The Role of Ethiopian Radio and Televi Ion Agency in Dissemination of Higher Educational in Titution Research Findings
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2013-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Dis emination of re earch findings is an exciting parI of a research process. Researches' are
u ually done to solve ocielal problem .To accompli h this ta k, they have to be disseminated to
a wider community and policy makers timely. Nonethele s, literatures indicate that mo t of
Higher Educationallnstilution ' (HEls ) research findings in Ethiopia are shelved. Hence, this
study focu es on the role of Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) in disseminating of
HEl ' re earch findings. The research was carried Ollt through a combination of quantitative and
qualitative methods upported by document analysis. For the quantitative analysis, 100
journalists and 103 HEIs researchers were selected by systematic and stratified sampling
technique and questionnaires were distributed to them. Using pUiposive and convenience
amp ling techniques, 10 key informants, state minister for Higher Educational Institutions at
Minislly of Education (MoE), president of Wollega university and president of the consortium of
public universities, director for research & technology transfer at Addis Ababa Institute of
Technology (AAiT), three policy makers, two ERTA higher offiCials (news & current affairs
deputy director general and educational program deputy director general ), and two business
owners were identified for the qualitative analysis. The findings of the research revealed that
ERTA is not playing its role in dissemination of HEIs ' research findings, there i no close
relationship between ERTA and HEls and ERTA journalists have limitation of knowledge to
report HEI's research findings well. Then, the researcher recommended that strong tie to be
established between ERTA and HEIs and ERTA to revise the weekly Radio and Television
program guidelines so that rooms will be provided for dissemination of HEIs ' research
findings.HEIs ' also should provide sustainable short term trainings to ERTA journalists to build
their capacity to report research findings in a proper way; re earchers should do practical
researches which can address local problems and they should plan and allocate budget to
disseminate valuable research findings through ERTA. Whereas Policy makers pu hand
convince ERTA 's higher offiCials to disseminate HE!s research findings and they should
convince MoE to allocate considerable budget to HEls that helps them to do more valuable
research and to disseminate the findings through ERTA
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Ethiopian Radio;Televi Ion ;Agency