An Assessment of Traditional Islamic Education practices and Their Implications to Modern Education(The Case of Hamida Hadith School in Sinana Woreda, Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia)
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In Ethiopia tra ditional Is lamic education system have held for long and
still continue to hold a significant place in the literacy development of the
country. The study was primarily intended to examine some of the
educational practices of traditional Islamic education in the rural area of
Bale zone from the points of view of its implication fo r modern edu cation.
The findings of the study were based on an ethnographic case s tudy of
traditional Hadith School found in small village of Bale zone called
Hamida. In the course of the study, information was collected from the
Sheikh (teacher) and darasas (students) of the aforementioned sample
school. Beside to the school members, former students and community
member were included through purposeful (snowball) sampling. The
necessary Information was gath ered using open ended interview, focus
group discu ssion and observation .
The findings of the study revealed that in the school, education was
offered in a pedagogical design and approach that has fundamental
simila rities to educational practices employed in contemporary ' modern
secular education.
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Traditional Islamic Education