This study examined the economic benefits of higher education in Ethiopia. It utilized a quantitative research approach. The study revealed that the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) for secondary and higher education is 1.97 and 1.84 respectively. This implies that both levels of education provide benefits outweighing their costs. Regarding the private…

Investigated Ethiopia's secondary physical sciences curriculum, emphasizing practical work and describing intentions and realizations of the science curriculum in terms of that intended by policymakers and curriculum developers and that implemented by science teachers. Data from interviews, observations, and document analyses indicated that the…

Describes educational changes targeting the science curriculum in Africa in response to dissatisfaction with the educational system. Attempts to qualitatively analyze and reflect on the newly introduced chemistry curriculum for beginners at grade 7 (age 13) in Ethiopian primary schools. (Contains 40 references.) (Author/YDS)

These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…

Surveys the student teaching program for science teachers at the Addis Ababa University. Investigates student teachers' perspectives on the discrepancies between theoretical and experiential science teaching that they have acquired. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/YDS)