The Dynamics of Teaching at a Distance in Tanzania: Reflections from the Field

Autor/in	Bhalalusesa, Eustella Peter
Titel	The Dynamics of Teaching at a Distance in Tanzania: Reflections from the Field
Quelle	In: Open Learning, 21 (2006) 1, S.49-58 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-0513
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Tutors; Tuition; Feedback; Distance Education; Professional Development; Qualitative Research; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Qualitative Forschung; Tansania
Abstract	In this paper, pedagogical issues drawn from a study to examine the nature and quality of correspondence tuition are analysed. The paper observes that effective correspondence tuition depends on a number of factors ranging from the tutors' academic competence to their professional experience, values and assumptions about distance learning. Given the novelty of the distance mode of delivery at university level in Tanzania, there is a need for an induction programme for newly recruited tutors to provide them with the core skills and techniques of distance teaching. Recruitment of additional tutors, as well as continued professional development, is crucial for the enhancement of student feedback and quality of correspondence tuition. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10