Beginner teachers in South Africa
Subtitle: school readiness, knowledge and skills
By: Fabian Arends & Makhola Phurutse
Contributors: Phurutse, Makola Collin; Human Sciences Research Council. Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme
Series: Teacher education in South Africa series; Teacher education in South Africa series
Publisher: HSRC Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9780796922427
Subjects: Training of; Teachers; Rating of
Description: "Beginner Teachers in South Africa is the first wide-scale study of teachers in the first three years of their careers and offers substantive evidence suggesting the need for interventions to support them. Based on research undertaken in five South African provinces selected because of their relatively high absorption of beginner teachers, it examines the perceptions of novice teachers about their own skills and competencies and conversely, the perceptions of school managers about their performance. Employing both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, the study highlights the critical and supportive role the Department of Education needs to play, the importance of a multi-sectoral approach in improving conditions in schools, and the need for continued investigation into effective teaching. This support for beginner teachers is essential both in order to retain teachers and to develop good teaching practice that will result in successful learners"--Publisher description.
Notes: "Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-50).

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