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

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Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER)

List of Acronyms

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Rationale

1.2 The aim of the study

1.3 Sources of data

Chapter 2: The Institutional location of the HDE Programme

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2.1 The University of the Western Cape

2.2 The Faculty of Education

Chapter 3: The curriculum of the HDE programme

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3.1 Conceptualisation and organisation

3.2 Education Theory

3.3 Teaching styles and methods

3.4 Teaching resources and course materials

3.5 Language of instruction

3.6 Teaching Practice

3.7 Assessment

3.8 Quality Assurance

3.9 Conclusion

Chapter 4: Experiences and views of lecturers

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4.1 Biographical information of lecturers who were interviewed

4.2 Perceptions of the job

4.3 Teaching

4.4 Experiences of teaching on the HDE course

4.5 Assessment

4.6 Curriculum development

4.7 Teaching Practice

4.8 Ideas on teaching

4.9 Teacher education policy

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

Chapter 6: Student teachers’ expectations and experiences of the HDE programme

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Organisation of HDE course

6.3 Teaching Practice

6.4 Expectations regarding the course

6.5 Exam preparation

6.6 Views of students about the HDE course

6.7 Levels of confidence at the end of the course

6.8 Future plans and preferences

6.9 Summary

Chapter 7: Conclusion and discussion

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7.1 Students’ life histories

7.2 Language and learning

7.3 Curriculum design

7.4 Teaching Practice

7.5 Recruitment of students

7.6 Follow up research

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