Who Becomes a Primary School Teacher in Lesotho: Characteristics and Experiences of the DEP Student Teachers upon Entry into NTTC (CIE, 2002, 49 p.): Chapter 1: Introduction: (introduction...)

Who Becomes a Primary School Teacher in Lesotho: Characteristics and Experiences of the DEP Student Teachers upon Entry into NTTC (CIE, 2002, 49 p.)

Chapter 1: Introduction

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		1.0 Rationale
		1.1 The Purpose of the study
		1.2 Research Questions
		1.3 Theoretical Context

(introduction...)

This is a report on one of the MUSTER¹ sub-studies focusing on entry characteristics of the Diploma in Education (Primary) (DEP) student teachers. The study aimed at finding out the characteristics of new teachers. It was undertaken in the very early days of the DEP students’ entry into the College. It was assumed that student teachers' opinions and/or perceptions on a number of issues investigated in this study had not been affected much by the College teaching at that time.

¹ MUSTER (Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project) is a collaborative project co-ordinated from the Centre for International Education at the University of Sussex Institute of Education, UK. Financial support for the three year project was provided by the British Department for International Development (DFID).