Determinants and Opportunities of Educational Resource Conformity for Instructional Delivery in Pastoralist-Areas of Oromia: A Contextual Analysis

Abstract

The research looked into the endeavors made in transforming nature of educational provisions and interventional strategies through education for pastoralist society in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia, in order to lay a strong educational platform which can have lasting effects on improving the society’s life. For that purpose, cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected from sample students (n=418), teachers educational experts (n=493) and family households (n=200) selected through stratified random sampling from four. Pastoralist and semi-pastoralist settings: Bale, Guji, East Shewa, East Harerghe and Harerghe-West. Self-administered binary mode questionnaires and documentary checklists were used in collecting data which focused on four cross-cutting issues in education: Access, secure teaching-learning, stakeholders’ contributions and development of context-responsive skills. The findings indicated uneven access, fluctuating environmental security due to violence, non-responsive instructional skills and overall practices, minimum on-job training, striking traditional practices hampering educational success, and weak stakeholders’ contributions for the development of educational programs.