Teachers’ career ladder policy in Ethiopia: an opportunity for professional growth or “a stick disguised as a carrot?”

Tekleselassie, Abebayehu Aemero

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2004.11.022

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“…Instead, in an apparently haphazard move, the MoE started to recruit high school students. This ill-conceived decision to hire untrained teachers, who were commonly referred to as Degoma Memheran (paid a monthly salary of about US$60), had serious ramifications not only on the quality of education, but also on the professional integrity and social acceptance of teaching as a profession (Tekleselassie, 2005). In 1979/80, teacher training resumed.…”

Section: The Military Regime: 1974-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

Teacher preparation in Ethiopia: a critical analysis of reforms

Semela

2014

Cambridge Journal of Education

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The purpose of this article is to provide a more comprehensive picture of teacher preparation in Ethiopia on top of a closer scrutiny of current teacher education reforms. In particular, it presents teacher education within the context of policy implementation over the last six decades by highlighting key reforms and how these reforms impacted the education system in general and the teaching profession in particular. In analysing why and how the policy reforms took place, the paper draws on Chin and Benne's strategies of change management and the world system theories. Further, based on government statistics, official policy documents, and observations, the paper argues that the series of policy interventions were short of addressing the challenges of teacher preparation, including maintaining minimum quality standards, though the sector's expansion has had favourable impact on educational access and bridging regional and gender disparities.

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Section: The Military Regime: 1974-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

Teacher preparation in Ethiopia: a critical analysis of reforms

Semela

2014

Cambridge Journal of Education

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“…In the past, there were no formal qualification requirements for principals, who were elected to post by colleagues (Abebayehu 2005). The government (MoE 2008) intends that all primary school principals receive diploma-level training in educational planning and management, however the most recent sector development plan (MoE 2010) set no targets for achieving this.…”

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The implications of school improvement and school effectiveness research for primary school principals in Ethiopia

Mitchell

2014

Educational Review

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In the last twenty years the Ethiopian education system has rapidly expanded, leading to a 500% increase in primary school enrolment. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has sought to address a perceived decline in educational quality through nationally-mandated programmes for school improvement (MoE 2007) and teachers ' professional development (MoE 2004). Such programmes-imported on the advice of USAID, DfID and other development partners-are implemented 'mechanistically', without adaptation for societal or organisational cultural contexts. This article reviews empirical research from the last decade, including 'grey' literature, in the school improvement (SI) and school effectiveness research (SER) traditions to draw implications for primary school principals in Ethiopia.

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“…These document includes: Continuous Professional Development Guideline (MoE, 2003); Teacher Education System Overhaul (MoE, 2003);and General Education Quality Improvement Program (MoE, 2007). Notably, all of these initiatives place substantial emphasis on professional development of teachers', although, as Tekleselassie (2000) explained, embarking on an educational reform and creating as well as sustaining significant levels of improvement are not the same thing. Rather, as Tekleselassie argues, school reform is about changing the will, ability and actions of many players at different levels in the educational system, among whom teachers are the most important.…”

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confidence: 99%