Setegn, Lemma (Assistant Professor)Walle, Tesfa2018-10-192023-11-102018-10-192023-11-102011-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12975This study was conducted with the objectives of looking into what was going on practicum implementation program in the college and placement schools to expose student-teachers for the actual practices. It was also aimed at investigating the views of the research participants and challenges on the effectiveness of the college and placement schools that are implementing the practicum program in Bonga College of Teachers Education. To gather necessary data: questionnaire, semi-structure interview, observation and focus group discussion were employed. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed both by quantitative and qualitative methods. To achieve the purpose, 145 third year studentteachers from ten department, 20 tutors, 20 mentors( from 5 placement schools by taking 4 mentors from each), 5 practicum coordination team members, 3 student-teacher council members and 1 Academic vice Dean were selected by systematic random and purposive sampling methods respectively. The findings of the study show that implementing practicum program in the college and placement schools were low understanding and perceptions for their role and responsibilities, poor relationship between the college and schools, poor support, assistance, follow up, assessment and feedback to the student-teachers, lack of clear and organized guideline by the college and schools main bodies of the program. As a result, tutors and mentors did not use the various roles expected of them; student-teachers did not have opportunities of getting the necessary skills and competencies of teaching from actual field experiences. On the other part of college administration bodies were shortage of finance and resources, inability to give pertinent allentionto the training of mentors, tutors, student-teachers and other concerned bodies for the improvement of the program. Based on the findings conclusion and recommendations were forwarded.enChallenges of PracticumThesis