Teacher Education for Transformation: The Case of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa (CIE, 2002, 73 p.): Chapter 5: The student teachers on the HDE programme: 5.1 Introduction

Teacher Education for Transformation: The Case of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa (CIE, 2002, 73 p.)

Chapter 5: The student teachers on the HDE programme

		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Biographical information of student teachers interviewed
		5.3 Biographical information of student teachers who completed the entry questionnaire
		5.4 Financing of studies at UWC
		5.5 Academic history of students
		5.6 Previous teaching experience
		5.7 Method subjects
		5.8 Motivation for studying to become a teacher
		5.9 Reasons for studying HDE at UWC
		5.10 Summary

5.1 Introduction

This section of the report provides biographical information about the student teachers in the class of 2000, including such factors as age, gender, socio-economic status, educational level of parents, occupation of parents, financial position and academic history of the students. It also looks at student teachers’ motivation to become a teacher. The data was collected by means of an entry questionnaire in March 2000, and a through a structured interview with a smaller sample of 18 students in October 2000.