Abebaw Minaye
Biographic Data
| ID | 199571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abebaw Minaye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abebaw |
| FAMILY NAME | Minaye |
| SIGNATURE | MINAYE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3984-9277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Experiences of Ethiopian migrant returnees from the Middle East and South Africa at each stage of the migration cycle
Migration to the Middle East and South Africa is common in Ethiopia. However, quantitative studies showing these experiences are lacking. We explored the migration experiences of returnees from the Middle East and South Africa at each stage of the migration cycle. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 739 migrant returnees. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. The res…
Determinants of Intention to Engage in Preventive Practices and Practices of Internal Child Trafficking Among the Residents of Wolaita Sodo Town
Child trafficking violates the rights of children, resulting in serious physical, psychological, and social harm. Despite its prevalence, internal child trafficking has received little attention. While past research has focused on broader social, economic, and political drivers, there is a major gap in understanding of how individual and community-level factors influence prevention measures. The main purpose of this study was to explore the inten…
How Hate Speech Occurs and is Propagated on Social Media? A Grounded Theory Study
Along with the rise in the number of social media users in Ethiopia, ethnic-based online hate speech is on the rise, leading to profound social division and strife. The present grounded theory study examines the mechanisms involved in the occurrence and propagation of ethnic-based hate speech in Ethiopia. To this end, it heavily relies on social media contents collected from ten Facebook, four YouTube, and four Twitter accounts that are selected …
Practices of active learning in public universities in Ethiopia
As it encourages students to solve problems on their own and guides them throughout the process, the importance of active learning has gained popularity in a growing body of scholarly literature. However, there is a paucity of research on the practice and challenges of active learning in public universities in Ethiopia. This study seeks to examine the attitudes of faculty members and students toward the practices of active learning. Data for the …
Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Child Trafficking in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia
Child trafficking is a serious violation of children’s rights under international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Research on this issue in Ethiopia is limited, with few studies assessing public awareness and attitudes. This study aims to examine the knowledge and attitudes of residents in Wolaita Sodo town regarding in-country child trafficking using a mixed-methods approach with 448 participan…
Barriers to accessing social support at refugee-serving humanitarian organizations
Post-migration challenges increase refugees’ support needs and place their well-being at risk. Social support is a vital tool that can reduce refugees’ challenges. Social support has a positive impact on the well-being of refugee women. The main objective of this study was to examine the barriers Yemeni refugee women encountered when attempting to receive social support from refugee-serving humanitarian organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
Quality of education in migration hotspot areas in Ethiopia
While the lack of educational opportunities limits the future of most people in Ethiopia, they pose dire consequences to young people in migration hotspot areas. Using input‐process‐outcome‐context‐education quality framework, this study investigated the quality of education in eight migration hotspot areas of Ethiopia and its association with migration. A random sample of 1,187 participants (793 students, 262 teachers and 132 parents) completed …
Social media users' online behavior with regard to the circulation of hate speech
Online hate speech is ripping Ethiopian society apart and threatening the values of democracy, human dignity, and peaceful coexistence. The current study argues that understanding people's responses to hateful posts helps combat hate speech online. Therefore, this study aims to comprehend the roles social media users play in responding to online hate speech. To this end, 14 ethnic-based hate speech posts each with more than 1,000 comments were co…
Predisposing Factors Connected with Willingness to Intervene in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence
The focus of this study is bystanders’ behavior and their willingness to intervene in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) in three different countries (China, Italy, and Ethiopia), considering individual and social factors (i.e., right-wing Authoritarianism, masculinity ideology, and gender). The Italian sample was made up of 192 participants (56% male). The Chinese sample was made up of 274 participants (66% female). The Ethiopian sample wa…
Explaining migration intention from selected psycho-social variables in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Migration has become one of the challenging global issues of the twenty-first century. Therefore, analyzing the intention to migrate is essential to develop clear strategies to manage actual migration. This research aimed to investigate emigration intention predictors (namely place attachment, attitude, national pride, subjective social norm, and perceived behavioral control) and the interaction effect of social networks between those predictors …
