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Rethinking teacher preparation and professional development in Africa: an analysis of the curriculum of teacher education in the teaching of early reading and mathematics

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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:14 authored by John Pryor, Kwame Akyeampong, Jo WestbrookJo Westbrook
This paper reports research on the initial teacher training and continuing professional development of teachers in six African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda). The focus of the research was on the teaching of early reading and mathematics. The curriculum of both these areas was analysed in terms of (i) implementation by providers such as Colleges of Education, and (ii) impact in schools. The study found that there were many and deep gaps in the curriculum taught and consequently in teacher knowledge and skills in these two crucial subject areas. The paper sets out a series of recommendations for addressing this problem including an overall alternative approach to teacher education that emerges from the research findings as a whole

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  • Published

Journal

Curriculum Journal

ISSN

0958-5176

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

23

Page range

409-502

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  • Education Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-01-18

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