INâ€SERVICE TRAININGS CONTINUED TO BE OPTIONS FOR SUSTAINING ACADEMICS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES: EVIDENCES IN ADAMA AND HARAMAYA UNIVERSITIES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The article targeted to investigate whether the present mode of professional development, INSET continued to be an effective means for shaping instructors’ way of thinking as well as a way augmenting professional competencies of practitioners or not. A case study and quasiâ€experimental designs were combined as preferred approaches for a critical examination of the problem. Using purposive sampling about 59 academics and program leaders were taken part as a means for sources of information. The result revealed that INSET was the unwavering main gateway for the present professional development initiatives. Academics who took part in professional development training had shown more consideration about the importance of professional development program than those who have no experience in professional development initiatives. Academic staff members assured that they need more time to assimilate trainings and implement new theories into their classroom practices and to share good practices with colleagues. Suggestions for improving professional development focused on the necessity to prioritize individual needs, decreasing the duration of the training and improving the quality of the training manuals. More importantly, time to reflect, follow up on the outcome of the trainings and resources for implementation of the professional development trainings found to be in short supply and in need of systematic attention.
Authors and Affiliations
Yilfashewa Seyoum, Teacher Educator| Faculty of Education and Behavioral Sciences Haramaya University& PhD Student, College of Education, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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