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The Phonology of Amharic Ideophones
No full textThe paper aims at describing the phonology of Amharic ideophones. It shows some peculiar phonological and phonetic features of ideophones in the language. The data used in this study are collected from fieldwork. Amharic ideophones use the entire 30 consonant phonemes including labiovelar phonemes: /kʷ/, /ɡʷ/, and /k'ʷ/, labialized sounds such as [fʷ, tʷ, t'ʷ, dʷ, ʃʷ, ʒʷ, mʷ…] of the regular phonology and some click-like sounds such as ʘ, ǃ, ǁ, and ʞ, which are not found in the regular phonology of the language. These click-like sounds form ideophones like ɨmʘa adərrəg-ə ‘kissed’ ʞɨ- al-ə ‘disapproved’ ǁɨǁɨǁɨǁɨ al-ə ‘regretted’ ǃuǃuǃu al-ə 'urged the horse to trot’ and ǁuǁuǁu al-ə ‘called dog’. Moreover, the phonotactic of Amharic ideophones shows a C1VC2C2 syllable structure that is specific to ideophones. Furthermore, Amharic has no long vowels, but the suprasegmental of ideophones illustrates expressive vowel lengthening in the word medial and final positions. However, these long vowels are only phonetic. In the same way, ideophones also apply the word final expressive consonant lengthening to show intensity, durativity, and distance. Some of these deviations from the regular phonology are well-attested universal phonological features of ideophones (Bodomo 2006:204 and Franck2014:17)
Policy Analysis on Ethiopian Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program: Emphasis on Relevance and Quality
No full textThe purpose of this article was to analyze the Ethiopian TVET Policy in delivering relevant and quality training. The study used a systematic review method on locally and internationally published literature. Local literatures used for the Study were policies, strategies, periodic reports, abstracts and plans that are officially available from stakeholders of the TVET sub-sector. Literatures from the internationally reputable journals were also used using online searching engines such as ERIC, SCOPUS, EBSCO and Google Scholar. Searching topics used for the online search were Education and Training, Technical and Vocational Education, Quality of Education and Training, Relevance of Education and Training, Quality of Vocational Education, Relevance of Vocational Education and Ethiopian Education and Training. The investigation has revealed that the sub-sector is challenged by the problems of identifying and instilling quality and relevant skills to the country’s labor market demand. These problems were exacerbated by shortage of qualified teachers, inadequate training facilities, few industries for cooperative learning and poor coordination among the stakeholders. To alleviate the current problems associated with quality and relevance of TVET programs, there seems to be a need to strengthen the linkage between the TVET providers and industries. Stakeholders in the TVET sub-sector are also required to equip the training providers with adequate training facilities and provide trainings by competent trainers
The Gap between Indigenous Ways of Life and Formal Education among the Guji People in Southern Ethiopia: Challenges and Lessons
No full textChildren among indigenous people are involved in two disconnected social environments: the indigenous home context and the “modern” school environment. This disconnection and the way it affects children’s everyday lives have received little research attention so far. Drawing on an ethnographic approach, this article examines children’s perspectives on this disconnection and its effects on their educational well-being among the Guji people in Ethiopia. Unstructured interviews, focus group discussions and participant observations were used to generate data. Data were collected from three villages in the western part of the Guji district in 2019. Twenty-five children (13 girls and 12 boys) in the age range of 6-13 and their parents participated as sources of data. The data wereanalyzed qualitatively and the result shows that the gap between the indigenous ways of life and formal education has exposed children to a sense of dis-entanglement and increasing challenges of learning. It discusses that the gap between the indigenous ways of life and formal education has weakened children’s learning efficacy; therefore, needs due attention from the government, policymakers, curriculum developers, teachers, and parents
Effect of Employees’ dynamic Capability on Performance: The Case of Ethiopian Brewery Industries
No full textThe study aimed to investigate the effect of Employees’ dynamic capability on performance with a special focus on Ethiopian brewery industries. Employees’ dynamic capability is measured based on the sensing, seizing and reconfiguring capabilities of the employee. To effectively measure the effect of the dynamic capability constructs on employees' performance in the brewery industries, the study used a purely quantitative methodology and the data collection instrument is a close-ended questionnaire. Accordingly, a total of 381 questionnaires were distributed and twenty of the responses were discarded due to incomplete response. Data analysis is done through quantitative techniques by using smartpls-SEM (Structural Equation Modeling and the validity and reliability of data is checked via both convergent and discriminant validity and reliability. Based on the evidencecollected, the findings of the study revealed that both seizing and reconfiguring employee capabilities have a significant effect on the performance of the employees. However, the result also concluded that sensing capability doesn’t have a significant effect on the performance of employees unless additional leadership and managerial skills are added to the management staff. Based on the findings, the study recommended that managers have to work towards advancing seizing and reconfiguring capabilities to boost the performance of their employees, which in turn has a remarkable effect on the overall performance of the industry. However, if managers want to advance the employees performance through sensing capability, they have to work towards dynamic leadership and situational management
Effect of Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Learning in Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute
