An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city

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dc.contributor.advisorSoudien, Crainen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChamba, Madalitso Musekejeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T06:55:27Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T06:55:27Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 93-99).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCurrent science education stakeholders such as Sadler (2006) and Supovitz and Turner, (2000) emphasize the importance of teachers' professional development as a means of improving student level of enrollment and achievement in sciences. The provision of in-service education and training (INSET) programmes, as a consequence, have come to constitute a critical area of investment for almost all educational systems in order to improve the teaching and learning of sciences. In order to maximize the trustworthiness of the research findings, this study employed a mixed methods approach (deductive and inductive) to examine the availability and value of INSET programmes for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi. The study's site was Blantyre, one of the major cities in Malawi. A survey questionnaire administered to 49 physical science teachers constituted the main data collection instrument. The participants were randomly selected from 12 secondary schools across Blantyre City. Informal classroom observations of four teachers selected from the 49 teachers who responded to the survey questionnaire were done to confirm or query the results of the questionnaire.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChamba, M. M. (2009). <i>An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11907en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChamba, Madalitso Musekeje. <i>"An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11907en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChamba, M. 2009. An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Chamba, Madalitso Musekeje AB - Current science education stakeholders such as Sadler (2006) and Supovitz and Turner, (2000) emphasize the importance of teachers' professional development as a means of improving student level of enrollment and achievement in sciences. The provision of in-service education and training (INSET) programmes, as a consequence, have come to constitute a critical area of investment for almost all educational systems in order to improve the teaching and learning of sciences. In order to maximize the trustworthiness of the research findings, this study employed a mixed methods approach (deductive and inductive) to examine the availability and value of INSET programmes for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi. The study's site was Blantyre, one of the major cities in Malawi. A survey questionnaire administered to 49 physical science teachers constituted the main data collection instrument. The participants were randomly selected from 12 secondary schools across Blantyre City. Informal classroom observations of four teachers selected from the 49 teachers who responded to the survey questionnaire were done to confirm or query the results of the questionnaire. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city TI - An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11907 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11907
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChamba MM. An investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre city. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11907en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEducation Administration, Planning and Social Policyen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of the availability and value of in-service education and training for secondary school physical science teachers in Malawi : a case of Blantyre cityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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