Problems Facing Rural Primary School Women Teachers in Oromia
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2001-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to identify the problems facing rural pnmary
school women teachers in Oromia. A descriptive survey method was employed to achieve
this objective. The data needed were obtained by administering questionnaire to 229 women
and 240 men teachers. Furthermore, 6 Woreda Education Officers, 3 Primary School Experts
of Zonal Education Departments and 3 Women's Affairs (2 from Zonal Education
Departments and 1 from Oromia Education Bureau) were included in providing information
through unstructured interview. In addition, percentages, chi-square, t-tests, Spearman's rank
order correlation and coefficient correlation were used to analyze the data obtained. The
results indicated that factors related to utilization of women teachers were barriers related to
lack of safety and living conditions, multiple demands on women, masculine nature of
schooling and schools, devaluation of the teaching profession and sexual harassment. There
were also barriers identified related to administrative practices and regulations, social and
cultural factors and family responsibilities related to career development and promotion of
women teachers. With regard to possible interventions to the problems facing rural primary
school women teachers both women and men teachers had suggested as priority such as
assigning both spouses of working in different departments in the same place, giving
opportunity for education and training and giving incentives and providing adequate living
facilities in rural schools are first, second and third respectively. Moreover, to deal with
sexual harassment and to consider the time given to rearing children in career structure of
women teachers were suggested fourth and fifth respectively. Hence, there were barriers
identified related to the deployment and career development and promotion of women
teachers which would be intervened, as suggested.
Therefore, it is recommended that
educational policy makers and planners ought to pay more attention to deployment and career
development and promotion of women teachers in rural areas.
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Problems Facing Rural, Primary School Women