The Implication of Absence of Human Rights Education in Higher Military Institutions: The Case of Ethiopian Defence Command and Staff College
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2011
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract
This study examines into the extent of the implication of absence of human rights education in
the Ethiopian Defence Command and Staff College. The investigation has mainly focused on
revealing gaps in the institutional machinery vis-à-vis the mission stated in the FDRE
Constitution as well as the Defense Mission, and the shortcomings of the curriculum to
inculcate them through formal education for the higher Officers. Review of legal instruments,
key informant interview, focus group discussions, as well as documentation of prevalent
realities pertaining to the curriculum of the EDCSC were the major sources of data.
Qualitative analysis were employed, and the analysis were multifaceted, iterative, and
simultaneous which eventually mirror out what has been intended to put into practice and
what is actually being accomplished. Findings primarily revealed that though the EDCSC is
the highest level of all other colleges of the National Defence, its curriculum is not in position
to instill courses which are pivotal to enrich the students to understand and in turn to realize
the top priority institutional missions. Secondly, even if the top management of the EDCSC
have the perception that the students who joined the College are already internalized
concepts of human rights and their instruments, the study uncovered that the know-how of the
students is not up to expected. Thirdly, the study revealed that for formal education in the
EDCSC is the first in kind for most of the students; it is hardly possible for them to have
comprehensive understanding on human rights education or related courses
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The Implication of Absence of Human Rights