Factors Affecting The Performance Of Alternative Basic Education Facilitators In Arsi Negele Woreda Of West Arsi Zone Of Oromia

The purpose of the study was to assess those factors affecting the performance of alternativernbasic education facilitators in west Arsi zone of Oromia. To this end, a descriptive survey methodrnwas employed. The sources of data for the research include ABE facilitators, WEO-experts, NGOrnproject staff, members of the center management committee (CMC) and ABE children from levelrnthree in Arsi Negele Woreda. Eight ABE centers and two project coordinators were selected byrnusing purposive sampling technique whereas 36 facilitators, four WEO experts and 24 CMCrnmembers were selected by using availability sampling technique. The ABE centers were selectedrnpurposively based on their accessibility to public transport. The NGO project staff coordinatorsrnand one cluster school supervisor were also selected purposively, for they have much to do withrnthe ABE centers and could provide the researcher with the in depth information about thernfacilitators’ performance, ABE centers and role of the CMC members. Finally, ABE childrenrnfrom level three were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Instruments of datarncollection were questionnaires, semi-structured interview, and focus group discussion andrnobservation checklist. Some of the major findings were: The number of female facilitators at thernABE centers was very low (10%); the recruitment of facilitators was based on criteria set by ABErnstakeholders; the majority26 (72%) of the ABE centers lacked supplementary reading materials;rnthe three most widely used methods of teaching by facilitators were role playing (88.8%), grouprndiscussion (77.7%) and debate (77.7%); facilitators' mostly needed trainings were onrn“continuous assessment” (94.4%) and “report writing" (86.1%), the working relationshipsrnbetween facilitators and wereda education office experts was very encouraging, and the mostrnserious problem at the ABE centers was the periodic drought which usually caused high dropoutrnrate of ABE children. Finally, certain conclusions were drawn based on the major findings andrnsome feasible recommendations were made

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