The Status of Educational Research in East Gojjam Secondary Schools

Tibebu, Desalegn (2009) The Status of Educational Research in East Gojjam Secondary Schools. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

This study was aimed to describe and analyze teachers' involvement in educational research in Eastern Gojjam Secondary Schools and to investigate factors that affect their involvement in educational research. To achieve these purposes, a descriptive survey research method was employed. The participants were 334 teachers from 7 secondary schools, 20 directors, woreda and zone educational officers. The data were analyzed using percentages, means, X2-test, t-test and/or one-way AN OVA. The data secured through interview were analyzed qualitatively. The study found out that most of the teachers have attended research courses at universities/colleges. The trend of training teachers in seminars, workshops, or in-service training programs in educational research was very low and the involvement teachers in educational research were also low. There were no convenient channels of communicating research outputs. The majority of teachers had medium personal educational research competency and favorable attitude toward educational research. Teachers were not rendered appropriate support and recognition. There were no functional research coordinating unit/structure in the zone, there were lack of budget allocation, relevant educational literatures in the libraries, equipments and other facilities which help doing educational research. It is suggested that functional research coordinating unit should be organized from schools to regional level that train teachers and develop experience-sharing habits among. s c.h ools, and create a means that schools get at ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . least relevant educational literatures, statto!!ery:~~eq~p!l:~nts:!~:smso/.~~!Jli~'!?t!m

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Africana
Depositing User: Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2019 13:45
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2019 13:45
URI: http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9516

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