Research - Case Studies
Ethiopia Teacher Professional Development:
Children's Home Society and Family Services
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • 24-28 August 2009

SWOT Analysis
 (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

Strengths

  • strong leadership at Children’s Home Academy and CHSFS
  • professional staff at CHSFS Ethiopia of journalists, videographers, still photographers, video editors, and artists
  • large scale facilities to hold large professional development sessions including the amphitheater and conference center at Children’s Home Academy
  • UNESCO interest in connecting the professional development with state schools
  • free quality professional trainer

 

Weakness

  • distance to regularly facilitate professional development

 

Opportunities

  • use of collaborative technologies – e.g. video conferencing through the Internet for contact between in-person professional development
  • connecting state schools, private schools, education agencies such as UNESCO and NGOs for leveraging the teacher training to apply for foundation grants with professional development
  • using current proven research based methods and techniques
  • creating a model that can be disseminated throughout Ethiopia and in similar educational environments
  • develop and document innovative and creative ways of delivering foundational thinking skills, curriculum, and content to share with other schools nationally and internationally
  • connecting innovative practices to government recommended curriculum and practices

 

Threats

  • limited access by participant to transportation and (for rural participants) lodging

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