Effects of In-Service Education on Improving Science Teaching in Swaziland

Autor/inn/en	Stronkhorst, Robert; van den Akker, Jan
Titel	Effects of In-Service Education on Improving Science Teaching in Swaziland
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 28 (2006) 15, S.1771-1794 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Inservice Teacher Education; Faculty Development; Teacher Improvement; Science Teachers; Science Instruction; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Teaching Skills; Student Centered Curriculum; High Schools; Secondary School Science; Swaziland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerfortbildung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	This paper discusses the findings of an evaluative and interpretive study into the potential of in-service education to improve science education in Swaziland. Short-term and long-term effects of an in-service intervention are evaluated in terms of changes in classroom processes. The teaching approach of participating teachers has been monitored and analysed before, during and 1 year after the in-service intervention, to assess whether changes occurred. The study revealed the subjective interpretations of teachers about those changes, also in relation to contextual factors. Recommendations are put forward to enhance the potential of in-service education in comparable contexts. (Contains 7 tables, 1 figure, and 3 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10