Problems Of Admission And Placement Of High School Leavers Into The Higher Education Institutions A Case Study Of Three Faculties Of Education

The main purpose of this study is to assess the problems in the admission andrnplacement process of high school leavers into the higher education institutions in thernjield of teacher education. To achieve this purpose, basic questions concerning thernadmission and placement process were raised.rnThe study was conducted in selected three Higher Education Institutions whichrnlrain high school teachers. The sources of data are 126 academic administrative staffrnmemhers and instructors and ./5./ students and one acting department head.rn(jlleslionnaires, interviews and document analysis were the instruments used to collectrndata .fi)f' the study. The data obtained are analyzed using percentage, ./i'equencyrndistrilmtion and simple correlations and regressions. Based on the analysis made thern.liJllowing major findings are ohtained.rnDlle 10 the nature of the exam and lack of proper management ESLCE alone is not arngood instrument to select competent high school leavers into the teacher educationrnproxmnlme.rnHiXh school leavers are assigned to different institlllions using talent distribution .IystemrnhIli the placement of./i'eshmen stlldents into different Faculities is based on academicrnachievement ond interest. Both types of systems contmdict each other and os 0 resllltrnhOlh Edllcation Faculities and stlldents get 110 advantage. DlIe to lack of .I'ludents'rnilllere.I·1 ami {({lent and ability, the altrition mte is high in Edllcatioll Faculitie.l'.rnAdmitillg females and other high school lea vel's ./i'om the Developillg Regions (Afar,rnBeneshanglll, Gambela, Somalia) into the Higher Education Institutions with lowerrnESLCE-GPA helps to promote their ellrolll1lellt only atfreshman programme. Since norntlilorial classes and other special supports are given in the Educmion Faclliities thernprohahility of aliI' it ion rate is highfor these stlldents.rn!eucher education is the least favored programme in all institutiol/s. 771e allitllde ofrnxreallJlajorilY oistudellts towards education programme is low alld Ihll.I' Ihe majority ofrnIhem want 10 change theirfield.l· ofstlldy.rnflused Oil thejilldings ohtained the following recommendations are provided:rnOlle o/the preconditiolls 10 gel cOlnpetenl and qualified high school teachers is 10 makernIhe leaching profession attractive. This needs improving of teachers evaluCllion systemrn(/lId payment of hardship and housing allowancesfor remote and mral areas.rnSltldelllS IIIO/il" he successjiil if they are assigned on the basis of Iheir illterests andrn/(I!el1ls, so that enttwlce examillCllions alld interviews are good inSlmments to idellli./jirne!igih/e candidates.rnESlahlishl11el1l of preparCllO/y schoo!s he!p to collect potenlial studellis ./i'om the highrnschools alld each higher educa/ioll institution has to organize strengthened guidance alldrncOlIIlseling services to help illdividual studems to cope up their persollal andrnp.lychological problems.

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