Exploring Potential Intervention Strategies to Reduce Unsafe Youth Migration in Ethiopia
There is dearth of evidence on what interventions help to reduce unsafe youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed primarily to identify interventions that may help to reduce unsafe youth migration from the perspectives of key stakeholders in Ethiopia. A mixed methods study was conducted in eight migration hotspot areas. For the qualitative study, fifty-six in-depth interviews and thirty-two focus group discussions (FGD) were done to…
Attitude, Risk Perception and Readiness of Ethiopian Potential Migrants and Returnees Towards Unsafe Migration
In Ethiopia, where there is high prevalence of migration to the Middle East and Europe, a multitude of studies have focused on the relationships between the role of smugglers, push and pull factors, and illegal migration. However, only a fraction of studies have examined the context from the individual and collective mind-set perspective. The process of the decision to migrate may be influenced by individualsâ€TM beliefs about illegal migration. …
Trafficked to the Gulf States
This study uses interviews to explore the lived experiences of 8 Ethiopian women trafficking-returnees from the Gulf States. Interpretive phenomenology, a qualitative approach, is used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the women are motivated to travel to the Gulf States as migrant laborers due to a lack of employment in Ethiopia, their expectation of good pay and working conditions, the success stories of some women returnees, and t…
Trafficked to the Gulf States
This study uses interviews to explore the lived experiences of 8 Ethiopian women trafficking-returnees from the Gulf States. Interpretive phenomenology, a qualitative approach, is used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the women are motivated to travel to the Gulf States as migrant laborers due to a lack of employment in Ethiopia, their expectation of good pay and working conditions, the success stories of some women returnees, and t…
Attitude, Risk Perception and Readiness of Ethiopian Potential Migrants and Returnees Towards Unsafe Migration
In Ethiopia, where there is high prevalence of migration to the Middle East and Europe, a multitude of studies have focused on the relationships between the role of smugglers, push and pull factors, and illegal migration. However, only a fraction of studies have examined the context from the individual and collective mind-set perspective. The process of the decision to migrate may be influenced by individualsâ€TM beliefs about illegal migration. …
Explaining migration intention from selected psycho-social variables in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Migration has become one of the challenging global issues of the twenty-first century. Therefore, analyzing the intention to migrate is essential to develop clear strategies to manage actual migration. This research aimed to investigate emigration intention predictors (namely place attachment, attitude, national pride, subjective social norm, and perceived behavioral control) and the interaction effect of social networks between those predictors …
Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Child Trafficking in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia
Child trafficking is a serious violation of children’s rights under international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Research on this issue in Ethiopia is limited, with few studies assessing public awareness and attitudes. This study aims to examine the knowledge and attitudes of residents in Wolaita Sodo town regarding in-country child trafficking using a mixed-methods approach with 448 participan…
Trafficked to the Gulf States
This study uses interviews to explore the lived experiences of 8 Ethiopian women trafficking-returnees from the Gulf States. Interpretive phenomenology, a qualitative approach, is used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the women are motivated to travel to the Gulf States as migrant laborers due to a lack of employment in Ethiopia, their expectation of good pay and working conditions, the success stories of some women returnees, and t…
Attitude, Risk Perception and Readiness of Ethiopian Potential Migrants and Returnees Towards Unsafe Migration
In Ethiopia, where there is high prevalence of migration to the Middle East and Europe, a multitude of studies have focused on the relationships between the role of smugglers, push and pull factors, and illegal migration. However, only a fraction of studies have examined the context from the individual and collective mind-set perspective. The process of the decision to migrate may be influenced by individualsâ€TM beliefs about illegal migration. …
Exploring Potential Intervention Strategies to Reduce Unsafe Youth Migration in Ethiopia
There is dearth of evidence on what interventions help to reduce unsafe youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed primarily to identify interventions that may help to reduce unsafe youth migration from the perspectives of key stakeholders in Ethiopia. A mixed methods study was conducted in eight migration hotspot areas. For the qualitative study, fifty-six in-depth interviews and thirty-two focus group discussions (FGD) were done to…
