ERIC Number: EJ861320
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 25
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An Evaluative Study of a Distance Teacher Education Program in a University in Ghana
Sampong, Kwasi Addo
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v10 n4 Sep 2009
The study used an adaptation of Provus' discrepancy evaluation model to evaluate a distance teacher education program in the University of Cape Coast, the premier teacher education institution in Ghana. The study involved comparing performance data of the program as perceived by students and faculty/administrators to standards prepared from the program's design. Performance data was obtained by administering two survey instruments to a random sample of students and faculty/administrators. Discrepancies between performance and standards were reported. The study concluded that although there were some discrepancies between program standards and performance the program is fulfilling its purpose of upgrading the professional and academic performance of a large number of teachers in the public K-8 schools in Ghana. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Distance Education, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Teacher Educators, Student Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Standards, Elementary School Teachers, Developing Nations, Barriers, Access to Education, Educational Environment, Educational Development, Economically Disadvantaged, International Education, International Organizations, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Access to Computers, Questionnaires, Rural Areas
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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