An Investigation Of Intercultural Relation Through Adult Educationin The Case Of Enewary And Surrounding Communities In North Shewa Zone Of The Amhara National Regional State
The research is conducted on intercultural relation through adult education, the case of Enewaryrnand surrounding Communities of North shewa zone of Amhara Regional State. The mainrnobjective and purpose of the study is to investigate the role of adult education in interculturalrnrelation of Enewary community and in improving the living condition of peoples within therndistrict. Both qualitative and quantitative paradigm has employed in data analysis andrninterpretation. Primary sources of data such as interview, focus group discussion andrnquestionnaires were tools to collect data. In addition to these, magazines and written documentsrnhave utilized. Purposive and Convenience Sampling were sampling methods during samplernselection. The instruments utilized to collect the data were questionnaire, focus group discussionrnand interview. The respondents involved in the study were craft workers, woreda heads, adultrneducation facilitators, supervisors and religious elders. The findings of the study revealed thatrnintercultural relation in the case of Enewary and surrounding communities in Norh showa zonernof Amhara regional National state is that adult education has shown a light of improvement inrnthe societies social life and livelihood of the community in different dimension particularlyrnpolitically, socially and economically. To improve the living condition of the community theirrnliving standard, Adult education experts from national to kebele levels should work hard followrnup the implementation of the policies towards adult education and lifelong trainings in farming,rnfamily planning, and small enterprises