Department: Education Planning and Development(EDPM)

Tigist Tajebe Wakjira

   Name: Tigist Tajebe Wakjira

   Title: Mrs.

   Nationality: Ethiopian

   Academic Rank: Lecturer

   Field of Specialization Leadership: Educational and Management

 Research Interests

  • E-Leadership in Higher Education Institutions
  • Educational Planning and Management
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Quality Education and School Improvement
  • Educational Policy and Administration

Additional Trainings and Certificate

  • Training on scitific writing
  • Training on software for data analysis
  • Training on Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  • Other leadership and management related professional development trainings

Publications

  • Enhancing Female Students Support

Contact Address

Email: Tg2005mwu@gmail.com

Tel: 09139843643

P.O. Box: 378

  

Fedilu Abbagumbul Abbajobir

Name: Fedilu Abbagumbul Abbajobir

Title: Mr.

Nationality: Ethiopian 

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Field of Specialization: Adult and lifelong learning

Research Interest: 

  • Adult education and community development.
  • Adult and lifelong learning
  • Educational planning and management
  • Educational leadership and policy studies
  • Geography and environmental studies

Any more additional training and Certificates

  • HDP
  • Master class

Publications [with a link that directs to the site]
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Contact Address:

Email: fediluabbagumbul@gmail.com / fedilu.abbagumbul@ju.edu.et

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1442-7285

Tel: 0917820910/0923113412/0966059204

P.O.Box:  378

Dereje Daksa Kano

Name: Dereje Daksa Kenno

Title: Dr.

Nationality: Ethiopian

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Field of Specialization: Educational Leadership

Research Interest: 

  • Educational Leadership
  • Diversity Management
  • Education Policy studies
  • Change management
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Educational supervision, monitoring and evaluation

Any more additional training and Certificates

  • e- SHE
  • Higher Diploma program
  • Grant writing
  • Certificate of proficiency in English
  • Certificate in Primary School Director
  • Certificate in Teachers Training
  • Certificate for participation on different community development program
  • Member of a National Research Team for Educational Roadmap Development

Publications [with a link that directs to the site]

  • Practices and Challenges on Reflective Teaching: an Investigation of Second Cycle Primary Schools (5-8) EFL Teachers’ in South West Cluster Zones of Oromiya Regional State International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR)(2016) Volume 33, No 2, pp 225-247
  • The Principals’ Leadership Practice and Teachers’ Motivation in General Secondary Schools of Agnwa Zone, Gambella National Regional State International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) (2017) Volume 34, No 3, pp 88-108
  • Avoidance of Academic Dishonesty in Selected Secondary Schools of Jimma Town International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2017 617 ISSN 2250-3153
  • Distributive Leadership Practices and Challenges in Secondary Schools of Hadiya Zone in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State International Journal of Research in Social Sciences   7 Issue 9, September 2017

 

Contact Address:

Email: dammoodereje@gmail.com

Tel: +251 945046333

Andualem Mola Maru

  1. Personal Information
  • Full Name: Andualem Mola Maru
  • Title: Mr.
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Field of Specialization: Educational Leadership
  • College/Institute: College of Education and Behavioural Sciences
  1. Publications
  • ___
  1. Research Interests
  • Educational Leadership, Inclusive Education, Higher Education Management, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Disability Inclusion
  1. Contact Details

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1713-6450

  • Tel : +251963423135
  • Fax: _____
  • O.Box : 378

Mitiku Bekele Gemeda

Name: Mitiku Bekele Gemeda  

Title: Dr.

Nationality: Ethiopian

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Field of Specialization: Educational Leadership and Management

Research Interest: 

  • Educational Leadership
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • Education Policy studies
  • Educational quality management
  • Educational Change and reform management
  • Human resource management
  • Educational supervision, monitoring and evaluation
  • School leadership

Any more additional training and Certificates

  • Higher Diploma program
  • Grant proposal writing
  • Module writing

Publications [with a link that directs to the site]

