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Item PRACTICE, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF TEACHING CIVIC AND ETHICAL EDUCATION IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THE CASE OF WOLAYTA SODDO TOWN ADMINISTRATION, WOLAYTA ZONE; SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA(HAWASSA UNIVERSTY, 2018-10) FANUEL DAWIT CHAMASSAThe purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of teaching civic and ethical education in public secondary schools of Soddo Town Administration, Wolayta Zone. Descriptive survey design was employed to achieve the intended objectives and to answer the basic research questions. The study consisted of 2 secondary schools, 189 students, 30 Civics subject teachers and other subject teachers, 4 principals and administrative staffs from each sample school and 1 cluster supervisor. The samples respondents were selected using random sampling technique, while the key informants were selected using purposive sample selection methods based on their proximity to the case under investigation. Questionnaires and interview and document analysis were used to collect data. The data sets were analyzed using mixed analytical technique with descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis methods. The finding of this thesis revealed that inside and outside school variables challenging the teaching practice or the subject delivery. The finding regarding the challenges indicated that there was lack of teachers commitment, lack of motivation for the teachers from government and concerned bodies, the text book ambiguity and complexity, the expansion of corruption in the country and the perception of others as the subject is only for political coverage or to mobilize the people for the leading party. Teachers not committed to apply different active and participatory mechanisms because of lack of motivation and support from concerned bodies, students‟ attention to the subject is becoming less because of perception of other teachers as the subject is for political coverage, lack of democratic school administration, lack of good governance and corruption around their environment. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: continual training and motivation for teachers to upgrade the concepts of contents and approaches, involvement of all school community in the issue of the subject matter, improvement of the text book by avoiding content ambiguity and complexity and including different political ideology.Item EXPLORING RISK FACTORS AND LIVING CONDITION OF STREET CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF ARBA MINCH TOWN, SNNPR(2019-11) ETETE KELIKLE YETEMEGNThe street children have been increasing at alarming rate and escalating problem in the world. The general objective of the study was to explore risk factors and living condition of children is living on the streets in Sikella sub-city of Arba Minch Town. To achieve the study objective, a qualitative research design was used to generate data both from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected through in-depth interviews of 20 street children. Collected data were analyzed, summarized, and interpreted using qualitative methods of data analysis. The study revealed that poverty, disagreement with stepmother/father, family divorce, peer pressure, being orphan and lack of alternative were the major push factors while peer pressure, glaring urban life (hope for a change), in search of money, better urban life, hope for better health, and education are the major pull factors. Lack of sufficient health care causes, malaria, and other transmitted diseases are some problems while the disparate feeling of fear, sexual abuse, use drug and alcohol, and fear of rape were the major psychological problems of the street children. It is recommended to offer children with life skill training, mentoring and provide with livelihood options while addressing the misconception towards street children.Item EXPLORING THE PARANTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAREEER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF YEKATIT 25/67 SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HOSSANA TOWN, HADIYA ZONE(HAWASSA UNIVERSITY, 2017-12) DESTA GOSHISOThe purpose of this study was to exploring the parental involvement in career choices of secondary school students: The case of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone. The descriptive explorative research design because it is appropriate to understand detail experience of study participants based on an individual’s subjective opinions, feelings, and beliefs about the parental involvement in the career choice of their children. The area of study was Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone in region of central Ethiopia. The target population of this study was 2942, from those 981 parents and 1961 students of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town. The sample size for the study was 22. Purposive sampling techniques was employed to select participants of study. The instruments of data collection in this study was interview and FGD. The study participants were parents and their children. The procedure of data collection by asking interview questions based on one to one and FGD.The data was analysis by qualitative approach based four theme related to basic research questions of the study through words in the form of narratives. This study finding from interview of parents and children FGD shown that parental involvement positively or negatively can determined career choices of their children and its success based on ways of their involvement. Parental involvement in the career choice of their children influenced by their internal and external factors such as their intrinsic wish about their children to have good things and environmental factors. The ways of almost parents provided support for their children in the career choice not considerable their children interests and talents. The study concluded that parental involvement had positive or negative consequences in the career choice of their children and its success based on ways of their involvements. Finally, the study suggested that parental involvement should be consider their children's talent and preference in them career choice rather than choosing career based their expectations about their children future profession. KEY terms of study,