Early Childhood Care and Education Teachers’ Training Policy, Practice and Challenges in Ethiopia: the Case of Kotebe University College
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2014-10
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study aims at assessing the existing Policy, Practice and Challenges of Early
Childhood Care and Education of Teachers Training in Ethiopia taking the Case of
Kotebe University College. The research examined how the policy provisions have been
understood and implemented on ECCE teachers training at KUC and, how the prevailing
practices at the university college engaged to train pre-service ECCE professionals.
Furthermore, it intended at identifying the major challenges encountered during the
practices of training in the University College. To these ends, a mixed methods research
approach was used by applying both purposive and available sampling techniques. The
study used both primary and secondary sources. Data were obtained using in depth semistructured
interviews from instructors and officials/experts from KUC, MoE and AAEB.
Additionally questionnaires and FGD were used to collect data from regular candidates
of2014(104) various related policy documents.(n = 104).The data gathered via
questionnaires were analyzed using percentage and the outputs of the statistical reports
were presented by tables and analyzed and interpreted accordingly with the support of
the data obtained through interview and open-ended questions. As a result, study
revealed that government /MoE and AAEB/ leadership and regulation in terms of
supervision, accreditation to the training of ECCE teachers seems to be less than
satisfactory. Teachers were rarely provided with the opportunity to develop their
profession, teaching and learning resource or facilities seem to be in short supply lack of
model school and candidates were admitted without interview or written examination and
joined the program as they could not find other options. The candidates were deprived of
the opportunity of getting dormitories, and meal services moreover pay tuition fee. The
duration of the training are considered very short. Hence, the research concluded that
ECCE teacher’s training at KUC lack the required quality. Consequently implications
were forwarded.
Key Words-Early Childhood Care and Education, Policy, practice and challenges
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-Early Childhood Care ; Education; Policy ;practice and challenges