  1. Koster Gudu Gemeda1*, Mitiku Bekele Gemeda1^, Abeya Geleta Geda1 and Abunu Arega Yismaw(2025). The impact of university industry linkage on workforce demands of public universities in Ethiopia Discover Education 4:427 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00818-7
  2. Frew  Amsale, Mitiku  Bekele, Mebratu  Tafesse (2016).The Ethical Behaviors of Educational Leaders in Ethiopian Public Universities: The Case of the Western Cluster Universities.Online Submission 12 (13), 359-379
  3. Frew  Amsale, Mitiku  Bekele, Mebratu Tafesse .( 2016).Ethical leadership: perceptions of instructors and academic leaders of western cluster public universities of Ethiopia Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences 12 (1), 21-38
  4. Abebe  Hunde, FFrew Amsale, Bekalu  Ferede, Mitiku  Bekele   ( 2019). Deans’ Leadership Effectiveness in Oromia Teachers Training Colleges. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences 14 (2), 58-71
  5. Tesfaye Shibiru and Mitiku Bekele (2024).  Leading Change and Innovation Effectively in Secondary Schools: A Literature Review ,International Journal of Secondary Education 2024, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 68-74 https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijsedu.20241203.13
  6. Koster Gemeda , Mitiku Bekele, Mebratu Tafesse (May 2023).  University Industry Research Linkage: the case of Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia.. IOSR Journal of Humanities and social Sciences (IODDR-JHSS, vol 28 issue 5 series 3 26-36. iosrjournals.org.
  7. Tolcha Eshete   & Mitiku Bekele  (2025).Analyzing the Landscape of School Effectiveness: A Literature Review . International Journal of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences Vol 3 No 1
  8. Mengistu Leta, Mitiku Bekele, Mebratu Tafesse. Educational Management Information System: Practices and Challenges in Oromia Education Burear, Ethiopia.  Heliyon, January 2023, DOI: 10.2139/ssin. 4360711.
  9. Challa Ayele, Mitiku Bekele, Mebratu Tafesse (2024) Monitoring and Evaluation Practices: Implications to Education Policy Implementation in Gambella Region, Ethiopia, ,Education Journal, vol 13 issue 3 page 115-123 DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.20241303.14
  10. Kedir Akasha Chengere*Mitiku Bekele(2024).Cross-Cultural Leadership and Diversity: A Comprehensive Literature Review Published in Science Innovation (Volume 12, Issue 6) Pages: 109-112 Received: 17 September 2024
  11. Mitiku Dibessa & Mitiku Bekele (2017). Practices and Challenges of Leadership in Colleges of Teacher Education Institutions. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences12(2), 39-65. Retrieved from https://journals.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejes/article/view/764
  12. Kasahun Tadele & Mitiku Bekele. (2017). Practices of Primary Schools Cluster Supervision: The Case of Jimma Town Primary Schools in Ethiopia Jimma University, College of Education & Behavioral Science Department of Educational Planning and Management doi: 10.19044/esj.2017.v13n17p124 URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n17p124
  13. Misgana Tekle, Mitiku Bekele and Dereje Daksa (2017). DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF HADIYAZONE, IN SOUTHERN NATIONS NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES REGIONAL STATE, International Journal of Research in Social Sciences Vol. 7 Issue 9, September, ISSN: 2249-2496

Contact Address:

Email: mitikubekele2020@gmail.com

Tel: +251910186484

Fax:—-

P.O.Box:___

Tadesse Abera Mulatu

  1. Personal Information
  • Full Name:  Tadesse Abera Mulatu
  • Title:  PhD Scholar
  • Nationality:  Ethiopian
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Educational Planning & Management
  • College/Institute: College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
  1. Publications
  • _________
  1. Research Interests
  • Transformational leadership in education
  • Inclusive leadership in higher education
  • Policy analysis in education
  1. Contact Details
  • Email: tadesseabera4@gmail.com
  • Tel: +251940153252

Frew Amsale Tesfaye (PhD)

