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

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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

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