Improving Teaching and Learning of Basic Maths and Reading in Africa: Does Teacher Preparation Count?

Autor/inn/en	Akyeampong, Kwame; Lussier, Kattie; Pryor, John; Westbrook, Jo
Titel	Improving Teaching and Learning of Basic Maths and Reading in Africa: Does Teacher Preparation Count?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 33 (2013) 3, S.272-282 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.09.006
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Preservice Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Mathematics; Reading; Teacher Effectiveness; Mathematics Activities; Mathematics Instruction; Reading Instruction; Children; Africa; Ghana; Kenya; Mali; Senegal; Tanzania; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Ausland; Mathematik; Leseprozess; Lesen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Leseunterricht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Afrika; Kenia; Tansania
Abstract	Teacher education has an important role in ensuring quality of learning especially for the poorest children. The article draws on a study of teacher preparation for the early primary grades in six African countries--Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda--in reading and mathematics. Initial teacher education had the strongest impact on newly qualified teachers but also induced misplaced confidence leading to standardised teacher-led approaches that failed to engage learners. Learning to read was divorced from meaning while mathematical activities were not linked to learning concepts. We suggest that teacher education is reconstructed as a study of classroom practice that places children's learning at its centre. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10