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  1. Personal information
  • Full name: Frew Amsale Tesfaye (PhD)
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Title: 
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Educational Planning and Management
  • College: Education and behavioral Sciences
  • Publications
  1. Amsale, Frew, Geleta, A., & Beyene, D. (2025). Exploring multifaceted leadership concepts in higher education and their implications to leadership skill requirements: Insights from Ethiopia. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1–23.
  2. Jibat, N., Getachew, K., Tilahun, G., Ferede, T., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., & et al. (2024). A quest for evidence-based, interactive, and context-fit grade 12 national examination management approach in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Language Studies (EJSSLS), 11(1).
  3. Amsale, Frew, Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Jibat, N., Mikre, F., Belay, A., Workneh, N., & et al. (2023). Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility of the first university-based Ethiopian secondary school leaving certificate examination (ESSLCE). Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 84–101.
  4. Ferede, T., Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., & et al. (2023). Prominent issues on the first university-based Ethiopian secondary school leaving certificate examination (ESSLCE) management. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 102–117.
  5. Jibat, N., Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Ferede, T., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., & et al. (2023). The rationale and significance of university-based grade 12 national examination management approach implemented in Ethiopia: Stakeholders’ perspectives. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 1–15.
  6. Tilahun, G., Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Mikre, F., Jibat, N., Amsale, Frew, & et al. (2023). Communication for collaboration and coordination among actors of the university-based grade 12 national examination management: Effectiveness and challenges. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 28–49.
  7. Ferede, T., Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., & et al. (2023). Key lessons from the first university-based Ethiopian secondary school leaving certificate examination management. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 119–133.
  8. Getachew, K., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., Workeneh, N., Jibat, N., Worku, A., & et al. (2023). Fairness, reliability and validity threats of the first university-based national examination management in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 65–83.
  9. Mikre, F., Getachew, K., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., Ferede, T., Workeneh, N., Jibat, N., & et al. (2023). First university-based grade 12 national examination management in Ethiopia: Challenges encountered. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 50–64.
  10. Worku, B. N., Abebe, K. G., Metaferia, T. F., Wakene, G. T., Amsale, Frew, & et al. (2023). The first university-based national examination management in Ethiopia: Stakeholders’ preparations. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 19(1), 16–27.
  11. Nigussie, B., Getachew, K., Mikre, F., Amsale, Frew, Belay, A., Workeneh, N., Jibat, N., & et al. (2023). A move towards choosing a workable national examination management approach for Ethiopia: Empirical evidences to inform policy actions. The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Language Studies (EJSSLS), 10(1).
  12. Amsale, Frew, & Beyene, D. (2021). An investigation into major features of exemplary school leadership development programs and their implications to school leadership development in Ethiopia: A systematic review. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 17(2), 32–47.
  13. Debele, H. A., Geleta, A., & Amsale, Frew. (2020). The practice of the utilization of supervisory feedback in secondary schools of Jimma zone. Jimma University.
  14. Hunde, A., Amsale, Frew, Ferede, B., & Bekele, M. (2019). Deans’ leadership effectiveness in Oromia teachers training colleges. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 14(2), 58–71.
  15. Amsale, Frew, Bekele, M., & Tafesse, M. (2016). The ethical behaviors of educational leaders in Ethiopian public universities: The case of the western cluster universities. Online Submission, 12(13), 359–379.
  16. Frew, A., Tafesse, & M., Bekele, M. (2016). Ethical leadership: Perceptions of instructors and academic leaders of western cluster public universities of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences.
  17. Geleta, A., & Amsale, Frew. (2016). An assessment of educational leaders’ multicultural competences in Ethiopian public universities. Online Submission, 12(10), 387–402. (Note: Also appears in some records as Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 12(1), 39–59.)
  18. Feyisa, D., Ferede, B., & Amsale, Frew. (2016). Principal’s perceived leadership effectiveness and its relationship with academic achievement among students in secondary school: The Ethiopian experience. Educational Research and Reviews, 11(12), 1129–1137.
  19. Amsale, Frew. (2010). Practices and challenges of implementing school improvement program in primary schools of Jimma City Administration [Unpublished senior essay]. Addis Ababa University. 

    Research Interest

  • Leadership and Leadership Development
  • Higher Education Leadership, governance and Administration
  • Contemporary leadership (Ethical and multicultural leadership)
  • School Improvement
  • e-governance and e-leadership
  • P.O. Box: 5051 Jimma

