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The impact and influence of globalisation and entrepreneurship on teacher education in Nigeria were ascertained through the structured questionnaire. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Sixty-four lecturers of vocational education were drawn from the University of Calabar and Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH), Calabar, and used for the study. Findings of the study indicated that globalisation and entrepreneurship have positive influence and impact...
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Zambia is bound by several regional and international Human Rights Instruments to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women in its educational institutions. This dissertation explores how the ZPTC’s failure to engender its curriculum and entire training and teaching climate has hardened and perpetuated the strong patriarchal values of this male-dominated institution. As a result it produces police officers, the majority of whom are also male, who fail dismally in their duties when...
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and teachers' behaviors valued by students who attended southern rural segregated schools during the 1940s-1960s. The qualitative data yielded four themes: (a) memories of caring teachers, (b) memories of teachers as professionals, (c) memories of teachers as participants of the community, and (d) passing on the flame. Significant findings highlighted the importance of teacher caring and teacher approval. These findings may be used to...
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The implementation of successful continuing professional teacher development (CPTD) programmes has been a challenge in South Africa since the introduction of Curriculum 2005. Lesson study, a CPTD model introduced in Japan and not previously investigated in South Africa, has shown success in bridging the gap between policy at the national level and teaching at the classroom level. A qualitative research study conducted in a rural primary school in the Western Cape province sought to determine...
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Educators are agents of change and they have a mandate to change schools and classrooms into places where human rights are respected and taken into consideration when discretionary powers are exercised. Nigerian educators have a mandate to observe and promote human rights, not only because such rights are guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution as the supreme law of the country, but also because the Nigerian government has committed itself to upholding human rights by ratifying and...
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Educators are agents of change and they have a mandate to change schools and classrooms into places where human rights are respected and taken into consideration when discretionary powers are exercised. Nigerian educators have a mandate to observe and promote human rights, not only because such rights are guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution as the supreme law of the country, but also because the Nigerian government has committed itself to upholding human rights by ratifying and...