Background

Research at ATDATC

Taking into account the reform in the athleteTirunesh Dibaba athletics training center, coupled with the responsibility entrusted to the institution by the Government, athleteTirunesh Dibaba athletics training center is widely increasing its function as a country. As a result, research has been given a new organizational plat form under a new direction and new set of policy framework. The change at ATDATC underscores that research should proactively respond to the national demand of generating and disseminating new knowledge and technology, strengthening and developing the capacity of athletes in contemporary science and technology. The new research policy stipulates research shall be conducted in the most cost-effective and responsive manner, and be interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in its scope, and thematic in its approach.

ATDATC has gone through a series of changes, reorganizations and transformations cognizant of the current demands to keep abreast of the changes and strategic directions imposed by internal and external conditions in order to ensure its relevance and effectiveness in executing its strategic functions. The services it has been rendering in the training of high level skilled manpower and professionals in various key areas of development and the research outputs are unprecedented.

ATDATC structural changes aimed at improving its institutional and operational qualities so as to enable it to live up to its name and standard, the one that took place very recently Reengineering (BPR) is by far the most profound. The inputs, outputs, performance gaps, desired outcomes and stretched objectives of the reengineering process are outlined in a separate Research Booklet available at the Office for Research and sport laboratory.

Strategic objectives to guide research and technology transfer at ATDATC

  1. Create an enabling, harmonious, transparent and efficient environment for the      development of competitive research projects.
  2. Strengthen research management and     coordination by guiding the development and execution of research in an organized way as thematic research, small grants research, graduate and collaborative research;
  3. Ensure the relevance of researches undertaken within ATDATC, making them relevant.
  4. Enhance research and publications culture.
  5. Improve funding for research and generation of new technologies and innovations and disseminate research findings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rights and responsibilities in the conduct of research

  • Individual coach or supportive worker members should be free to choose the subject matter of their research, and to seek support from any source for their research project. They should also have the independence to formulate their own findings and conclusions. However, these findings and conclusions should be available for scrutiny and criticism as required by the ATDATC Policy on Research.
    Research techniques should not violate established professional ethics pertaining to the health, safety, privacy, and other personal rights of people in addition to respecting safeguarding against misconduct in research and due observation issues.

Management of research and its outputs

  • The Research and Publications Committee shall approve the prioritized research plans or themes and pass them for final approval. These priorities should, as much as possible, identify research programs, rather than specific research projects.