International Conference on Educational Research for Development, 13th-15th, May 2009

Conference Schedule

First International Conference on Educational Research for Development
College of Education, AAU
May 13th to 15th, 2009
Schedule

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room
Day 1 (Morning Session)
Plenary Session
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Event/Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
8:00 - 9:00a.m Registration Registration Desk    
9:00 - 9:05a.m Words of Thanks Tirussew Teferra Organizing Committee Dr. Haregewoin A
9:05 - 9.30a.m Welcome Speech Andreas Eshete (Prof.), President , Addis Ababa University and UNESCO Chair for Human Rights and Democracy Tirussew Teferra Dr. Haregewoin A
Opening Speech His Excellency Ato Demeke Mekonnen, Ministry of Education Tirussew Teferra Dr. Haregewoin A
9.30 - 10.00a.m Keynote Address
Education Research Policy and Policy Research in Education 		David Bridges (Prof. Emeritus) Tirussew Teferra Dr. Haregewoin A
10:00-10:30a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 1 Panel A (Morning Session)
Theme: Teacher Education (TE)
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
10:30-12:00 a.m Globalization, Technological Innovations and Teachers Professional Development (TDP) Sofowora Olaniyi Alaba (PhD) and J. O. Adeyanju (Prof.) Teshome Nekatibeb(PhD) Fekadu M.
Validating the Student Rating of Teaching Using Multiple Measures Zenawi Zerihun (PhD Student) Teshome Nekatibeb(PhD) Fekadu M.
ICT Contents in Teacher Preparation Programme for Middle Schools: Nigeria Experience Philip Jegede.(PhD) and Hannah Ajayi(PhD) Teshome Nekatibeb(PhD) Fekadu M.
12:00 - 13:30pm
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 1 Panel B (Morning Session)
Theme: Educational Research Paradigm (ERP)
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
10:30-12:00 a.m Value Added and Contextualization Techniques in Education Dougal Hutchison (PhD) and Tilaye Yeshanew Abdussamad Ahmed(PhD) Teshome E.
Student Self-Assessment: A Springboard for Future Learning Development Maddalena Taras (PhD) Abdussamad Ahmed(PhD) Teshome E.
Failure of the Education MDGs and the Need for Future- Oriented Policies for Prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa Yujiro Iida (Post Graduate Student) Abdussamad Ahmed(PhD) Teshome E.
12:00 - 13:30pm
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room
Day 1 (Afternoon Session)
Plenary Session
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
13:30 - 14:00 pm Keynote Address
Opportunities and Challenges of doing Research in Ethiopian Milieu: Visions and Experiences from the Field 		Teshome G. Wagaw (Prof. Emeritus) Habtamu Wondimu (Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A.

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 1 Panel A (Afternoon Session)
Theme: Early Childhood and Special Needs Education (EC&SNE)
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
14:00 - 15:30 p.m An Ecological Model of Rehabilitation Counseling Dennis R (Prof.) Teka Zewdie(PhD) Teshome E.
A Person is a Person Because of Others': Challenges to Meanings of Discipline in South African and Scottish Schools Gillean McCluskey (Ph.D) Teka Zewdie(PhD) Teshome E.
Child Wellbeing and Education in Ethiopia: Exploring access to Schooling in a Rural Context Tigist Grieve(PhD Student) Teka Zewdie(PhD) Teshome E.
15:30 - 16:00 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
16:00 - 17:30 p.m Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment for Early Childhood Education: A Model Susan Lagos Lavenz (PhD) Daniel Desta (PhD) Teshome E
Planning A Community- Based Vocational Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities (PWDs) Wegayehu Tebeje(PhD) Daniel Desta (PhD) Teshome E
The Status of Early Child Care and Education in Ethiopia Tirussew T.(Laureate Prof.),Teka Z.(PhD), Belay T. (PhD) and others Daniel Desta (PhD) Teshome E

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 1 Panel B(Afternoon Session)
Theme: Educational Research Paradigm (ERP)
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
14:00 - 15:30 p.m Using New Technology to Enhance a University-School Research Network - Educating Reflexive Science Teachers Elaine Wilson Ayalew Shibeshi (Assoc. Prof.) Feda N.
Breaking Boundaries: Intercultural Trans-disciplinary Arts Practice-A Model of Educational Research for Development Nick Owen (PhD) Ayalew Shibeshi (Assoc. Prof.) Feda N.
Closing Schools for the Future (CSF) Research Program Nick Owen (PhD) Ayalew Shibeshi (Assoc. Prof.) Feda N.
15:30-16:00 p.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
16:00 - 17:30 p.m "The Pointing Structure of Education" As an example for the Phenomenological Paradigm in Educational Research Volker Kerft (Prof.) Amare Asgedom (PhD) Feda N.
Informing Educational Policy and Implementation Via Qualitative Research Solomon Areaya(PhD) Amare Asgedom (PhD) Feda N.
The FCUBE policy in Ghana,Reality or Rhetoric? A Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective Hope Pius Nudzor (PhD) Amare Asgedom (PhD) Feda N.

