Practices and Challenges of Traditional Church Education: The Case of Cathedral Membere Sbehat K/Sellassie Church, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Abstract

Ethiopian Orthodox Church traditional education is one of the basic education centers to provide education for different target groups, particularly for yang and adult peoples. The study showed that many students are attained in traditional church education and also face different problems. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of traditional church education, particularly the Qine education in Cathedral Membere Sbehat K/Seliassie by employing descriptive design. To achieve the purpose of the study 40 Qine learners and their instructor were included in the study. Open and closed-ended questionnaire and structured interview were used to collect data. The obtained results indicated that the practice of Qine education in gubae bet learners learn by themselves and also to learn many content like, gubae kana, z amelakye, Mibezu and other. Qine learners learn in orally and learn on the field. With in traditional education learners more practiced peer or group learning strategies. Qine learners are affected by many problems. The major perceived challenges are lack of food, lack of toilet, lack of suitable learning places, lack of small grass house, lack of materials, and problem of electricity. Hence the result suggestions that Qine education need to build their own institution like modern education to be considered as one center of education provide for peoples.