An Evaluative Study of a Distance Teacher Education Program in a University in Ghana

The study used an adaptation of Provus’ discrepancy evaluation model to evaluate a distance teacher education program in the University of Cape Coast, the premier teacher education institution in Ghana. The study involved comparing performance data of the program as perceived by students and faculty...

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Autor principal:	Kwasi Addo Sampong
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2009
Materias:	Higher Education Teacher Education Distance Education Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana students’ perceptions Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/cdbba7d0c5cf4d749dddecbe0c076777
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cdbba7d0c5cf4d749dddecbe0c0767772021-12-02T18:03:18ZAn Evaluative Study of a Distance Teacher Education Program in a University in Ghana10.19173/irrodl.v10i4.7251492-3831https://doaj.org/article/cdbba7d0c5cf4d749dddecbe0c0767772009-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/725https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The study used an adaptation of Provus’ discrepancy evaluation model to evaluate a distance teacher education program in the University of Cape Coast, the premier teacher education institution in Ghana. The study involved comparing performance data of the program as perceived by students and faculty/administrators to standards prepared from the program’s design. Performance data was obtained by administering two survey instruments to a random sample of students and faculty/administrators. Discrepancies between performance and standards were reported. The study concluded that although there were some discrepancies between program standards and performance the program is fulfilling its purpose of upgrading the professional and academic performance of a large number of teachers in the public K-8 schools in Ghana.Kwasi Addo SampongAthabasca University PressarticleHigher EducationTeacher EducationDistance EducationSub-Saharan AfricaGhanastudents’ perceptionsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 10, Iss 4 (2009)
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description	The study used an adaptation of Provus’ discrepancy evaluation model to evaluate a distance teacher education program in the University of Cape Coast, the premier teacher education institution in Ghana. The study involved comparing performance data of the program as perceived by students and faculty/administrators to standards prepared from the program’s design. Performance data was obtained by administering two survey instruments to a random sample of students and faculty/administrators. Discrepancies between performance and standards were reported. The study concluded that although there were some discrepancies between program standards and performance the program is fulfilling its purpose of upgrading the professional and academic performance of a large number of teachers in the public K-8 schools in Ghana.
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An Evaluative Study of a Distance Teacher Education Program in a University in Ghana

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