Critical Appraisal of Teacher Education Programmes in Achieving Curriculum Goals in Kenya
Journal Title: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
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. Although ideally it should be conceived of, and organized as, a seamless continuum, teacher education is often divided into several stages, especially in Kenya. This paper, therefore, makes a critical evaluation of teacher education programmes in the Kenya school curriculum. It develops an understanding of the concepts in teacher education and the diversity of curriculum for teacher preparation at the respective stages from the neophyte or pre-primary stages to continuing education. It further examines the educational trends of post-independent Kenya in respect to teacher preparation as well as the diverse global perspectives. A comprehensive landscape of teacher education in Kenya is provided, drawing from the history. Finally, the paper dissects the emerging challenges of teacher education in Kenya in the realm of attainment of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and makes recommendation of the prospects in this field associated with this kind of education in the attaining of the overall goals of education in Kenya.
Authors and Affiliations
Kagema Njogu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP364104
- DOI -
- Views 137
- Downloads 0
An Analysis of Gerontion by T.S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, who is believed to be one of the most important poets of his time in the English and American Poetry, as well as today, left many poems in most of which he criticized and even rejected the Western P...
The Impact of English Medium Instruction (EMI) on Students' Language Abilities
This paper reports on an investigation of Turkish English-medium university students’ perceptions of the change in their language ability and difference between students’ level of English proficiency when they start thei...
Multiple Meanings in the EFL Lexicon
The extent of words with multiple meanings in English has important implications for the vocabulary learning load of EFL learners. The greater proportion of such words among the target vocabulary implies an increased lea...
Difficulties of Learning Essay Writing: The Perspective of Some Adult EFL Learners in Nigeria
Good essay writing skills are necessary for composing correspondences, reports, term papers, research papers, homework, examinations and lots more. Essay writing provides the avenue for people to express themselves in a...
Impact of Internet Technology Usage on Job Performance of Senior Secondary School Teachers in Kaduna State Nigeria
The Internet nowadays is the twenty-four hours ’teacher, and is one of the leading sources of vital information nowadays. Therefore, this research was conceptual in nature and survey research design. It examined the cont...