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Mebratu Tafesse Teferi

  1. Personal Information
  • Full Name: Mebratu Tafesse Teferi
  • Title: Dr.
  • Nationality : Ethiopia
  • Academic Rank: Associate Professor
  • Department: Educational Planning and Management
  • College/Institute: College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
  1. Publications
    • Debeli Belina, Abeya Geleta, Desalegn Beyene & Mebratu Tafesse (2025). Enhancing school quality: insights into infrastructure, financial practices, and community engagement in secondary schools of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05118-x
    • Debeli Belina, Abeya Geleta, Desalegn Beyene & Mebratu Tafesse (2025). School-level quality enhancement practices in Ethiopian secondary schools: a comprehensive examination , Discover Education https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00709-x
    • Tesmamu MirreJobir  & Mebratu Tafesse (2025).Inclusive education practices in Ethiopian TVET institutions: the case of selected college in Yem Zone, International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2025.2580529
    • Getachew Gawo, G., & Mebratu Tafesse, (2024). The Involvement of Marginalized Menja Society Children in primary education: A case study of the Bench Sheko Zone, Ethiopia. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 9, 100782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100782
    • Mebratu Tafesse &  Desalegn Debelo, (2024). Exploring the experience of female middle managers in secondary schools of Jimma town, Ethiopia. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10, 101003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101003
    • Desalegn Beyene and Mebratu Tafesse (2024). Internal Quality Management Practices: A Case Study of Jimma University, Ethiopia, The Ethiopian Journal of social science and language studies ,11 (2), pp.131-141.
    • Chala Ayele , Mitiku Bekele and Mebratu Tafasse (2024). Monitoring and Evaluation Practices: Implication to  Education Policy Implementation in Gambella Region, Ethiopia, Journal name:Education Journal, 13, (3), pp. 115-123
    • Koster Gudu , Mitiku Bekele, & Mebratu Tafesse (2023). University Industry Research Linkage: The Case of Adama Science And Technology University, Ethiopia, JOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science 28,(5),3, PP26-36
    • Mebratu Tafesse and Abeya Geleta (2022). School Improvement Program Implementation Practices in Secondary Schools of South West Oromia Region: Teaching Learning Domain in Focus, African Journal of Leadership and Development 7 (1), 69-82
    • Mebratu Tafesse & Desalegn Beyene (2022).  The Strategic Leadership Practices in Public Higher Education Institutions of
      Ethiopia: Evidences from Jimma University, Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 18(1),pp.14-32.
    • Mebartu Tafesse (2019). Organizational Learning Practices and Institutional Performance in Public Higher Education Institutions of Ethiopia, Technium Education and Humanities1(1),pp 55–78.
    • Abaya Geleta & Mebratu Tafesse (2017). Schools as Learning Organizations: Assessing the Organizational Learning Practices in Western Oromia Secondary Schools of Ethiopia , Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 12(1),pp.21-38.
    • Frew Amsale, Mitiku Bekele & Mebratu Tafesse (2016). The Ethical Behaviors of Educational Leaders in Ethiopian Public Universities: The case of the Western Cluster Universities, European Scientific Journal, 12(13),pp.359-376.
  1. Research Interests
  • Educational Leadership,
  • Policy Studies ,
  • Organizational Development ,
  • Human Resource Management /Development ,
  • Organizational learning
  1. Contact Details

Bekalu Ferede

  1. Personal Information
  • Full Name: Bekalu Ferede
  • Title: PhD researcher
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Academic Rank: Associate professor
  • Department: Educational Planning and Management
  • College/Institute : Education and Behavioral Sciences
  1. Publications

Recent publications

  1. Tadesse, T., Asmamaw, A., Getachew, K., Ferede, B., Melese, W., Siebeck, M., Fischer, R. with Tadesse, T. (corresp. author) (2022). Self-Regulated Learning    Strategies as Predictors of Perceived Learning Gains among Undergraduate Students in Ethiopian Universities. EDUCATION SCIENCES, 12 (7), Art.No.             ARTN 468. doi: 10.3390/educsci12070468
  2. Ferede, B., Elen, J., Van Petegem, W., Hunde, A.B., Goeman, K. (2022). Instructors’ ICT use in higher education in developing countries: Evidence from Ethiopian higher    Presented at the Joint Workshop NASCERE (Network for the Advancement of Sustainable capacity in Education and Research in Ethiopia),            Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, 21 Jun 2022-23 Jun 2022.
  3. Ferede, F., Elen, J., Van Petegem, W., Hunde, A.B., Goeman, K. (2022). A structural equation model for determinants of instructors’ educational ICT use in higher        education in developing countries: Evidence from Ethopia. Computers & Education, 188 (October 2022), Art.No. 104566, 1-14. doi:           1016/j.compedu.2022.104566
  4. Ferede, F., Elen, J., Van Petegem, W., Hunde, A.B., Goeman, K. (2022). Instructors’ educational ICT use in higher education in developing countries: Evidence from three Ethiopian Universities. Journal of Computing In Higher Education, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s12528-022-09316-3
  5. Tadesse, T., Melese, W., Ferede, B., Getachew, K., Asmamaw, A. with Tadesse, T. (corresp. author) (2022). Constructivist learning environments and forms of         learning in Ethiopian public universities: testing factor structures and prediction         LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH, 25 (1), 75-95. doi:        10.1007/s10984-021-09351-4
  6. Ferede, B., Goeman, K., Elen, J., Van Petegem, W., Bekele Hunde, A. (2021). Instructors’ educational ICT use in Ethiopian higher education. In: Proceedings of EdMedia +       Innovate Learning, (285-292). Presented at the EdMedia + Innovate Learning       2021, Online. ISBN: 978-1-939797-56-8.
  7. Ferede, B., Elen, J., Van Petegem, W., Bekele, A., Goeman, K. with Tefera, B.F. (corresp. author) (2021). Determinants of instructors’ educational ICT use in       Ethiopian higher education. Education and Information Technologies, 1-20. doi: 1007/s10639-021-10606-z

