Geremew, Addisu (2007) The Status and Challenges of Vocational Guidance and Counseling Services in Some Selected Governmental Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges of Addis Ababa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
A lot of researches have been conducted to assess the overall conditions of education in Ethiopia. This thesis paper, though prepared for partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of masters, it is aimed at assessing the status and challenges of vocational guidance and counseling services in some selected technical and vocational education and training colleges of Addis Ababa. Accordingly, in this study two known TVET colleges, namely, Entoto and Addis Ababa Tegbareid were selected by purposive sampling technique. The two colleges are currently offering a variety of courses to trainees with 10+ 1, 10+2 and 10+3 programs .Besides training the trainees with different courses the college are also engaged in job searching activities. Therefore the colleges in general, are preparing a young, productive, skilled human power every year. This research is conducted to find obstacles and constraints that hinder the college from addressing the objectives especially in the service given by vocational guidance and counseling office. While the study was conducted, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Moreover; important materials were reviewed to find tangible and relevant informations which support the research to be fruitful. While this research was conducted, all the deans and counselors were active participants. Moreover, instructors and trainees were also involved .Because of the fact that the instructors and trainees were a lot in number simple and stratified sampling technique is used to select them from the total population. Questionaires were distributed to and collected from deans, vice deans, counselors and trainees where as interview was administered to instructors. Accordingly, 100% of deans, vice deans and counselors were participants of the study. Regarding instructors and trainees, fzfleen instructors from a total of one hundred seventy instructors of En toto and ten from the total of ninety nine of Tegbareid were randomly selected; furthermore one hundred trainees were selected from the two colleges randomly. After all, the data collected were analyzed and interpreted. There is no doubt that the implementation of guidance and counseling in Ethiopia is still developing in spite of the fact that it has long history. Therefore, it will not be exaggerating to say counseling service were rudimentary in the near past or even right now. The researcher is forced to say so standingfrom the participant' responses, the vocational guidance and counseling service at both colleges were unsati:,factory. It is unquestionable that in order to upgrade the guidance and counseling service not only the professionals but also deans, instructors and trainees should play their own part. The implementation of the service should not be left aside only to counselors to address the requirements of the service. It is through inspiring and full participation of the school community and concerned offices that the meeting of the goal is possible.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2019 12:12 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2019 12:12 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9584 |
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