Full Name

• Head, Department of Special Needs Education (Present)
• Head, Testing Center IER
• Assistant Director, Institute of Educational Research
• Director, Institute of Educational Research

• Three different Certificates of Recognition Participation in leadership, BPR committee, Task force by presidents of AAU and the AVP
• Letter appreciation for contributions in the area of disabilities

• Member, African and Asian Universities Dialogue on Education Network

• Editor, Ethiopian Journal of Education
• Editor, Ethiopian Journal of Higher Education
• Associate editor, Ethiopian Journal of Higher Education

• Special Needs Education
• Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Care and Education
• Quality of Education
• Assessment of learning

• Daniel Desta and Others, 2009. Enhancing Active learning through Self –and Peer Reflection: The case of Selected Schools in Ethiopia. Journal of International Cooperation in Education. 12, No.1 PP 71-89
• Daniel Desta and Others (2006). Teachers’ and Principals’ Perception of Quality of Education. Ethiopian Journal of Education, Vol 26 No. 2
• Daniel Desta and Others (2015). Quality of Early Childhood care and Education

in Ethiopia: Assessment, Intervention and Development. ( Reviewed  book chapter)

• Daniel Desta and Others (2014). Quality of Primary Education in Ethiopia. ( Reviewed  book chapter)
• Daniel Desta and Others (2014). The Situation of Students with Disabilities in

Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia.

http://respondher.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_respond_her/students_with_disabilities_ethiopian_universities16_11_2014.pdf

• Head, Department of Special Needs Education, College of Education and Behavioral Studies, Addis Ababa University May 2016 to date
• Director, Institute of Educational Research (IER), Addis Ababa University, 2002 – 2008
• Member NPT National Steering Committee of Education Projects, Ministry of Education 2007 – 2009. The committee follows up and reviews all education development project funds in the federal Ministry and higher Education Institutions that are involved in the projects
• Member Board of the Higher Education Quality and Relevance Assurance Agency, 2005 – 2008. The board, among many other responsibilities concerning the agency, makes decisions on accreditation of all higher education institutions in the country.
• Member, Addis Ababa University, Senate2002 – 2008.
• Member, AAU Graduate Program Review Task Form Committee
• President, Addis Ababa University Teachers and Supportive Staff Savings and Credit Union
• Coordinator, Ethiopian University Entrance Examination and four other national examinations
• Member, BPR Committee (IER)
• Member, Ethiopian Special Needs Education Professionals Association Executive Committee

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Office no.: 040

Office telephone: 0111239654

Mobile: 0913205737

University email ID: daniel.desta@aau.edu.et

Alternative email ID : dandestad@gmail.com