The Role of Multilateral Assistance in Ethiopian Education
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1996-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
To investigate the role played by multilateral assistance
to Ethiopian Education, explore its volume and the way it is
administered and coordinated, the study was undertaken in 6
offices of multilateral agencies, 3 ministerial head offices,
10 region bureaux, 8 zone and 8 wereda education offices. The
data were collected through questionnaire, interview and
document analysis. Various statistical techniques such as
percentages, t-test, chi-square, and correlation coefficients
were used to analyses the data.
The results suggested that the volume of multilateral
assistance has shown an increasing trend. This increased
assistance has diversified sources that call for efficient
coordination on both donors and recipien t sides. For such
purpose any capital inflow into the country is negotiated and
coordinated by a single ministry-the MOEDe. The study,
however, evidenced that the problem of coordination has been
observed, even in the presence of such a ministry. The problem
of coordination has been worse on the donors side of the
assistance fence. Inter-agency cooperation and exchange of
information among different donors has not been satisfactorily
undertaken.
The study further indicated that efforts have been made
to integrate assistance with national self-help efforts by
enabling the government and the public to cover some percentage
of the total project costs. More over, attempts have been
observed to monitor and evaluate education projects assisted
by multilateral agencies through project progress reports,
field trips and tripartite meetings. Nevertheless, the study
indicated that such attempts were not continuous. In addition
the participation of local authorities (particularly those at
the grass root level) and the public, though some initiations
have been observed, were not as satisfactory as what they had
to be.
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Education