Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of EMIS program in Oromia Regional
State. The study follows descriptive design and a mixed research approach. Regarding data gathering
method, the study employs a survey method of data gathering tools like questionnaire, interview,
focus group discussion, document analysis & observations. Cluster sampling and multi-stage
random sampling technique was used for sampling school level population and purposive sampling
techniques were used for sampling EMIS data producers (EMIS staff) and EMIS data users
(stakeholders). The Total sample population selected for this research were, 380(272 school
directors & 25 EMIS staff and 83 EMIS stakeholders) from a total of 908 population selected from 6
zones 12 woredas, 219 primary schools & 26 secondary schools in Oromia Regional State. For this
study, primary & secondary data was collected from school principals, Woreda, zonal, regional
education offices and respective Stakeholders. The frequency counts and percentages were used to
analyze the background information of the respondents. Whereas the quantitative data obtained in
relation to main questions of the study was analyzed by using mean scores with standard deviation.
The scores of each item was statistically organized and imported into Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS-20) to obtain sum, mean value and standard deviation. The finding of this study
reviles that, the implementation status of enabling environment for implementation of EMIS was
evaluated as an emerging stage, while system soundness, quality data and education data utilization
were evaluated as Established stage and the overall status as moderate level. The main gaps
identified were lack of legal- framework, lack of accountability & responsibility for data, absence of
data-driven culture, shortage of modern ICT materials & infrastructures, the system is non-dynamic
& not elastic, communication between data producers and data users was very limited,. The study
recommends that, Oromia Education Bureau must have legal framework with a clear legal mandate
to collect information from all education and training institutions and bodies. The bureau should
shift data collection, data analysis& data dissemination techniques from manual to modern webbased application and online technology. The data architecture and its blue-print should be
prepared and implemented in the region. The statistical report should be customized to users need
and effective dissemination strategy should be designed.