 

More publications

  1. Hunde, A., Amsale, F., Ferede, B., & Bekele, M. (2019). Deans’ Leadership Effectiveness in       Oromia Teachers Training Colleges. Ethiopian Journal of     Education and Sciences14(2),       58-71.
  2. Gedamu, S., Ferede, B., Belay, S., Asaminew, T., Agago, T. A., Misganaw, E., & Tadesse, T.       (2018). Redesigning the Learning Assessment Tools for       Community-Based Training       Program in the Undergraduate Medical Education at            a University in Ethiopia. American           Journal of Health Research6(4), 103-111.
  3. Teferi, G, Ferede, B., Abebe H. (2016). Teachers Job satisfaction and its Relationship with     Organizational Commitment in primary Schools of Ethiopia: Focus on        Bonga town.         European Scientific Journal, Vol
  4. Desalegn, F, Ferede, B., Frew A. (2016). Perceived Leadership Effectiveness and Its relationship with Students among secondary Schools; The Ethiopian       Educational       Research and Review, Vol. 11, No. 12
  5. Yismaw B., Ferede, B. (2016). The Desired and Actual level of Teachers Participation in Decision-         Making in Ethiopian Secondary Schools. Educational Research       and Review, Vol. 11, No.         13
  6. Ferede, F., Kassahun, M., Tekle, F., Esayas, A., Tariku D., (2015). The Inclusion of Community       Based Education in to Jimma University,s Curricula. Ethiopian        Journal of Science and       Education, Vol. 10, No. 1
  7. Tekle, F., Ferede,B., Kassahun, M., Esayas, A., Tariku D., (2015). An investigation in to the Practice     of Community-based education Field Activities: Percepetions,        Supervision and Challenges.            Ethiopian Journal of Science and Education, Vol.      10, No. 1
  8. Kassahun M, Tekle, F, Ferede, B., Esayas A., Tariju D. (2015). Awareness, Readiness, Commitment   and Perception about the Pedagogical Relevance of CBE in Jimma       Ethiopian Journal of Science and Education, Vol. 10, No. 1
  9. A., Tekle F., Ferede, B. , Kassahun, M., Tariku D. (2015). Awareness, Readiness, commitment and Perception about pedagogical relecance of Community based      education       in Jimma University. Ethiopian Journal of Science and Education,   Vol. 10, No. 1
  10. Lemma, A., Regasa, T., Hailu, E., Sime, T., Ferede, B., Tolemariam, T., & Dejene, T. (2014). An       assessment of grade four students learning: The case of Jimma         Educational       Research and Reviews, 9(12), 362-375
  11. Ferede, B., and Wossenu Y.(2012). College Deans’ Leadership Effectiveness in Jimma          University. Ethiopian Journal of Education, Vol.32 No.1
  12. Regassa, T., Tolemariam, T., Ferede, B., Hunde, A. B., & Lemma, A (2013). Quality of Education: The case of Jimma University. Journal of Education, Vol            .3 No  
  13. Ferede, B. (2013). Developing School Performance Feedback system for Ethiopian Primary Schools. Journal of Education, Vol .3 No 6.
  14. Regassa, T., Lemariam, T. T., Ferede, B., Hunde, A. B., & Lemma, A. (2013). An Exploration of the Utilization of Supervision Feedbacks: The            Case of Some Secondary Schools in Jimma Zone. Journal of Education, Vol .3            No 6.

   3. Research Interests

  • Innovation in education
  • ICT in education
  • Change management
  • Teachers’ ICT professional development
  • Innovative teaching methods in higher education
  1. Contact Details