http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2539 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:50:27 GMT 2026-04-04T06:50:27Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2579 Title: The Rwandan Genocide: Gacaca Tribunals and Due Process of Law Authors: Tilahun, Elyab Abstract: The atrocities that occurred in Rwanda have been the issue of the international community for some time now. Books have been written about the evils of the genocide that occurred there. Scholars have had their share of debates and arguments about the issue. Newspapers, government reports and human right organizations have made it their headlines in different events. But after all that has been unfolded in Rwanda, all that was left was over 100,000 suspects and more than a million dead corpses. The government of Rwanda had to devise a system to deal with all those suspects, thus bringing forward a traditional conflict resolving mechanism called the Gacaca tribunals. These tribunals were established in every community and were mandated to address genocide related issues and deal with the suspects. They were also established on the belief that they would bring about transitional justice and reconciliation within the society. These and other factors aside, the tribunals were often criticized for lacking the proper due process aspects of dealing with suspects. The main focus of the paper is to discuss thoroughly these issues and analyze the tribunals on this basis. Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2579 2013-07-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2578 Title: The Predictive Validity of Ethiopian Higher Educational Entrance Certificate Examination and Its Relationships with Proficiency and Other Examinations Authors: Getaye, Atlabachew Abstract: The Ethiopian Higher Educational Entrance Certificate Examination (EHEECE) is a test, which serves to select candidates to higher learning. Nevertheless, there is no available research on whether the EHEECE English achievement scores directly relates with and predicts learners’ language proficiency and academic success. To examine the above issues, proficiency examinations, extracted from various texts, were conducted to first year Social Science students at Adama University. The findings reveal that there is a positive but low relationship between EHEECE and proficiency examination. Similarly, the EHEECE predicts learners academic success but in an unsatisfactory manner. On the other hand, the proficiency examination displays high relationship with learners’ academic achievement. Additionally, the EHEECE affects female students negatively. Hence, the EHEECE English examination needs revision. The examination should appraise learners’ proficiency. It also needs to include subjective questions to carry out its selection effectively. Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2578 2013-07-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2577 Title: The Effect of Government Support in Enhancing the Productivity of Textile and Leather Micro and Small Enterprises: The Case of Gulele Sub City Authors: Yimer, Endris Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of government supports in enhancing the productivity of micro and small businesses in textile and leather sub sectors. To achieve the intended goal of the study descriptive survey research method was employed. The participants of the study were selected through systematic random sampling techniques. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. In the study, it was found out that training opportunities offered by the government in upgrading the skill of operators were not adequate to fill their skill gaps as the time allotted was short and there was problem of accessibility to many of micro and small enterprises /MSEs/. Moreover, the support services in technology transfer schemes were not adequate and the frequency of technology transfer was very much rare for the majority of MSEs. Contrary to the limited opportunities in technology transfer and skill improvement supports, beneficiaries were able to enhance their productivity with regard to offering quality products, minimizing wastage, introducing improved working methods and overall improvement in labor productivity. To eradicate the bottlenecks in technology transfer as well as delivering of all round micro enterprise development supports, the government needs to mobilize various stakeholders who have an interest on the area. Beyond the role of producing skilled human resource, higher educations’ particularly technical and vocational colleges need to be oriented and strengthened to make technology transfer as part of their core duties. Orienting them to contribute in technology transfer and providing favorable infrastructure can be great resources to technology creation, adaptation and facilitation of its transfer. Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2577 2013-07-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2575 Title: Students’ Attitude towards Writing and Its Implications to St Mary’s University Authors: Teklu, Assaye; Mamo, Tekalign Abstract: The major objective of this research is to find out what the attitude of college students towards writing is and its implications. To meet this objective, the researchers used students’ questionnaires as a major data collecting instrument.100 students who have at least taken 1 writing course have participated in this study and the data has an interesting picture to depict. Although instructors try to employ varieties of instructional techniques, these techniques are not interesting enough to the students. The majority students do not relay on the way assignments and tests are treated by their instructors and they feel that their instructors give excessive emphasis to their form related mistakes than their effort to generate analyze and synthesize idea. Less emphasis has been found to be given by instructors to learners’ cognitive skill while correcting written assignments and tests although satisfactory amount of cognitive skill consideration is made while instruction. What is very interesting perhaps is that despite all these odds, students have managed to develop positive attitude towards writing after taking writing course in the college. Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2575 2013-07-24T00:00:00Z