Follow-Up Study of Graduates of Integrated Adult Functional Literacy Program In Extending Literacy Skills: The Case of Kirkose Sub-City
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2016-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate how graduates IFAL extend literacy skill after graduation in Kirkos Sub City. To achieve these objectives and to answer the research questions, the researcher employed a mixed method, Primary and secondary sources of data used and four data collection instruments were utilized in the research design and methodology. These were questionnaire for the participants, interview for the woreda education experts, sub city education experts; woreda supervisor, document analysis and focal group discussion were employed. The findings revealed that adult's literacy skill was not effectively extended after the graduation of IFALP in kirkos sub city. Because the stake-holders did not give due attention for adult literacy skill extending by creating conducive environment, follow up and support the adults to extend literacy skill and create the awareness how to practice adults after graduation of IFAL to extend literacy skill. The researcher suggests that the Government, stakeholders, community and other concerned bodies had better give adequate attention and should play their roles properly to extend literacy skill by fulfilling the required facility, by creating conducive learning environments, by creating awareness for adults about the significance of extending literacy skill, hence, for the effective implementation of this program every stake-holders should play their roles properly
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Functional Literacy Program