Explaining migration intention from selected psycho-social variables in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Migration has become one of the challenging global issues of the twenty-first century. Therefore, analyzing the intention to migrate is essential to develop clear strategies to manage actual migration. This research aimed to investigate emigration intention predictors (namely place attachment, attitude, national pride, subjective social norm, and perceived behavioral control) and the interaction effect of social networks between those predictors …
Social media users' online behavior with regard to the circulation of hate speech
Online hate speech is ripping Ethiopian society apart and threatening the values of democracy, human dignity, and peaceful coexistence. The current study argues that understanding people's responses to hateful posts helps combat hate speech online. Therefore, this study aims to comprehend the roles social media users play in responding to online hate speech. To this end, 14 ethnic-based hate speech posts each with more than 1,000 comments were co…
Predisposing Factors Connected with Willingness to Intervene in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence
The focus of this study is bystanders’ behavior and their willingness to intervene in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) in three different countries (China, Italy, and Ethiopia), considering individual and social factors (i.e., right-wing Authoritarianism, masculinity ideology, and gender). The Italian sample was made up of 192 participants (56% male). The Chinese sample was made up of 274 participants (66% female). The Ethiopian sample wa…
Barriers to accessing social support at refugee-serving humanitarian organizations
Post-migration challenges increase refugees’ support needs and place their well-being at risk. Social support is a vital tool that can reduce refugees’ challenges. Social support has a positive impact on the well-being of refugee women. The main objective of this study was to examine the barriers Yemeni refugee women encountered when attempting to receive social support from refugee-serving humanitarian organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
Quality of education in migration hotspot areas in Ethiopia
While the lack of educational opportunities limits the future of most people in Ethiopia, they pose dire consequences to young people in migration hotspot areas. Using input‐process‐outcome‐context‐education quality framework, this study investigated the quality of education in eight migration hotspot areas of Ethiopia and its association with migration. A random sample of 1,187 participants (793 students, 262 teachers and 132 parents) completed …
How Hate Speech Occurs and is Propagated on Social Media? A Grounded Theory Study
Along with the rise in the number of social media users in Ethiopia, ethnic-based online hate speech is on the rise, leading to profound social division and strife. The present grounded theory study examines the mechanisms involved in the occurrence and propagation of ethnic-based hate speech in Ethiopia. To this end, it heavily relies on social media contents collected from ten Facebook, four YouTube, and four Twitter accounts that are selected …
Practices of active learning in public universities in Ethiopia
As it encourages students to solve problems on their own and guides them throughout the process, the importance of active learning has gained popularity in a growing body of scholarly literature. However, there is a paucity of research on the practice and challenges of active learning in public universities in Ethiopia. This study seeks to examine the attitudes of faculty members and students toward the practices of active learning. Data for the …
Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Child Trafficking in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia
Child trafficking is a serious violation of children’s rights under international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Research on this issue in Ethiopia is limited, with few studies assessing public awareness and attitudes. This study aims to examine the knowledge and attitudes of residents in Wolaita Sodo town regarding in-country child trafficking using a mixed-methods approach with 448 participan…
Experiences of Ethiopian migrant returnees from the Middle East and South Africa at each stage of the migration cycle
Migration to the Middle East and South Africa is common in Ethiopia. However, quantitative studies showing these experiences are lacking. We explored the migration experiences of returnees from the Middle East and South Africa at each stage of the migration cycle. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 739 migrant returnees. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. The res…
Determinants of Intention to Engage in Preventive Practices and Practices of Internal Child Trafficking Among the Residents of Wolaita Sodo Town
Child trafficking violates the rights of children, resulting in serious physical, psychological, and social harm. Despite its prevalence, internal child trafficking has received little attention. While past research has focused on broader social, economic, and political drivers, there is a major gap in understanding of how individual and community-level factors influence prevention measures. The main purpose of this study was to explore the inten…
Political science (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Descriptive statistics (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Geography (3 works)