No full textThis paper attempted to examine how knowledge management affects organizational performance and the mediation role of organizational learning with a focus on the Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute. That is aiming to contribute and allow managers and technical researchers to concentrate on the study's main effects. The study employed an explanatory research design. From the survey method, 216 responses were collected and analyzed using the structural equation model (SEM). Using Amos 23.0 software, confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to test the measurement model, and structural equation modelingwas employed to measure the conceptualized hypotheses. The direct and indirect effects of knowledge management on organizational performance were quantified through a quantitative approach. The results demonstrate that knowledge management has a direct effect that improves the Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute in part through organizationallearning and organizational learning has also a significant direct effect on organizational performance. From the extension bootstrapped value, organizational learning has also a positively significant partial complementary mediation effect in the connection between knowledge management and organizational performance. The study has also contributed additional empirical evidence of the importance of improving organizational performance through valuable knowledge. Thus, future studies in the Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute should adopt a knowledge management strategy and broaden competency-based management through Information Technology, looking into other likely mediating and moderating factors
Managing growth of Product Lifecycle at maturity level: a Systematic Literature Review
No full textIn the face of stable sales and market saturation, managing the expansion of the product lifecycle at a mature stage is essential for maintaining market relevance and profitability. Through the synthesis and analysis of 64 papers, from JSTOR, Science Direct, and Google Scholar data bases, this systematic literature review identified major themes and provided insights into growth management strategies, marketing tactics, challenges, and opportunities that managers confront in their quest to sustain competitiveness and profitability in mature markets. Product diversification, market segmentation, innovation management, cost-effective lifecycle planning, price strategies, market expansion, client retention, alliances, and collaboration are a few examples of important tactics. The difficulties include growing rivalry, market saturation, shrinking profit margins, and shifting consumer tastes. To maintain competition, there are nevertheless still chances to take advantage of economies of scale, brand equity, and customer loyalty. The review's insights deepen our understanding of how businesses may best manage opportunities and overcome obstacles to maximize product lifecycle management at maturity level. This review provides practical guidance for practitioners and identifies gaps for future research
The State of Corporate Governance Research in State-Owned Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review from 2017 to 2023
No full textThe aim of the article is to make a systematic review of the state of corporate governanceliterature on SOEs for the period from 2017 to 2023 post the work of Daiser et al. (2017).Overall, 904 papers were systematically reviewed from two databases, namely, Emerald and Elsevier. The review shows that there is an increase in the volume of research on governance of SOEs in general and Chinese SOEs in particular. The agency theory, quantitative methodology with archival panel data analysis and Chinese centrism are dominant features of the reviewed papers. Ownership structure and board characteristics are among the most researched governance variables. The findings reinforce that the extant calls for further governance research involving multi-theoretic approach, qualitative methodology and variedcontexts remains unresolved
Student Peer-Assessment of Learning in Some Selected Universities of Ethiopia: Practices and Challenges
No full textThe major purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which student peer-assessment (SPA) of learning is practiced and the factors that affect its implementation. A mixed methods research design was employed in the study. Instructors, College Deans, department heads and undergraduate students were the major sources of data for this study. A total sample of 293 participants (258 questionnaire respondents, and 35 key interview informants) was involved in the study. Purposive and proportionate stratified random sampling techniques were employed for selecting the samples. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Both descriptive statistics (mean, percentage and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA) were used to analyze the quantitative data, while the thematic analysis technique was employed to analyze the qualitative data. The result of the study revealed that SPA is not aligned with the social constructivist principles and theories of learning, in the context of the three sample universities. The study also showed that the level of practising SPA of learning is very low in the context of the sample universities. The study also found that lack of adequate awareness, knowledge and skills among the students on how to apply peer-assessment techniques; lack of standard working document (peer assessment policy, guideline or directive); strong resistance from the instructors to maintain their power and control over assessment; threat from the side of instructors that SPA diminishes teachers’ power in decision making and that sharing assessment with students lowers the standards; and lack of clear criteria for the peer-assessment tasks were reported by the study participants as the major bottle necks to the effective implementation of SPA. The study findings generally show that the assessment scheme in the context of higher learning institutions in Ethiopia has not yet transformed from the traditional teacher-centred notion to the modern student-centred conception; it is still driven and dominated by the teacher and did not create a window of opportunity for students to engage in the design and judgment of their own performance and assessment tasks
Differences In Academic Achievement as A Function of Parenting Styles
No full textThe objective of the present study was to examineacademic achievement as a function of parenting styles. A parenting ·style scale was administered to a random sample of 560 students from fourjunior secondary schools. Besides, for each student, average academicachievement scores of four yeafS were obtained from school records. Chi·square and analysis of variance ~e re employed in data analyses. Theresults indicated statistically significant differences in academicachievement in favour of students from authoritative homes. No substantialdifferences were observed in academic achievement of children fromauthoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful home
Analysis of the development process of the bahir dar Teachers colledge pedagology syllabus
No full textThe purpuse of this study was to analyse the development process of the bahie Dar teachers college pedagology syllabus with the intention of determining its effectiveness.