The university of Zambia school teaching experience: is it effective?
Date
2013
Authors
Manchishi, Peter Chomba
Mwanza, David Sani
Journal Title
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Publisher
Excellence in Higher Education
Abstract
Teaching practice exercises serve the purpose of orienting the teacher into real classroom situations where the novice
puts his or her skills into practice. Education students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) go through the school
teaching experience after their third year of study. This comes after they have arguably completed enough content
and methodology courses to teach. The purpose of this study was to establish the effectiveness of the UNZA school
teaching experience. The research instruments used were interview guides, observation checklists, and focus group
discussions. The respondents included 80 serving teachers, 80 student teachers, and 10 head teachers drawn from 10
high schools in the Lusaka District. In addition, 10 lecturers from UNZA were also sampled. The findings revealed
that the design and delivery of the UNZA student teaching experience was not effective.
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Article
Keywords
school teaching experience , zambia , teacher training , student teaching , higher education
Citation
Manchishi, P.C., & Mwanza, D.S. (2013). The University of Zambia School Teaching Experience: Is It Effective? Excellence in Higher Education, 4(2), 61- 77