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room
Day 2 (Morning Session)
Plenary Session
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
9:00 - 9:30 am Keynote Address
Using Personal Narrative in Educational Research: Validity and Truthfulness 		Morewenna Griffiths (Prof.) Tilahun Sineshaw (Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A.

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 2 Panel A (Morning Session)
Theme: Teacher Education (TE)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30- 10:00 a.m The Role of First-Hand Experience in the Development Education of Potential Teachers Dan Davies (Prof.) and Elaine Lam Woube Kassaye(PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
10:30 - 12:00 am Trainee Teachers' Developing Values and Practice in Relation to Assessment Mark Winterbottom (PhD) Mekonnen Disassa (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
Educational Research in Teacher's and Future Teacher's Attitudes Jana Zehle(PhD) Mekonnen Disassa (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
Dialogue -----Journal of the University Teachers Association 1967-1993 Annotated Bibliography with an Overview Aboneh Ashagre (Asst. Prof.) Mekonnen Disassa (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 2 Panel B (Morning Session)
Theme: Educational Research Paradigm (ERP)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30 - 10:00 a.m Educating for Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reconstructing the Philosophical and Epistemological Foundations Ali A. Abdi (Prof.) Teshome G. Wagaw (Prof. Emeritus) Fekadu M.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
10:30 - 12:00 am From Knowledge Acquisition to Knowledge Application: The Case of Curriculum Inquiry in Ethiopia Amare Asgedom (PhD) Haile Silassie W/Gerim (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
Enhancing Student Outcomes in Diverse Contexts Lorrae Ward(PhD) and Jo Mullins Haile Silassie W/Gerim (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
Evidence-Based Educational Planning: The Promise of School Improvement Program (SIP) Michael Daniel(PhD) Haile Silassie W/Gerim (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 03
Day 2 Panel C (Morning Session)
Theme: Higher Education: Innovation & Challenges (HE)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30- 10:00 a.m Can African Higher Education be transformed through International Academic Linkages and Engagement of the Diaspora? The Case of Ethiopia Sisay Asefa (Prof.) Abiy Tasse (PhD) Hailemariam K.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
10:30 - 12:00 am Introducing a Blended Learning Course at Masters Level: Lessons Learned from the Cambridge University First Cohort Ros McLellan(PhD) Ayele Meshesha(PhD) Hailemariam K.
Thesis Examination Process in the College of Education, AAU: Graduate Students' Reflection Wossenu Yimam (PhD) Ayele Meshesha(PhD) Hailemariam K.
Researching Human Capacity Needs of the New Public Universities in Ethiopia Kate Ashcroft (Prof.) and others Ayele Meshesha(PhD) Hailemariam K.
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room Day 2 (Afternoon Session) Plenary Session
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
13:30 - 14:00 pm Keynote Addres
Evolving Educational Research Paradigms in the United States: Early Childhood Education and Special Education 		Samuel L.Odom (Prof.) Tirussew Teferra (Laureate Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A..

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 2 Panel A (Afternoon Session)
Theme: Teacher Education (TE)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
14:00-15:30 p.m Developing and Sustaining Professional Knowledge Through Teacher Research: A Case Study of Three Schools Sue Brindley Tamene Kitila(PhD) Hailemariam K.
Application of the Technique of Microteaching to the Training of Teachers of English: Third year Students College of Education Addis Ababa University in Focus Assefa Zeru (PhD) Tamene Kitila(PhD) Hailemariam K.
Motivating and/or De-motivating Factors to do Action Research in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Two Ethiopian Public Universities: Implications for Quality Language Teaching Firdissa Jebessa (PhD Student) Tamene Kitila(PhD) Hailemariam K.
15:30-16:00p.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
16:00 - 17:30 pm An Assessment of the Progress Made in General and Vocational Education in Ethiopia in the Twentieth Century: With the Intent to Draw Lessons for the Twenty- First Century Girma Zewdie (Assoc. Prof.) W/ro Elizabeth Ayalew (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
Overlooked Causes for the Decline of the Quality of Education in Ethiopia Tessema Ayalew W/ro Elizabeth Ayalew (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
Developing a Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Enquiry into Mentors' Experience of Using Literature With Trainee History Teacher Christine Counsell W/ro Elizabeth Ayalew (Asst. Prof.) Fekadu M.
18:30
Social Events ( Reception and Traditional Music)

