate the quality and implementation of research in solving educational problems at Abyi Adi and Adwa colleges of teacher education. A total of 156 instructors participated in the study from the two colleges. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from the instructors, researchers, deans and vice deans, department heads, research and publication offices, staff development units, higher diploma leaders of the colleges and regional education bureau offices using questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion and document analysis. The data obtained through the questionnaires were analyzed using correlation, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, paired t-test, one way ANOVA and multiple regressions. While the data obtained through interview, focus group discussion and document analysis were analyzed using themes, categories, patterns and matrix. The quantitative results of this study portrayed the relationship between instructors’ work experience and research practice was very low. This study also showed that instructors’ teaching experiences, research training and qualifications have little or no effect in research practice. The participants at the research conference were neither perceived nor satisfied by the overall the quality of the research presented and practiced at the colleges. Also they did not perceive and implement the research findings and recommendations. Therefore, the research studies have little values in solving educational problems. The qualitative results shared that researchers did not give attention to quality. As a result, the research studies were poor in quality and performance. Likewise, there was a gap between research studies and its implementations. The research stakeholders did not give attention to the implementation of research findings/recommendations. Moreover, research users did not benefit from the research studies. On the basis of the findings of the study, the overall the research studies and the proceedings of educational research conference had little value in solving educational problems as they were of poor quality

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Education

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