Ermiyas Tsehay Birhanu – CEBS – College of Education and Behavioral Science

Name	Ermiyas Tsehay Birhanu
Academic Rank	Lecturer
Educational Background	BA in Adult Education and Community Development from Bahir Dar University MA in Adult Education and Community Development from Bahir Dar University
Working Experience	Lecturer at Injibara University, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Lifelong Learning and Community Development from September 11, 2025 to Now Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Social Science and Commerce (IJSSC) (Extracurricular Activity) Certified Trainer for Master Class Foundations for Excellence in Teaching (e-SHE) Project (Extracurricular Activity) Lecturer at Woldia University, College of education and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Lifelong Learning and Community Development from August 2020 – September 10, 2025 Children Believe Fund, Championing Nutrition and Gender Equality (CHANGE) Project (Part-time) from September 2023 – August 2024 Play Matter Emergency Response Mechanism (PM-ERM), Children Believe Fund (Part-time) from March 2023 – August 2023 Postgraduate Student at Bahir Dar University, Department of Adult Education and Community Development, October 2018 – August 2020 Assistant Lecturer at Woldia University, College of education and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Lifelong Learning and Community Development from October 2017 – October 2018 Head of Economic Affairs at Adiarkay Town Municipal Office from January 2017 – October 2017 Public Service and Human Resource Development Office Vice Head Adiarkay District Public Service & Human Resource Development Office from December 2014 – January 2017 Education Officer at Adiarkay District Education Office from December 2012 – December 2014
Research Interest	Career Development Professional development Application of AI in education Teacher education 21^st century skills Psychometric tests Quantitative, mixed and qualitative
Publication	1) Birhanu, E.T. and Gugssa, M.A. (2024), Employee cohesion and its influence on workplace learning: The lived experiences of public university lecturers in Ethiopia, Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 113-128. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-07-2023-01182) Warkineh, T.Z., Gizaw, A.M., Melka, T.L., Bedada, Y.M., Birhanu, E.T., (2023) Indigenous and intergenerational learning in families and communities in Ethiopia: what can adult literacy programmes learn from the traditional Orthodox church education? Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2023.2220068 3) Birhanu, E. T., Warkineh, T. Z., & Gizaw, A. M. (2022). The Learning Potential of Workplace Environment and Civil Servants’ Self-Directed Learning Readiness: A Mixed-Method Approach. Education Research International, 2022, 1–12 https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8343088 4) Hussen Seid, M., Assefa, Y., Legas Muhammed, B., Moges, B. T., Birhanu, E.T., Fentaw, Y., Ahmed Tilwani, S., & Reshid Ahmed, M. (2022). Students’ and Teachers’ Perception and Practice towards Laboratory Work in Chemistry Teaching-Learning: Evidence from Secondary Schools in North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia. Education Research International, 2022, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7254105 5) Birhanu, E. T., Assefa, Y., & Tilwani, S. A. (2022). Challenges of Learning Postgraduate Class with No Prior Work Experience: A Phenomenological Study. Education Research International, 2022, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5153972 6) Birhanu, E.T., Sala, S. (2025) Intergenerational and family learning in conflict zones and their influence on peacebuilding and reconciliation. Discover global society Vol. 3 No. 114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-025-00261-x
Current research Projects	1) Assessing Higher Education Teachers Readiness for Generative Artificial Intelligence Adoption Through a Mixed Method Approach (Principal Investigator) 2) Assessment of Educational Practices, Stakeholder Engagement, and Inclusive Opportunities for Vulnerable Groups in Awi Zone, Ethiopia (Co-Investigator) 3) Understanding Teachers’ Intentions to Adopt AI in Education: Comparative Insights from China and Israel through the Lens of UTAUT (Co-Investigator) 4) Lecturers’ Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Chines Higher Education: The Technology Acceptance Model (Co-Investigator)
Addresses	University: Injibara University College: College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Departmen: Lifelong Learning and Community Development Building 1 G+1 Room 17 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-4735 email: ermiyas.tsehay@inu.edu.et or ermitsehay@gmail.com Phone number: +251 918528196 Web of Science Researcher ID: AEF-1425-2022 Scopus Author ID: 57752503100 Telegeram: https://t.me/Ermiyas_Tsehay ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ermiyas-Birhanu-3