Impartial Fulfillment of The Requirements For The Degree of Master of Arts in Educational Research and Development
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2014-06
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Addis ababa univeresty
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the provision of TVET for offenders in
Ethiopian Federal Prison Administration/ FPA/. Henc:e,
the four Correctional
Centers (Prisons): Addis Ababa Maximum Security Prison, Zeway, Showa Robit
and Dire Dawa prisons TVET program
availably selected as sample for the
s tudy. A descriptive survey research methodology was designed to obtain
updated information about the overall picture of the prison TVET in FPA. To
identify and list the current information and data regarding the TVET, the study
made use of questionnaire, interview and personal observation to solicit
information from trainers, trainees and coordinators of rehabilitation and
development sector. Besides, five years (2009/2010- 2013/2014) documentary
reviews were u sed to gather data. Accordingly, the following major findings were
obtained: transfers between prisons was root cause of trainees drop out, training
priority is not given to re-offenders, recidivists, femal es, juveniles and short term
sentenced , due to trainers' inability to prepare their own training materials
d eveloped training manuals were laclcing in the FPA Correctional Centers, there
was insufficient access to resources due to lacle of budget and improper usage of
budget, Over the past five years (2009/2010-2013/2014) most TVET programs
facilities were found the same and not satisfactory. There were no system tooffer on job training for trainers, coordinators and team leaders to enable them
to improve their technological, vocational and methodological knowledge and
skills,
finally,
Stakehold ers ' participation
and
contribution in
Correctional Centers I'VEI' provision were not considerable.
the FPACorrectional Centers I'VEI' provision were not considerable.
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Education