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Direct linkKakoma Luneta, Editor; Marc Schäfer, Editor – Springer, 2024
This edited volume addresses the need for reforms in mathematics teacher training, spurred by scientific advancements and societal changes, encompassing calls for changes in curricula, content, and instructional methods. The text highlights the complexities of teaching mathematics, specifically within Africa. It provides an exploration into how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Barriers
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Download full textLoise Gichuhi – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2025
In forced displacement contexts, the uptake of educational technology (EdTech) is generally driven by resource availability, the haste to satisfy a specific need or a donordriven solution, and whether the technology offers 'value for money' in terms of its cost. As a result, discrepancies in technology usage and infrastructure have emerged,…
Descriptors: Refugees, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Education Programs
Ann-Kathrin Dittrich; Kgadi Clarrie Mathabathe; Irma Eloff; Evi Agostini – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2025
Webinars are a powerful digital tool for learning about sustainability in a global context. The implementation of different technologies in teacher education, such as webinars, is becoming indispensable due to digital transformation and internationalisation processes. In this context, digital competences are described as key to quality education…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Change, Teacher Education
Bernardes, Rogerio P.; Black, Glenda; Jowi, James Otieno; Wilcox, Kevin – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
Using a critical approach, we studied the intercultural understandings of Canadian teachers who participated in a 3-week international teaching practicum in Kenya, 5-6 years before. Critical interculturality was used as the theoretical lens to explore the impact on teaching, constructions of identity, and power relations. We argue that while this…
Descriptors: Practicums, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Cultural Awareness
Risper Akoth Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teacher shortage in the United States (U.S.) is persistent and severe and manifests more acutely in low-income school districts and mathematics and science subject areas. Strategies to recruit locally trained teachers from within the U.S. have failed to satisfy the increasing demand, and recruitment drives have extended beyond national borders to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Shortage
Peter Neema-Abooki, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book delves into the role of higher education as a means of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Contributions from across the region examine the strategies and technological advances available to enable students to deal with an uncertain future and are organised under two key themes: Curriculum and Teaching and Higher Education and…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
Nyagwegwe C. Wango; Jane F. A. Rarieya; Omari M. Abunga; Mary Oluga; Aqeela Datoo – Educational Research and Reviews, 2024
The study examined the strategies used by teacher educators in their teaching practices and gender integration in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The nature of the engagement of educational leaders and administrators in supporting teaching, learning and mainstreaming gender issues in teaching was also examined. A total of 165 sampled respondents were…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Gender Issues, Public Officials
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Bett, Harry Kipkemoi – Cogent Education, 2016
Kenya is one of the countries whose teachers the UNESCO (2015) report cited as lacking curriculum support in the classroom. As is the case in many African countries, a large portion of teachers in Kenya enter the teaching profession when inadequately prepared, while those already in the field receive insufficient support in their professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Training Methods
Njogu, Kagema – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2018
This paper makes a critical appraisal of teacher education programmes in achieving curriculum goals. Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip prospective teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom, school and wider community.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Genvieve, Nasimiyu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Proper management of logistical issues in Teacher education programme tends to promote the quality of preparation of school teachers. The main objective of the study was to investigate challenges of administering teacher education programmes in Kenyan universities. The theoretical framework of the study was adopted as used by Koehler and Mishra's…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality, College Faculty
Wawire, Brenda Aromu – Curriculum Journal, 2021
This study explores how the primary school teacher preparation curriculum prepares pre-service teachers to teach reading in lower primary schools in Kenya. High-quality reading teacher preparation is among the critical aspects that need to be addressed in order to curb the literacy challenges faced by early grade students living in low-resource…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education
Kearney, Sean; Perkins, Timothy; Maakrun, Julie – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
Initial teacher education programs are continuously looking for ways to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of pre-service teachers (PSTs) who will face a diverse student population when they begin their careers. This study examines a short-term, cross-cultural, service-learning immersion undertaken by 21 undergraduate PSTs to an internally…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Cross Cultural Studies, Transformative Learning, Immersion Programs
Kiige, Mwangi James; Atina, James Onywoki – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The changeover of the Kenyan system of education from the 7-4-2-3 to the current 8-4-4 in 1984 made science subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) compulsory to all students up to form two at the secondary school level. This meant increased numbers of students in one class at a time attending the science subjects, which may compromise quality.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Science Course Improvement Projects, Teacher Centers
Kiilu, Redempta M.; Nyerere, Jackline K.; Ogeta, Nobert – African Educational Research Journal, 2018
E-Learning applications have gained recognition globally as a panacea to address the access, quality and equity challenges facing education systems. This paper reports findings of a study whose aim was to assess the level of preparedness for e-learning adoption among pre-service teacher trainees in selected Primary Teacher Training Colleges in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Teacher Education Programs
