Secondary pre-service teacher education in Ethiopia: its impact on teachers' competence and confidence to teach practical work in science.

Autor/inn/en	Bekalo, S.A.; Welford, A.G.
Titel	Secondary pre-service teacher education in Ethiopia: its impact on teachers' competence and confidence to teach practical work in science.
Quelle	In: International journal of science education, 21 (1999) 12, S. 1293-1310Infoseite zur Zeitschrift Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
Schlagwörter	Lehrerfortbildung; Schülerexperiment
Abstract	The government of Ethiopia has espoused a practical problem-solving approach to teaching and learning science. The challenge facing the Ministry of Education is how to implement its objectives in a country which has been described as among the poorset in the world. The sudy reported here focuses on teacher education. It gives a description of science student- teachers' experience of pre-service education and the factors affecting their professional development with regard to practical work. It examines the structure of teacher education programmes, the content of the teacher-training curriculum and student-teachers' classroom practice in order to provide a fuller account of teacher education. The study advances this agenda further, revealing the practice of experienced teachers in schools. The conclusion uses the findings to propose ways in which the Ministry might implement changes to practice in initial teacher education to meet the objectives of the new reforms in Ethiopia.
Erfasst von	Lehrstuhl Didaktik der Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Update	2001_(CD)