Primary teachers' recontextualization of a curriculum innovation in Uganda
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2007
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University of Cape Town
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This study constructs an account of teachers' recontextualizations of the 'problem solving approach', a pedagogic approach prescribed for teaching primary school science by Uganda's official curriculum. It describes how sixteen teachers, located in eight primary schools, interpret and enact the pedagogic prescriptions of the problem solving approach. The study further explores the extent to which school contexts in which the teachers work influence their recontextualizing processes. The conceptual and analytical framework for the study draws on Basil Bernstein's theory of pedagogic discourse, extended with concepts from Paul Dowling's social activity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-295).
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Sikoyo, L. 2007. Primary teachers' recontextualization of a curriculum innovation in Uganda. University of Cape Town.