Challenges of Evening Educational Program for Working Children and Young People: Evidence From Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Akalewold Fedilu Mohammed and Degwale Gebeyehu Belay
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Akalewold Fedilu Mohammed: School of Governance and Development Studies, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Degwale Gebeyehu Belay: Department of Governance and Development Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET), 2019, vol. 10, issue 4, 41-54

Abstract: This article reports the findings from a study aimed at assessing the challenges of evening educational programs for working children and young people. A descriptive research design and mixed research approach were employed. The design helped to obtain information concerning the current status of the phenomena and to describe “what exists” with respect to conditions in a situation. A total of 367 students participated in the study. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the evening students are females. There are ongoing access issues for disadvantaged children and young people who cannot attend school on a regular basis, despite the provision of evening educational programs. Challenges include deficits in policy framework and the adopted curriculum, political drivers, teacher motivation, and facilities. Due to a lack of time, some courses are excluded from the evening programs. As a result, children and young people who are enrolled in this program achieve low academic performance as compared to the students in the regular program.

Date: 2019
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