Contribution of Primary Teacher Education Curriculum to quality Primary Education in Uganda

Kagoda, Alice Merab  Ezati, Betty Akullu

Abstract: With the frequent changes in education environment caused b), dynamic economy, politics, and global trends among others, primary teacher education should keep abreast with these trends. However in Uganda this has not been the case. While government designs new curriculum for primary schools, the changes in teacher education curriculum seem to be slower. Teacher educators are not familiar with the new trends in education such as ICT in teaching and learning, gender, learner centered education etc. The teaching materials are not easily available in the teacher training colleges because of shortages of funds. The study, sought to: analyze the curriculum of Primary Teacher Education (PTE) since 1990, assess the challenges Primary Teacher Colleges (PTC) experience in the preparation of quality teachers and analyze the extent to which PTE curriculum is responding to the new trends in primary education. Using mainly interviews and focus group discussion, this paper explored the relationship between teacher preparation and quality of teachers produced. Findings showed that the curriculum of the teacher training colleges is not tailored to the requirements" of the primary, curriculum. In addition PTE faces many challenges that affect the preparation of teachers.

Key Words: primary school curriculum ; primary teacher education ; quality education

总结：随着频繁的教育环境的改变导致经济,政治,和全球趋势的动态等,小学教师教育应该跟上这种趋势。然而在乌干达却不是这样。而政府设计新课程对小学教师教育课程的变化似乎更慢。教师教育者不熟悉信息通信技术在教学和学习,性别,学习者为中心在教育育新趋势等。教学材料在教师培训学院并不容易获得,因为资金短缺。试图研究:分析了小学教师教育的课程(PTE)，评估了自1990年以来，主要大学老师(PTC)质量教师的准备和分析经验的程度PTE课程对初等教育的新趋势的影响。主要使用访谈和焦点小组讨论,本文探讨了老师准备和老师产生质量之间的关系。研究结果表明,教师培训学院的课程不是根据需求”的主要课程。此外PTE面临诸多挑战,影响教师的准备。

来源：Problems of Education in the 21st Century. 2013, Vol. 52, p35-47. 13p.