An Assessment of Managerial Problems of Foreign Assisted Distance Education Project in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)
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2004-05
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Addis Ababa University
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This thesis is based on the findings of research study entitled Assessment of Managerial
Problems of Foreign Assisted Distance Education Project in Southern Nations
Nationalities and Peoples Region. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the
major managerial problems, which could contribute to ineffective implementation. To
this end, a descriptive study method was employed to investigate what the actual
management of a distance education project looks like. The sample population was all the
distance education project students and coordinators. The sample was selected from 23
tutorial centers, and coordinators at each tutorial centers and coordinators at a regional
• level on the basis of purposive sampling technique. The subject of the study was 400
distance students, 10 tutorial center coordinators and 6 regional coordinators.
Accordingly, the respondent sampling was carried out through purposive and random
sampling techniques. Information was obtained through questionnaires, interviews and
documents. The information gathered was analyzed by tabulating the frequencies and
calculating percentages. The results indicate that the distance education project in the
region was not effective due to managerial problems such us lack of implementing
capacity of managers, lack of on time distance education materials distribution, lack of
training and experience of project implementing bodies, lack of sense of commitment,
responsibility and accountability of implementing personal, lack of clear communication,
lack of necessary facilities and equipment and lack of effective evaluation and control
mechanisms. Hence it is concluded that the region is suffering from serious management
problems that resulted in poor project implementation. Thus it is recommended that the
Regional Education Bureau should take the findings and the conclusion arrived drawn in
this study in to account and arrange for coordinated effort by specifying who is
responsible and accountable for what aspect of the project, designing a clear
communication channel to avoid confusions and take corrective measures at the spot, inbuild
effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to see the progress of the project.
This thesis has been submitted for examination with my approval as a University
advisor.
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Foreign Assisted Distance Education Project