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ABOUT THE FACULTY |
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The Faculty of Education, a young faculty in Jimma University, took its inception as a pre-medicine department in the year 1983 at the time when the Institute of Health Sciences was established. After ten years, in 1993, it developed to a program called ‘Basic and Applied Sciences program’. It was soon renamed as ‘Basic and Applied sciences Program’ with the intention of launching degree programs in applied sciences. Later, the name ‘Faculty of Sciences, Language and Liberal Arts’ was introduced, and the Faculty planned to train students in English language in addition to the applied sciences. Finally, the then Faculty Council reached a decision that it would be better to train students in teacher education of applied sciences, and, following this suggested the self-expressive name ‘Faculty of Teacher Education’. The administrative board of Jimma University, however, favored the name ’Faculty of Education’, the one being used now.
The Faculty of Education was, thus, established as a full pledged faculty in 2000 and became operational with six departments: the Department of English Language (to be introduced as the Department of English in section 2) Social science Department, Biology Department, Chemistry Department, Physics Department and Mathematics Department.
- The Department of English
- Department of Amharic Language and Literature
- Afan Oromo Department
- Biology Department
- Chemistry Department
- Physics Department
- Mathematics Department
- Department of History
- Pedagogy Department
- Health and Physical Education Department
- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
As part of its commitment to improve the quality of education, the faculty incorporated in its programs the Higher Diploma and Practicum and Community Based Training Programs. The Higher Diploma program aims at improving the quality of education in Ethiopian through licensing system which is believed to develop the skills and professionalism of teacher educators, where as Practicum and Community Based Training helps integrate education with practical community issue and enhance the relevance of education.
The Faculty wishes to :
- Produce teachers who are adequately prepared for teaching in line with the new paradigm shift in education.
- Produce teachers who are ready to contribute their share to the development of education in particular and of the country at large.
- Be a center of excellent in teacher education.
The main mission of the Faculty is to train teachers who show high professional
competence and responsibility at undergraduate level. It tries to fully
discharge its responsibility to graduate high level professionals who
can meet the growing demand of the country for qualified and competent
teachers.
The Faculty of Education aims to tackle the chronic shortage of qualified teachers in Ethiopia, and to contribute a significant share to the national endeavor to increase the quality of education by training competent teachers for high schools and preparatory schools.
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