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 2 Panel B (Afternoon Session)
Theme: Educational Research Paradigm (ERP)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
14:00-15:30 p.m An Ethical and Pragmatical Approach in Nurturing the Missing Link between Research and Development Petros Kibebew Girma Lemma(Asst. Prof.) Feda N.
Valuing Teachers' Research Aims to Provide Evidence to Policy Makers Emma Sarton and Belay Addissa Girma Lemma(Asst. Prof.) Feda N.
The Educational Research as a Tool in School Improvement Matti Kuorelaht(PhD) Girma Lemma(Asst. Prof.) Feda N.
15:30 - 16:00p.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
16:00 - 17:30 pm 'King Solomon's Mines: Ethiopia's Wealth of Wisdom and the Secular Search for Philosophy of Education' Matthew G. Thompson(PhD) Mekasha Kassaye( PhD) Hailemariam K.
Current Status, Challenges and Prospects of Action Research in Government Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa Befekadu Zeleke (Asst. Prof.) Mekasha Kassaye( PhD) Hailemariam K.
Using Visual Methods for School Self-Review and Development: Possibilities for Twenty First Century Education Research Hilary Cremin(PhD) and Carolynne Mason Mekasha Kassaye( PhD) Hailemariam K.
18:30
Social Events ( Reception and Traditional Music)

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 03
Day 2 Panel C (Afternoon Session)
Theme: Higher Education: Innovation & Challenges (HE)
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
14:00-15:30 p.m Capacity Building for Demography Studies in Southern Africa: International Collaboration in Action Rosalind Foskett (PhD) and Nicholas H.Foskett (Prof.) Wanna Leka(PhD) Teshome E.
Challenges and Prospects of Internationalization for Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia Elizabeth Ayalew (PhD Student) Wanna Leka(PhD) Teshome E.
The Links between Academic Research and Economic Development in Ethiopia: The Case of AAU Mulu Nega(PhD Student) Wanna Leka(PhD) Teshome E.
15:30-16:00p.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
16:00 - 17:30 pm Understanding Student Assessment: With Specific Reference to Some Higher Learning Institutions in Ethiopia Wondimu Tadesse, (Asst.Prof.) Zinabu W/Mariam (Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A
Developing Interdisciplinary Fields in Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Areas Using Contingency Tables Hossein Barani (PhD) Zinabu W/Mariam (Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A
Evaluation and Improvement in Higher Education: Conditions, Constrains and Pitfalls Willem Van Os (PhD) Zinabu W/Mariam (Prof.) Dr. Haregewoin A
18:30
Social Events ( Reception and Traditional Music)

