Qualitative Research

Qualitative research

By Getchew Melaku

Types of qualitative research

1. 1.  Ethnographic
2. 2.       Historical
3. 3.       Case study
4. 4.       Action research

Tools data collection

1. 1.       Interview (dramaturgical)
2. 2.       Observation(ethnographic field strategies)
3. 3.       field note
4. 4.       Document review (archival strategies)

Approaches of data analysis

1. 1.       Interpretive
2. 2.       Social anthropological
3. 3.       Collaborative social research

Content analysis

1. 1.       Manifest content
2. 2.       Latent content

Levelling contents

1. 1.       Element
2. 2.       Unit
3. 3.       Category
4. 4.       Classes

Coding

1. 1.       Open coding
2. 2.       Closed coding

Tools for analysis of coded data

1. 1.        Word processor
2. 2.       Text retriever
3. 3.       Textbase manager
4. 4.       Code-and –retrieve program
5. 5.       Code-Based theory builder
6. 6.       Concept network builder

Customer Service Delivery training

I am enjoying the opportunity of facilitating a training entitled Customer Service Delivery to the deprived line staff of the Ministry of Education of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The training is a big success not for concepts and principles discussed but for the opportunity that the participants enjoyed to express their views and ideas.

I am loving the idea of bottom-up approach in facilitating trainings even at the level of line staff in organizations. It is helping myself and the participants to reflect on our previous experiences, reflect in what is going on and reflect for the future endeavour. So who says this is not a reflective practice. I am sure things are changing in the training sphere of the civil service of the country.

Thanks guys please keep it up

The experience sharing with the office of Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MoFA) was a great success.
Relevant issues that I gained from my visit were:

1. Estimation of the timing for a press conference
2. addressing interests of different media outlets
3. organizing the setting of conference rooms
4. Predicting questions that could be raised by journalists

I appreciate the support of my trainees from Coaching and Mentioning Training I provided for senior staff of the ministry.

A training on GC focusing on creating Schools Partnerships

Connecting Classrooms Program
Schools Partnerships

I handled an inspiring training on Global Citizenship and Schools Partnership for directors and teachers from 15 schools in Ethiopia.

It was exciting that the participants enjoyed the discussion and contributed a lot. thanks to the British Council.

We have also completed on-line membership form on Schoolsonline website of the British Council. All of the schools are aspiring to have partnerships with other schools mainly from England.

All are now registered on Schoolsonline. They will get their username and password form the administrators. Finally they will apply for school partnership on the same website.

Today Mr. Alemayehu Tessema, Director of Mojo Preparatory School has informed me that he has got his user name and password.

He has embarked on his application for schools partnership.

Good luck to him.

School Leadership Training in Mekele regional State

Once again British Council has embarked on a school leadership capacity development program in Tigray Regional State of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The three days training from November8-10, 2013 was a great experience for me and fellow trainers.
I am glad that I was with all these experienced, talented and motivated school leaders from all over the region. 

According to the plan the training will continue in SNNPR soon. The tempo is great and lessons are being added on.

Thanks to the British Council for the chance.

A training on Positive thinking Assertiveness and Communication

The training lasted for three days for two different groups. It is a total of six days. though I can say that I got a relevant experience on training at lower level management and staff level, It was challenging to gain the attention of the participants. I have learned that if training are prescribed by top management, the end result is entertaining the resentment of the participants if you are lucky of end up without success.

I wished I have the authority for one day to guide the training and development system in civil service institutions in the country.  It is funny that those politically affiliated management members see the staff as parties that need to be treated by another party than themselves for every problem, such as external trainer like myself. I do not know what kind of result they expect form the staff that they treat in this way.

Please God give as managers who are considerate!!!