http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2053 2026-04-03T20:23:26Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2467 Title: Students’ Expectations and Attitude towards Foreign-Supplied Post-Graduate Programmes through Ethiopian Private Higher Education Institutions Authors: Negi, Rakshit; Kedida, Guta Abstract: Last few decades have witnessed the emergence of various forms of educational exports, e.g. distance-education, online-education etc., mainly caused by the phenomenon of globalization and advancement of Information Technology (IT). This placed education at the threshold of transformation, by allowing the society to demand quality education, and the government to create additional partners, specifically from private domain, to satisfy such needs. However, in recent times, many Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are also delivering programmes, pertaining to some degree/diploma or certificate, being offered by foreign universities, and often viewed as an adjunct to distance-education or study abroad, at least in the Ethiopian context. Despite the growth of ‘at home’ mode of delivery of educational services, many researchers still focus on the traditional public-private competition, rather exploring the perspectives for getting benefitted in a more marketing-oriented manner. This paper attempts to investigate the issues associated with ‘at home’ delivery of educational services by the private HEIs in Ethiopia. Specifically, the paper examines the expectations and attitudes of 215 Ethiopian students pertaining to the delivery of postgraduate programmes by foreign universities. Furthermore, ‘at home’ mode of delivery, through Ethiopian private HEIs, is not only found to be helpful in narrowing the gap between the demand and supply aspects, but also reported to be adding value and quality to the higher education system of the nation. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2466 Title: The Role of Private Higher Education Institutions in Student Readiness for Higher Education Authors: Solomon, Misganaw Abstract: This study examined the role of Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in students’ readiness for Higher Education (HE) in Addis Ababa. It attempted to identify the practices in and collaboration between Preparatory Schools (PSs) and PHEIs in producing HE-ready students. To this effect, data were collected from randomly selected 15 PHEIs, five PSs and a board member of the Private Higher Education (PHE) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions’ Association through questionnaire and interview. The results show that apart from the fragmented and minor efforts made by PHEIs after students joined the Higher Education (HE), the sector has a long way to go in assisting PSs to produce HE-ready students. The link between PSs and PHEIs appears missing. However, PHEI leaders believe that student readiness should be part of their institutional responsibilities and they need to collaborate with PSs to ensure that students join HE well-prepared. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2465 Title: Collecting Feedback from Students in Ethiopian Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIS): Implication for Quality Assurance and Enhancement Authors: Girma, Melaku (PhD) Abstract: Collecting feedback from students on their experiences of higher education and publishing the information to the stakeholders has become one of the major components of quality assurance and enhancement practices. Students’ feedback can be obtained in many ways through formal and informal means. This paper examines whether private HEIs in Ethiopia possess an elaborate mechanisms for the collection of student feedback information to enhance quality as well as address accountability. The Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency’s (HERQA’s), a national quality watchdog, institutional quality audit reports implied that collecting feedback from student is still nascent in most private institutions and the practice seems to be largely undefined, unclear and untamed. The presence of student representation on institutional bodies, open door policy, and other casual activities in the institutions is to be welcomed. However, the institutions need to move further to incorporate surveys using formal instruments in order to obtain feedback from the entire population of students and they can document the experiences of the student population in a more or less systematic way. The institutions also need to take this useful and informative feedback sufficiently seriously. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2226 Title: Assessing Graduate Employability Skills: Implications for Quality in Higher Education Authors: Assefa, Zenawi Z; Biadglign, A; K, Tsegazeab Abstract: The study was conducted at Mekelle University to examine whether the training programs enable graduates to develop the required employability skills. It was also meant to study the actual practices of graduates in the world of work. To examine whether the training at the university enables students to develop the required employability skills, first year students and graduating class students were tested using the graduate skills assessment instrument. Employers in selected firms and former graduates of the university were also asked in relation to their experiences of the use of employability skills. Program catalogues of selected faculties were also content analyzed. It was found that first year students’ performance in the graduate skills assessment test was significantly higher than the graduating class students. Former graduates working in selected firms also indicated that although they regularly use problem solving and job related vocational skills, they have not developed these skills during their college experience. Similarly, employers revealed that their employees lack problem solving and job related skills. The contents of the program catalogue do not clearly specify a set of graduate skills that should be acquired by graduates at the completion of their studies. The need to revise the training programs and to work in collaboration with business and industry is thoroughly discussed. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z