Assessment of The Organization And Management of Functional Adult Literacy Program In Selected Woredas of West Harerghe Zone of Oromia
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2012-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
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The study was intended to assessing The Organization And Management Of Functional Adult
Literacy Program in Selected Woredas of West Harerghe Zone of Oromia. [n the study, a
descriptive survey method was used. Six Woredas wer~ selected by purposive sampling
method. From the six (6) Woredas, six FAL centers together with 1Sfacilitators, IS Woredas
Adult Education boarded and technical Commillee (AEBTC) and 7 Zone (AEBTC) were
selected by purposive sampling technique. 1n addition, 7S(52.6)( 42 male trainees and 36
female) trainees were included using proportional stratified followed by simple random
sampling technique to supplement the data gained Fom the practitioners. Questionnaires,
interviews, observation, as well as document review were used to gather data and enrich the
study. Data analysis was made by using percentile, chi square test, t-test and one way
analysis of variance (ANOVA) using SPSS of version 15. The findings revealed current
conditions and major factors related to organization and management of FAL? offered in
FAL centers. The respondents, nonetheless, listed a number of constraints like: Inadequacy of
resources (finance, human, and materials); lack of facilitators training, lack of facilitators
recruitment frol11 community, lack of clear and convellient organizational structures,
absence of income generation me<:hanisms, lack of qualified trainei facilitators, private
resistance for the establishment of FAL training program, Ull willingness to send family
members to the FAL centers, religions problem to attend :'AL?, unde;' valuing jimctional
adult literacy program, lack of non gmernment support at all, lack of evaluation materials
based on quality standard out comes, lad oj follow lip the IIctivities of concerned sectors on
FALP implementation were some oj the hindrances re·. ealed in the study. Thus, these
problems made organization and management oj FALP ·0 be incapable of meeting their
purposes and the interests of disadvantages adults ar,d you'h:;. it is, therefore, recommended
that the Oromia Education beuros, Zone and Woreda A.EBTC members and difJerent
concerned sectors have to make maximum possi:,le e.fJorts to mobilize all resources,
stakeholders and instilutions under them to rel .. erse the current situation of FALP
organization and management in FAL centers
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Functional Adult Literacy Program