Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges

This paper reports on a study at Molepolole College of Education (MCE) involving teachers and tutors in the Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) program by distance mode, an in-service program aimed at upgrading academic and professional qualifications of primary school teachers in Botswana. The study...

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Autores principales:	Anne L Sikwibele, Judith K Mungoo
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2009
Materias:	distance learning teacher education Botswana Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ca8e89d17d65417692faa8f47d3c5e942021-12-02T19:25:15ZDistance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges10.19173/irrodl.v10i4.7061492-3831https://doaj.org/article/ca8e89d17d65417692faa8f47d3c5e942009-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/706https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This paper reports on a study at Molepolole College of Education (MCE) involving teachers and tutors in the Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) program by distance mode, an in-service program aimed at upgrading academic and professional qualifications of primary school teachers in Botswana. The study sought to understand the level of access and the challenges faced by teachers and tutors. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, survey, and document analysis. Findings showed that teachers should be enrolled in the program at a younger age, and issues that lead to delays in completion must be addressed. The paper recommends that the Ministry of Education (MOE) hire full-time tutors to support teachers at their bases, provide resources for practical subjects, organize workshops to familiarize tutors with appropriate strategies for adult learners, increase the duration of residential sessions, explore the use of alternative instructional technologies, and institute regular customer evaluations.Anne L SikwibeleJudith K MungooAthabasca University Pressarticledistance learningteacher educationBotswanaSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 10, Iss 4 (2009)
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description	This paper reports on a study at Molepolole College of Education (MCE) involving teachers and tutors in the Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) program by distance mode, an in-service program aimed at upgrading academic and professional qualifications of primary school teachers in Botswana. The study sought to understand the level of access and the challenges faced by teachers and tutors. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, survey, and document analysis. Findings showed that teachers should be enrolled in the program at a younger age, and issues that lead to delays in completion must be addressed. The paper recommends that the Ministry of Education (MOE) hire full-time tutors to support teachers at their bases, provide resources for practical subjects, organize workshops to familiarize tutors with appropriate strategies for adult learners, increase the duration of residential sessions, explore the use of alternative instructional technologies, and institute regular customer evaluations.
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title	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
title_short	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
title_full	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
title_fullStr	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges
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Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges

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