Kalimaposo, Kalisto Katongo (2010) The Impact of Curriculum Innovations on Pre-Service Primary Teacher Education in Zambia. Masters thesis, University of Zambia.
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Abstract
This chapter chronicles the innovations in pre-service primary teacher education in Zambia from independence up to the time of writing of this thesis. The chapter is organized in seven sub-sections comprising the following parts; introduction, statement of the problem, general objective, specific objectives, research questions, significance of the study, justification of the study from the sociology of education perspective, theoretical framework and definition of terms. The primary concern of this study was to investigate the impact of curriculum innovations on pre-service teacher education in Zambia. During the past four decades, there have been major efforts to reform basic education system in Zambia. In teacher education, these efforts have been occasioned by a growing dissatisfaction with the way primary school teachers are trained and the quality of learning in schools. Proposals to reform primary teacher education in Zambia have become popular because primary teacher education programmes are generally held in low esteem and students preparing for primary teaching are perceived as weak academically (Musonda 2005). Issues surrounding these reforms are mainly two fold. One school of thought advocates for increasing the time for content or subject matter background during teacher training. The other school of thought lays emphasis on increasing the length of time for practical student teaching and field experiences. Therefore, the raging debate in primary teacher education in Zambia has generally been between putting emphasis either on subject matter or pedagogy.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Geoffrey Obatsa |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2018 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2018 09:49 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8710 |
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