Mebrahtom Guesh

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Assessing Education Quality in Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions (eBook, PDF)

A Survey at Mekelle University, Adi-Haki Campus

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Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Pedagogy - Miscellaneous Topics, grade: MA, Mekelle University, language: English, abstract: Education has received increased attention by the current government of Ethiopia in the recent years because it is believed to be a long term determinant of sustainable development. To this extent, the importance of educating people to ensure a country's continuous competitiveness and sustainable development is unquestionable. Because expanding and reforming higher education and research in a country will contribute significantly to alleviate problems such as suffering from relatively slow social and political progress, and becoming increasingly marginalized from the world economy. The purpose of this study was to examine education quality of input and process factors more emphasis on college resources and infrastructural perspectives, and the role of Quality assurance in ensuring Quality education in Mekelle University particularly in Adi-Haki campus. In line with the research questions and objectives, both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection have been used for this study. To find out the research questions, survey has been conducted with two questionnaires for teachers and students (121 students and 56 academic staff members) of the selected colleges. Beside this, four individuals i.e. Academic V/president of Mekelle university and Quality Assurance Head Offices of the selected three colleges has been interviewed to support the data which is collected through Quantitative way. After collecting data and information and analyzing it has found that educational quality of the selected colleges are not providing quality of education and the reason is that lack of motivation, inadequate e-learning materials, poor salary and allowance package, pitiable research inputs and outputs, shortage of financial and lack of managerial capacity, availability of corruption, political intervention, less educational qualification of Instructors i.e. below the required minimum standard to give instruction at degree level and difficulty of conducting the teaching-learning process effectively because most of them were not acquainted with the concept of pedagogy are among the constraints which were deduced by the respondents. Additionally, students¿ satisfaction level is low on campus facilities, library and internet facilities, and academic competency of their instructors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 106
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783656977025
• Artikelnr.: 43000987