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Faculty Research & Publications

Our faculty are actively engaged in producing high-quality research, with findings published in articles reputable national and international journals. To further disseminate knowledge, the College also publishes the “Ethiopian Journal of Education Studies”, which provides evidence-based insights to academic communities, policy makers, and practitioners.

Below is a selection of recent faculty publications:


School of Teachers Education (STE)


  • Ashebir Mekonin, Beyene Dobo, Samuel Assefa & Kedir Woliyi (2025). Enhancing Secondary School Students’ Science Process Skills Through Guided Inquiry-based Laboratory Activities in Biology. PLoS ONE 20(4)  https:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320692 
  • Dame Taye, Tesfaye Semela & Samuel Assefa Zinabu (2025). Development and validation of propensity to cheat measure in the Ethiopian public universities. Bahir Dar Journal of Education. 25(1). 41-60
  • Taye, D., Semela, T., & Zinabu, S. A. (2025). Development and validation of propensity to cheat measure in the Ethiopian public universities. Bahir Dar Journal of Education, 25(1), 41-60.
  • Gizaw, G. G., Sota, S. S., Zinabu, S. A., & Adamu, D. W. (2024). Exploring Nature of Science Understanding, Science Self-efficacy and Their Relationships Among Secondary School Pre-service Science Teachers in Ethiopia. Science & Education, 1-24.
  • Ahmed, K. A., Mekuria, Y. S., Zinabu, S. A. Z. A., & Abo, G. B. (2025). Science education curriculum implementation: Classroom instruction perspectives in middle-level schools of eastern Ethiopia. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 7(5), 2025257-2025257.
  • Wolde, M., Agago, M., & Zinabu, S. (2024). Predictors of teachers’ perceived assessment skills and assessment practices in public universities of Ethiopia. Routledge Open Research, 3(25), 25.
  • Yilma, M., Olango, M., & Assefa, S. (2024). Teacher attributes as predictors of assessment practices in public universities of Ethiopia. F1000Research, 13, 744.
  • Kebede, Y. A., Zema, F. K., Geletu, G. M., & Zinabu, S. A. (2024). Unlocking the power of togetherness: Exploring the impact of cooperative learning on peer relationships, academic support, and gains in secondary school biology in gedeo zone South Ethiopia. Science Education International, 35(3), 229-239.
  • Kebede, Y. A., Zema, F. K., Geletu, G. M., & Zinabu, S. A. (2025). Cooperative Learning Instructional Approach and Student’s Biology Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model in Secondary Schools in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia. Sage Open, 15(1), 21582440251318883.
  • Geletu, G. M., & Adige, A. Y. (2024). Accountability System, Academic Autonomy, and Freedom of Academia Versus Pathways to Educational Excellence in Hawassa University, Ethiopia. International Journal of Educational Reform, 10567879241290191.

Educational Planning & Management (EdPM)

  • Solomon Lemma et.al (2024) Leading To Success: Exploring The Link Between Schools Leadership Competence And Academic Outcomes In Sidama Region Secondary Schools. Vol. 27(4s), 4428–4441 https://africanjournalofbiomedicalresearch.com/index.php/AJBR
  • Tunsisa, B., & Demissie, D. (2024). Assessing the Students’ Usability of e‐Learning Management System: Case in Hawassa University, Ethiopia. International Journal of Computer Games Technology, 2024(1), 2378236.
  • Tunsisa, B., & Demissie, D. (2024). Assessing the Students’ Usability of e‐Learning Management System: Case in Hawassa University, Ethiopia. International Journal of Computer Games Technology, 2024(1), 2378236.
  • Negerie, D., Habtamu, T., & Tafesse, T. (2025). Exploring the Effect of the Guided Inquiry Approach with 5E on Secondary School Students’ Engagement in Biology in Mattu, Southwest Ethiopia.
  • Bazie, H., Lemma, B., Workneh, A., & Estifanos, A. (2024). The effect of virtual laboratories on the academic achievement of undergraduate chemistry students: Quasi-experimental study. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), e64476.
  • Ashebir Bezabh et.al (2024) Leadership behavior and organizational change management in selected public universities of Ethiopia: Exploring the impact of leadership influences and change processes. Heliyon, 10(19)

Publications by the staff/instructors of Psychology Department

  • Gizaw, G. G., Sota, S. S., Zinabu, S. A., & Adamu, D. W. (2024). Exploring Nature of Science Understanding, Science Self-efficacy and Their Relationships Among Secondary School Pre-service Science Teachers in Ethiopia. Science & Education, 1-24.

This list represents a sample of our faculty's ongoing research contributions. For a complete repository, please visit our institutional research portal or contact the college directly.