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Beginner Teachers in South Africa: School Readiness, Knowledge and Skills (Teacher Education in South Africa)
Arends, Fabian, Phurutse, Makhola
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Description for Beginner Teachers in South Africa: School Readiness, Knowledge and Skills (Teacher Education in South Africa)
Paperback. A study of teachers in South Africa in the first three years of their careers. It examines the perceptions of novice teachers about their own skills and competencies and conversely, the perceptions of school managers about their performance. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 192.
Despite a strong emphasis on teacher education and development in post-apartheid South Africa, statistics show a low retention of beginner teachers in the teaching profession. This trend has serious implications for learner outcomes, given the contribution teachers can and should make to learner achievement. ""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 ... Read more
Despite a strong emphasis on teacher education and development in post-apartheid South Africa, statistics show a low retention of beginner teachers in the teaching profession. This trend has serious implications for learner outcomes, given the contribution teachers can and should make to learner achievement. ""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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN
9780796922427
SKU
V9780796922427
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Ref
99-3
About Arends, Fabian, Phurutse, Makhola
Fabian Arends is a research specialist in the Education, Science and Skills Development research programme at the HSRC. Dr Makhola Phurutse is a former researcher specialist in the Education, Science and Skills Development research programme at the HSRC.
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