Practices and Challenges of Preprimary Education In Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of preprimary education in Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State. To address this purpose, the study employed that mixed research design and Convergent approach encompassing twenty-five(25) randomly selected pre-primary education. The total population of the study was: teachers (N=98), School leaders (N=75) and others Education Bureau heads (EBHs), (N=5), supervisors N=5), which was summed to 183. Accordingly, from the total population of 183, the sample respondents taken were: teachers (n=50) who were selected randomly; and school leaders (n=75) selected through avilablity sampling method, because of their manageability, and others (EBHs, supervisors,., n=10) the rest participants were chosen by expert sampling. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Data for this study were collected through questionnaires, interviews, observation, and document analysis. The data collected through questionnaires from the teachers and school leaders were presented in tables for each case and analysed using descriptive (frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviations) statistics was used to analyse data. Qualitative data obtained through observations, document review and interviews were analyzed through narrative way. Accordingly, the finding of the study revealed that current practices, fulfillment of educational facilities and the factors influencing the program were low, on the other hand, participation of Parents and communities was moderately practiced, in the provision of pre-primary education programs, the data were analysed through qualitative or interview, observation and the document analysis were made also shows that: there were humble practical inference were unconstructively affected the effective implementation of the pre-primary education (o-Class) program in the study area. Thus, based on the findings and conclusion, the above revealed gaps were recommended to be implementing through the standard sated in the MoE, for effective implementation of the program.