Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Sikwibele, Anne L.; Mungoo, Judith K.
Titel	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10 (2009) 4, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Qualifications; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Inservice Teacher Education; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Educators; Interviews; Teacher Surveys; Guidelines; Teaching Conditions; Developing Nations; Barriers; Access to Education; Educational Environment; Educational Development; International Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Correspondence Study; Withdrawal (Education); Blended Learning; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Lehrerfortbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Richtlinien; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsentwicklung; Internationale Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursabbruch
Abstract	This paper reports on a study at Molepolole College of Education (MCE) involving teachers and tutors in the Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) program by distance mode, an in-service program aimed at upgrading academic and professional qualifications of primary school teachers in Botswana. The study sought to understand the level of access and the challenges faced by teachers and tutors. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, survey, and document analysis. Findings showed that teachers should be enrolled in the program at a younger age, and issues that lead to delays in completion must be addressed. The paper recommends that the Ministry of Education (MOE) hire full-time tutors to support teachers at their bases, provide resources for practical subjects, organize workshops to familiarize tutors with appropriate strategies for adult learners, increase the duration of residential sessions, explore the use of alternative instructional technologies, and institute regular customer evaluations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10