[{"id":"mncvjkt","elType":"section","settings":[],"elements":[{"id":"wgtyipe","elType":"column","settings":{"_column_size":100},"elements":[{"id":"korufyx","elType":"widget","settings":{"editor":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"_Toc389157648\"><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a name=\"_Toc389157677\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Theme IV. Human and Social Development<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"wp-image-1832 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.10.230.5.94\/tm\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dr-dereje-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Dr. Dereje Tadesse<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Academic rank<\/strong>\u2014Associate Professor<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Specialization<\/strong>-- Language &amp; Critical Social Science\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><strong>\u00a0Research interests<\/strong>\u2014Language, critical linguistics, critical pedagogy, critical social science &amp; critical realism philosophy\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Contact details<\/strong> (email: <a href=\"mailto:dtadesse@haramaya.edu.et\">dtadesse@haramaya.edu.et<\/a>; Phone: 251910952818; , fax, skype; \u00a0Postal address: Haramaya University, POBOX: 138)<\/p>"},"elements":[],"widgetType":"text-editor"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false},{"id":"upqqork","elType":"section","settings":[],"elements":[{"id":"k41xiwp","elType":"column","settings":{"_column_size":100,"_inline_size":null},"elements":[{"id":"253ejiu","elType":"widget","settings":{"tabs":[{"tab_title":"List of selected publications","tab_content":"<ol><li>Dereje, Birbirso Tadesse, Reflective practicum: Experience of Ethiopian context, Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspective, 13: 1-13 (2012).<\/li><li>Dereje, Birbirso Tadesse Failure to Achieve Development in Spite of a Series of Reforms: What Is Wrong with EFL Teachers\u2019 English Proficiency? AJOTE, 3\/3: 1-18 (Fall 2013)<\/li><li>Dereje, B.Tadesse, Helping EFL Student Teachers to Make Conversations with the Problematic Materials of their Situations: Practicing Sch\u00f6n\u2019s and Brookfield\u2019s approach. Ontario Action Researcher\/Canadian Action Researcher, 11\/1 (2010).<\/li><li>Dereje, B.Tadesse, Crises in EFL Proficiency and Teacher Development in the Context of International Donation and Transformation Discourses. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39\/2:1-20 (2014).<\/li><li>Dereje, B.Tadesse, Technology for Empowering or Subjugating Teachers: Analysis of Ethiopia\u2019s Education Reform Discourse, Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 11\/4 ISSN 1740-2743 (November 2013)<\/li><li>Dereje, B.Tadesse, Book Review: Ayele Bekerie. Ethiopic: An African Writing System--Its history and principles. Journal of African History and Culture, 5\/2: 27-31 (2013).<\/li><li>Dereje, B.Tadesse &amp; Gerba G. Tesfaye, Questioning the Origin of Indo-European: A Comparative Evolutionary Analysis of Hittite and Cushitic (Oromo). International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 19\/2 (2015).<\/li><\/ol>","_id":"tey4a65"}]},"elements":[],"widgetType":"toggle"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false},{"id":"mrj0q7w","elType":"section","settings":[],"elements":[{"id":"i7pgfmj","elType":"column","settings":{"_column_size":100,"_inline_size":null},"elements":[{"id":"fs0pfbu","elType":"widget","settings":{"editor":"<p><strong>About the theme<\/strong><\/p><p>Research under this theme is intended to inform policy and public debate and to identify and examine key current and future social issues. This research theme basically aims at society, the dynamics of human and social behavior, societal change, and the evolution of modern society.<\/p><p>Research within this theme is aimed at satisfying the complementary demands of high scientific payoff (research excellence) and response to pressing development concerns with a<\/p><p>focus on, among others: language, in particular major foreign and Ethiopian languages; cultural diversity and social integration; cultural heritage; education; growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge-based economy; socio-economic and scientific indicators; governance, rule of law, and justice; sustainable and enhanced service delivery for humans; gender; peace building and conflict resolution; tourism.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Theme-4-Description.pdf\"><u>For details, click here (link to theme 4 description)<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2016-Theme-IV-Priority-research-areas.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\"><u>Research priorities 2016<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-Theme-IV-Priority-research-areas.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\"><u>Research priorities 2017<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>"},"elements":[],"widgetType":"text-editor"}],"isInner":false}],"isInner":false}]