A Comparative Case Stuel" of Rift Valle" Universit" C liege and Adama TVET College
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2007-02
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Addis Ababa University
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The major purpose of this comparative case study was to identify the
difference and similarity between and among government and private
Technical and Vocational Educational Education and Training colleges differ
form one another in relation to their objectives, means of obtaining and
utilization of resources (Human, financial and materia/), practice of
vocational guidance and student cases (selection, placement and their
capacity in the real world of work). To achieve this objective, data were
collected from administrators, vocational guidance and counselors, teachers,
students as well as employing agencies through observation, informal
discussion, in-depth interview and document analysis. Administrators and
vocational guidance and counselors were selected to be the research
participants through availability sampling technique where as the other
respondents were purposefully selected and finally the employing agencies
were selected upon the suggestion of the vocational gUidance and counselors.
Twenty four participants were interviewed using semi-structured interview
questions. The data gathered were presented in a narrative and vignette
forms based on the participants' view points and personal understanding of
the researcher.
The finding revealed the existence of difference in the physicol setting of the
colleges; the conformity of colleges' objectives with the national technical and
vocational education and training objective; the existence of observable
knowledge gap among teachers about the objective; the existence of
problem of human financial and material resources; problems related to
vocational guidance and student selection as well as placement.
Thus, the researcher recommended the establishment of Board of Vocational
Guidance and Counselors, the need for providing training to the teachmg
staff about the objective of TVET; the need to encourage stake-holders active
participation in the design of TVET curriculum and the importance of
adhering to occupational standards set so as to ensure the provision of good
quality vocational education and training.
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