An Assessment of Youth-Focused Skill Development and Employment Enhancement Endeavours: Comparative Studies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
A Research Project Proposal (Revised)
Project Title: An Assessment of Youth-focused Skill Development and Employment Enhancement Endeavours: Comparative Studies in Eastern and Southern Africa
By: Abraraw Tesfaye, Research Programme Assistant
July, 2010
Table of Contents Contents Page TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………...….…..ii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ……………………………………………iii ACRONYMS …………………………………………………………….…......iii 1. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………….………2 1. Background …………………………………………………………….…….2 2. The Concept of Youth ……………………………………………….………3 3. The Concept and Scope of TVET ……………………………………..…….4 4. An Overview of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises .…..…….….……….5 2. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND RATIONALES...…………….……….………..7 1. Problem Statement ……………………………………………...…….……..7 2. Rationales ……………………………….………………………………….13 3. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ……………………………….………………15 1. General Objective ………………………………………………………..…15 2. Specific Objectives …………………………………………………………15 4. CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS…………………....16 1. Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………… 2. Theoretical Framework.…………………………………………………… 5. METHODOLOGY …………………………………………………………..…17 1. Study Population and Sampling …………………………………………....17 2. Research Design, Methods and Variables…………………………………18 3. Units of Study ………………………………………………..…………….18 4. Research Questions and Instruments…..………………………………….19 5. Data Organization, Analysis and Presentation …………………….…..…20 6. RESEARCH TEAMS …………………………………………………...…….20 7. COUNTRIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH PROJECT…......…21 8. FOLLOW-UP, MONITORING AND REPORTING………..…………..........21 9. EXPECTED RESULTS AND DISSEMINATION ……………………......…22
A Research Project Proposal (Revised)
Project Title: An Assessment of Youth-focused Skill Development and Employment Enhancement Endeavours: Comparative Studies in Eastern and Southern Africa
By: Abraraw Tesfaye, Research Programme Assistant
July, 2010
Table of Contents Contents Page TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………...….…..ii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ……………………………………………iii ACRONYMS …………………………………………………………….…......iii 1. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………….………2 1. Background …………………………………………………………….…….2 2. The Concept of Youth ……………………………………………….………3 3. The Concept and Scope of TVET ……………………………………..…….4 4. An Overview of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises .…..…….….……….5 2. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND RATIONALES...…………….……….………..7 1. Problem Statement ……………………………………………...…….……..7 2. Rationales ……………………………….………………………………….13 3. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ……………………………….………………15 1. General Objective ………………………………………………………..…15 2. Specific Objectives …………………………………………………………15 4. CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS…………………....16 1. Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………… 2. Theoretical Framework.…………………………………………………… 5. METHODOLOGY …………………………………………………………..…17 1. Study Population and Sampling …………………………………………....17 2. Research Design, Methods and Variables…………………………………18 3. Units of Study ………………………………………………..…………….18 4. Research Questions and Instruments…..………………………………….19 5. Data Organization, Analysis and Presentation …………………….…..…20 6. RESEARCH TEAMS …………………………………………………...…….20 7. COUNTRIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH PROJECT…......…21 8. FOLLOW-UP, MONITORING AND REPORTING………..…………..........21 9. EXPECTED RESULTS AND DISSEMINATION ……………………......…22
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