Proposing a Contextual Approach to Pre-School Teacher Education in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Nyarko, Nana Yaa A.; Mate-Kole, C. Charles
Titel	Proposing a Contextual Approach to Pre-School Teacher Education in Ghana
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 3 (2016) 1, Artikel 1164020 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2016.1164020
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Teacher Education; Guidelines; Radio; Teaching Methods; Rural Areas; Cost Effectiveness; Child Development; Preschool Education; Child Welfare; Foreign Countries; Teacher Qualifications; Barriers; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Richtlinien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Kindesentwicklung; Kindeswohl; Ausland; Lehrqualifikation
Abstract	Efforts of Ghanaian Universities and Colleges of Education in training pre-school teachers have been found inadequate and unable to meet their training needs. As a result, other private and non-governmental organisations have been contributing to the education of early childhood practitioners, although on pilot basis. Currently, most pre-school teachers remain untrained. Using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory as a Framework, this paper proposes a contextual approach to pre-school teacher education using radio as a training tool for teachers. The radio is easily accessible, handy, far reaching to remote rural settlements (than the Internet) and low in cost. It is suggested that as in other community radio efforts it should be localised so the community "runs" their own stations. Specific programmes should be devoted to topics on child development, child survival, early childhood pedagogy and other practical issues relevant to pre-school classrooms. The paper concludes by suggesting periodic community (of stakeholders) meetings to form a support group. (As Provided).
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