The Contribution of Community Skills Training Centers In Enhancing Rural Development: A Case of Awi Administrative Zone
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dufera, Derebsa(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yeshiwas, Fekadu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-14T13:15:57Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:04:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-14T13:15:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:04:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to examine the CSTCs' effort to achieve goals of their establishment and thereby their contributions to enhance rural development. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection from former trainees, center coordinators and former trainers. The data were analyzed by employing various statistical tools including frequencies, percentages, chi-square test, and qualitative descriptions depending on the nature of the data. The study found out that trainers were traditional craftsmen; peasants were not well addressed by the training program; the emphasis of the Centers has been on few fields of training and only on the provision of skills in these fields for three months; the current organizational structure of the CSTCs has become a bottleneck in their activities; the participation of the nearby communities in the Centers' activities has been minimal; no curricular materials were available at the Centers; and no purposeful evaluation was conducted. Furthermore, the study has revealed that Centers did not introduce new and appropriate technology to their respective locales nor did upgrade the indigenous traditional skills; and only a quarter of the trainees were engaged in the occupation for which they were trained as the majority of the trainees have abandoned their fields and engaged in other occupations due to financial problems and the inadequacy of the training program. Finally, the study was summarized, conclusions were drawn, and recommendations to vitalize the CSTCs were made | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/11697 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababauniversity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Enhancing Rural Development | en_US |
| dc.title | The Contribution of Community Skills Training Centers In Enhancing Rural Development: A Case of Awi Administrative Zone | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |