Influences of individual and contextual factors on improving the professional development of TVET teachers in Ethiopia [Elektronische Ressource] / Ayele Abebe

Ayele Abebe

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• Soziologie

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• Publié par: technische_universitat_kaiserslautern
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: Deutsch
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Herausgeber: Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften
Fachgebiet Pädagogik
Postfach 3049
67653 Kaiserslautern


Gesamtherstellung: Abt. Foto-Repro-Druck
der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern
Postfach 3049 Kaiserslautern


Erscheinungsort, -jahr: Kaiserslautern, 2010

Auflage: 70

ISSN: 1868 – 7571






















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Ayele Abebe







Influences of Individual
and Contextual Factors on
Improving the Professional
Development of TVET
Teachers in Ethiopia


















Schriftenreihe:
Pädagogische Materialien der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern










Influences of Individual and Contextual Factors on Improving the Professional
Development of TVET Teachers in Ethiopia






Vom Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften
der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern
zur Verleihung des Akademischen Grades
Doktor der Philosophie ( Dr. phil.)
genehmigte

Dissertation




vorgelegt von
Ayele Abebe ( MBA, MSc)
aus Adama, Äthiopien





Tag der mündlichen Prüfung : 22 Januar 2010
Dekan: Prof. Dr. Thomas Lachmann
Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Thomas Jaitner
Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Henning Pätzold
2. Dr. Rolf Arnold

D 386
(2010)






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Dedication





To
My beloved wife
Seble Wongel Zebdiwos

and our dearest sons

Natnael, Misgana, and Abel


















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Table of content

Dedication .................................................................................................................................. ii
List of Tables............................................................................................................................ vii
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... viii
List of Abbreviations................................................................................................................ iix
Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................... x
Statement of Declaration........................................................................................................... xi
Abstract ................................................................................................................................... xiii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION........................................................................................ 1

1.1 Introduction........1
1.2 The Education System in Ethiopia....................................................................................1
1.2.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 1
1.2.2 Emergence of Modern Education in Ethiopia........................................................... 2
1.2.3 Current Education System 6
1.2.4 Technical and Vocational Education and Training.................................................. 10
1.3 Teacher Education in Ethiopia ........................................................................................13
1.3.1 Development of the Teacher Education System ..................................................... 13
1.3.2 Challenges in the Teacher Education System ......................................................... 16
1.4 The Research Problem ....................................................................................................18
1.5 Aim of the Research........................................................................................................22
1.6 The Research Objectives and Questions.........................................................................24
1.6.1 The Research Objectives......................................................................................... 24
1.6.2 The Research Questions.......................................................................................... 24
1.7 The Significance of the Research....................................................................................25
1.8 Limitations ......................................................................................................................27
1.9 Delim...................................................................................................................28
1.10 Summary .......................................................................................................................29


CHAPTER TWO THEORETICAL BASIS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TVET
TEACHERS............................................................................................................................. 31

2.1 Teacher Professional Development.................................................................................32
2.1.1 Features and Characteristics of Professional Development.................................... 32
2.1.2 Factors Affecting Professional Development of Teachers ...................................... 35
2.1.2.1 Contextual Factors ............................................................................................... 35
2.1.2.2 Process Factors..................................................................................................... 36
2.1.2.3 Content Factors .................................................................................................... 39
2.1.3 Significance of Professional Development of Teachers.......................................... 40
2.1.3.1 Impact on Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices........................................................... 40
2.1.3.2 Impact on Students’ Learning and Achievement ................................................. 41
2.1.3.3 Impact on the Success of Educational Reforms................................................... 41
2.2 Learning and Professional Development on the Basis of Constructivism......................43
2.2.1 Constructivist Approach to Learning ...................................................................... 43
2.2.2 Implication of Constructivist Learning Theories on Teaching and Learning ......... 46
2.2.3 The Contribution of Constructivist Theory to Teacher Education and Practice ... 49
2.2.4 Vocational Teacher Education: from essentialism to constructivism...................... 51
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2.2.5 Application of Constructivism in Vocational Education......................................... 56

2.3 Competences for TVET Teachers ...................................................................................60
2.3.1 The Concept of Competence 60
2.3.2 Towards a Holistic Model of Competence.............................................................. 65
2. 3.3 Competences in TVET........................................................................................... 67
2.3.4 Key Competences ................................................................................................... 69
2.3.5 Defining Competence Framework for TVET Teachers .......................................... 72
2.4 Teachers as Adult Learners and Professionals ................................................................78
2.4.1 Adult Learning Theories .............................................................................................. 78
2.4.1.1 Self Directed Learning......................................................................................... 81
2.4.1.2 Experiential Learning 86
2.4.1.3 Transformative Learning Theory ......................................................................... 86
2.4.2 Teachers’ Beliefs, Perceptions and Motivation....................................................... 88
2.4.2.1 Teaching as a Profession ...................................................................................... 88
2.4.2.2 Teachers as Adult Learners .................................................................................. 91
2.4.2.3 Influence of Self Perception and Beliefs on Learning and Development............ 93
2.4.3 Motivation Issues in Professional Development..................................................... 95
2.5 Teachers’ Learning and Professional Development at Workplaces ..................