An Assessment of Practices and Challenges of Distance Education in Ethiopia: in The Case of Ethiopian Civil Service and Alpha College of Distance Study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Adugna, Getachew (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hundie, Tadesse | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-28T14:03:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:44:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-28T14:03:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:44:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The intent of this study was to find out the practice and challenges of distance mode of teaching. The study was conducted with reference to Ethiopian Civil Service College and Alpha University College of Distance Studies. The researcher made A wassa and Debre Brehan as the sites of this study. A comparative case study method was used; questionnaires, interviews, observation and document analysis were employed for data gathering while learners, tutors, center coordinators and some documents were taken as sources of data. Then the collected data have been analyzed and the major findings spelled out. Accordingly, the distance education program has enabled adults to have access to education who otherwise couldn't join the higher institutions regular program due to various reasons. However, during the conduct of the distance program many challenges such as lack of trained man power, absence of various learning materials, absence of close follow- up to meet learners' interest, learners' financial constraints and lack of transportation and inconvenience of tutorial centers were observed. Finally, some important points of the study were summarized. And then the conclusion was drawn from it about the implementation of distance program. At the end some recommendations were madefor observed challenges or problems of the distance program. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/16079 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Challenges of Distance Education in Ethiopia: | en_US |
| dc.title | An Assessment of Practices and Challenges of Distance Education in Ethiopia: in The Case of Ethiopian Civil Service and Alpha College of Distance Study | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |