Preparation of Teacher-Trainees in Pedagogy in Kenyan Universities

Autor/in	Genvieve, Nasimiyu
Titel	Preparation of Teacher-Trainees in Pedagogy in Kenyan Universities
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (2017) 13, S.28-34 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Interviews; Sample Size; Observation; Foreign Countries; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Sampling; Teacher Education Programs; Educational Quality; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Statistical Analysis; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; College Students; College Faculty; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Ausland; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Statistische Analyse; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Kenia
Abstract	There has been a concern about the quality of school teachers being prepared at the university especially in pedagogy. The main objective of the study was to investigate the preparation of teacher-trainees in pedagogy in Kenyan universities.The theoretical framework of the study was based on Shulman's concept of pedagogical content knowledge. The study was conducted in public and private universities in Kenya. Purposive, random and stratified sampling techniques were used to select the subjects for the study.The sample size comprised of 85 lecturers and 1100 fourth year students drawn from the selected universities.The research instruments included questionnaires, interview guide observation and document analysis. The study established that Teacher education programme is narrow in scope, conservative/conventional in nature and more or less irrelevant to the needs of modern Kenya. Lectures and students have a good perception about Teacher preparation programme however they feel the present duration for preparing school teachers is perceived to be inadequate. Also, the established findings show that the quality of instruction in pedagogy good. The study recommended that given the need for modernization and broadening of the scope of this programme to meet the needs of modern Kenya, the duration/period of preparing school teachers be extended from the present four years to at least five years. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01