Prominent Factors Frustrating Trainees in Teacher Education Colleges: The Case of Jimma and Nekemte Teachers Colleges in Oromia

Abstract

This research was designed to identify factors that were frustrating to
teacher trainees. Six categories of factors were selected. These were categories
related to students, instructors, courses, assessment, facilities and administrative
services. The subjects were taken from Jimma and Nekemte Teachers College in
Oromia Regional State. Data-gathering instruments were rating scale and openended questions developed by the researcher. The data were analyzed using mean
scores and raw scores. The findings revealed that the three most frustrating
categories of factors were those related to teachers, assessment and facilities.
Further analysis of the factors in each category showed a large number of factors to
be frustrating to the trainees. Finally, based on the findings, suggestions to
minimize the frustrating factors were forwarded