Client:
The World Bank Group, Addis Ababa
Brief Description
The purpose of the study was to document the practice of early childhood education in the form of O-class in Ethiopia. The focus was on profiling the characteristics of the O-class children, the teachers, the indoor and outdoor facilities, the curriculum and the learning materials, the quality of classroom interaction, the typical day of the child, the involvement of parents and other stakeholders, etc.
This study was conducted on four regional states of Ethiopia (Amhara, SNNPR, Oromia and Tigray). The primary data was entirely collected through in-depth individual interview, key informant interview, and focus group discussion. Data was collected from a total of 84 interviews and 36 FGD in all selected for regional states.
Team lead: Professor Tirussew Teferra