Factors affecting adult education program in some districts of Kaffa zone

Academic Paper from the year 2024 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, Haramaya University (college of educational and behavioral science), course: Adult education, language: English, abstract: The main Purpose of this study was to assess Factors affecting adult education program in selected woredas of kaffa zone. To do so the three basic research questions were formulated and descriptive survey research design were employed. Mixed approaches were used to collect the data. The IFAE centers, facilitators and learners were selected using random sampling techniques and supervisors and adult education directorates/coordinators/ were selected using purposive sampling techniques. One woreda and one town administration were included in the study out of 12 woredas and 2 town administrations by using random sampling techniques. The collected data were analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Some of the major findings were: learners have negative attitudes and they have less interest about the program. Related with facility, budget is not properly allocated to run the program, the learning material is not prepared with learner's language, regarding facilitators related factors, they don't have skill of how to facilitate and stakeholder's integration is very low. Thus, to improve the situation, it is recommended that: all stake holders should play their own role properly, the responsible bodies should help by supplying the adequate teaching-learning material, and all the stake holders should work cooperatively.

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The author was born in South West Ethiopian Regional State, Kaffa Zone Gimbo Woreda, on June 10 10, 1986 E.C. He attends his elementary school at Gawa gerepa, Diri Gomma and Hibret Primary Schools and Secondary School Education at Gimbo secondary School and Preparatory School and Bonga Bishaw Woldeyohannes Secondary and Preparatory School. Then he joined Bahir Dar University in 2005 E.C and graduated on June 27, 2007 E.C. After graduated from Bahir Dar University in the field of adult Education and Community Development, he was assigned as an officer of conflict resolution in south west Ethiopian region at Gewata woreda in security office and women and child affair office capacity building of women in the year 2008 and again in the year 2009 worked in the planning office in South Western Ethiopian regional state in Kaffa Zone Telo Woreda revenue authority branch office for one year. Again he shifted the work place to Southwest Ethiopia Regional State, Kaffa Zone Bonga town and joined the staff of Bonga College of Teacher Education on October 02, 2010 E.C as assistant lecturer of Adult Education and Community Development. After surviving for two years working at Bonga College of Teacher Education, he joined at Haramaya University in 2012 E.C to pursue MA degree in Adult Education and Community Development. After MA graduation from Haramaya University, he was lecturer in south west region Ethiopia in Bonga college of education and conducting diffrent researches .