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room Day 3 (Morning Session) Plenary Session
Thursday 14 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
9:00 - 9:30 am Key note Address
Teacher Education and Pedagogical Change; What does the Research Tell us? 		John Furlong (Prof.) Solomon Areaya(PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 3 Panel A (Morning Session)
Theme: Higher Education: Innovations and Challenges (HE)
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30- 10:30 a.m Spelling out Educational Policy Dialogue: CSOs between Researchers Policy Makers and Citizenry Newton M. Kyando (PhD Student) Tesfaye Teshome(PhD) Feda N.
Graduate Students' Perception of The Assessment of Learning Outcomes by the University Instructors Desalegn Chalchisa (PhD) Tesfaye Teshome(PhD) Feda N.
10:30-11:00 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
11:00- 12:30 am Pedagogy in Higher Education of Agriculture Atul Kumar (Prof.) and Vandana A. Kumar Jeilu Omer (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
Instructors' Views Concerning the Role of HE in Promoting Lifelong Learning in Ethiopia: Challenges and Prospects Dessu Wirtu (PhD) Jeilu Omer (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
Industry and Higher Education: Meeting the Needs for Mutual benefits Rakshit Negi(PhD) Jeilu Omer (PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
12:30 - 14:00pm
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 3 Panel B (Morning Session)
Theme: Educational Research Paradigm (ERP)
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30- 10:30 a.m Genealogical Approach to Educational Research Narges Sajadiehand(PhD Student) Khosrow Bagheri Noaparast(Prof.) Tesfaye Shiferaw(PhD) Hailemariam K.
Rural Teachers and Teacher Education Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reconsidering the Evidence Base Gabrielle Bonnet and Alison Buckler Tesfaye Shiferaw(PhD) Hailemariam K.
10:30-11:00 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
11:00- 12:30 am Education in a Post-neoliberal Era - A Promising Future for the Global South Lars Dahlstrom (Prof.) Brook Lemma(PhD) Feda N.
Rigorous Ethnography, Social Justice, and Educational Development Geoffrey Walford, (Prof.) Brook Lemma(PhD) Feda N.
Researching "Invisible" Populations: Methodological Approaches and Dilemmas Elfeneh Udessa Bariso (PhD) Brook Lemma(PhD) Feda N.
12:30 - 14:00pm
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 03
Day 3 Panel C(Morning Session)
Theme: Gender, Adult & Environmental Education (GA&EE)
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Title of the paper Presenter(s) Convener Rapporteur
09:30- 10:30 a.m Agro - Forestry Systems as an art of Land Use Technologies for Environmental Education Sutuma Eddessa (PhD) Akililu Dalelo(PhD) Teshome E.
Academic Performance Attribution Across Gender: Addis Ababa University Students in Focus Hailemichael Tesfaye Akililu Dalelo(PhD) Teshome E.
10:30-11:00 a.m
Refreshments Break - Coffee & Tea
11:00- 12:30 am 'A Girl Never Finishes Her Journey': Mixing Methods to Understand Female Experiences of Education in Contemporary Ethiopia Laura Camfied(PhD) Tehsome Soromessa (PhD) Hailemariam K.
Workplace Learning in the Horti/Floriculture Sector in East-Africa Martin Mulder(Prof.) and Judith Gulikers (PhD) Tehsome Soromessa (PhD) Hailemariam K.
Not What They Said But How They Said It: The Political Courage of Black Girls and Women in their Everyday Experiences Ruth Nicole Brown (PhD)and Claudine Olivia Taaffe Tehsome Soromessa (PhD) Hailemariam K.
12:30 - 14:00pm
Lunch Break

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 01
Day 3 (Afternoon Session)
Networking Session
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Discussants Convener Rapporteur
14:00 - 15:00 p.m. Education Faculty Deans:
  • Dilla University;
  • Bahir Dar University;
  • Haramaya University;
  • Arba Minch University and
  • Mekele University
Tirussew Teferra Dr. Haregewoin A.

Venue: Akaki Campus, Room No. 02
Day 3 (Afternoon Session)
Roundtable Discussion *
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Title of the Discussion Participants Convener
14:00 - 15:00 p.m. Challenges and Opportunities for Transforming HE in Ethiopia - Focus on the Involvement of Willing Ethiopian Diaspora and Foreign Scholars from North America Ayalew Keno(PhD),Teshome G. Wagaw (Prof. Emeritus), Kifle Negash(PhD), Abiy Tasse (PhD), Herbert Eichele(Prof.)/Atsede Asefa(PhD), Yohannes Kinfu(Prof.) and others Sisay Assefa (Prof.)
* Please note that these are closed-sessions

Venue: Akaki Campus, Displayed at the Main Conference Gate
Day 3 (Afternoon Session)
Poster Presentations
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Title of the Poster Presenters
14:00 - 15:00 p.m. Job Satisfaction of Young Deaf Adults in Working Life Annette Leonhardt (Prof. Dr.) andMareike Mueller
Early Intervention and Speech Development of Deaf Newborns and Toddlers as a Result of the Newborn Hearing-screening Annette Leonhardt(Prof. Dr.) and Mareike Mueller
Informative Material for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People about Cochlear Implant (CI) for Children- Development and Evaluation Annette Leonhardt (Prof. Dr.) and Stefanie Fiocchetta
Integrating Hearing Impaired Children and Juvenilies in School in Germany Annette Leonhardt(Prof. Dr.) and others
Pilot Study Course "Prevention of Hearing Impairment as well as Integration and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Persons" at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich Kirsten Ludwig(PhD)
LCD Support to SIP Nebiat Tefera and Laura Claive Garforth
Stress, Coping and Pragmatics among Hard of Hearing People Psychologist Wolfgsng Wirth

Venue: Akaki Campus, Main Conference Room
Day 3 (Afternoon Session)
Plenary Session
Friday 15 May 2009
Time Event Presenter Convener Rapporteur
15:00 - 15:15 pm Conference Summary Nuru Mohammed(PhD) Mekasha Kassaye(PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.
15:15 - 15:30 pm Closing Speech Tekalign W/Mariam (AVP, AAU) Mekasha Kassaye(PhD) Dr. Haregewoin A.