Status of Use of Scientific Procedures in Curriculum Development in Agricultural Colleges Undergraduate Program of Public Universities in Oromia, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dufera, Derebssa (Professor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Misso, Gemechu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-29T13:18:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-29T13:18:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:06:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was aimed at assessing and analyzing the process of the development of curriculum in operation in Colleges of Agriculture in four public Universities in Oromia, Ethiopia. To this effect, the following research questions were raised: - (1) To what extent were the scientific phases of curriculum development used in the process of developing curriculum for CoA in public Universities? (2) To what extent was the involvement of direct and indirect stakeholders in the development of curriculum for CoA? (3) To what degree are the components of the curriculum in operation relevant in terms of addressing local and global conditions, enabling candidates to develop capabilities in agricultural problem solving activities? (4) What shortcomings are there and which direction to go? Four experts at Ministerial and Regional Bureau levels, four Directors of Colleges of Agriculture, eight Team leaders, and 232 teachers (248 together), and 164 graduating class candidates were included in the population in seeking answers to the research questions. Questionnaires, document analysis, and in-depth interviews were instruments used for the data collection; where mixed methods approach was employed and used in this study. Frequencies, percentiles, mean, chi-square, and p-values were used for statistical treatment of the data. The responses collected through questionnaires were tabulated and calculated using SPSS. Discussions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations were made in light of analysis of data; supported by evidences from document analysis and interviews. In this study, it was found out that curriculum research including needs assessment, application of scientific curriculum development procedures were overlooked; consultation with policy makers, experts, teachers, students, and other stakeholders to develop responsive curriculum were deemphasized. Key words: Curriculum, Curriculum development, Curriculum management, Agriculture, Public Universities, Scientific phases of curriculum | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/5106 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.title | Status of Use of Scientific Procedures in Curriculum Development in Agricultural Colleges Undergraduate Program of Public Universities in Oromia, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |