Malawi: A Baseline Study of the Teacher Education System (CIE, 1999, 47 p.)

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Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER)

List of Abbreviations

Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Education in Recent Times

Chapter 2: Overview of the Main Characteristics of the Education System

2.1 Introduction: Overview of the Main Characteristics of the Education System

2.2 The Primary School System

2.3 Enrolment

2.4 The Curriculum

2.5 The Primary School Leaving Certificate

2.6 Community Schools

2.7 The Secondary School Sector

Chapter 3: Overview of the Main Characteristics of the Teacher Education System

3.1 Introduction: overview of the teacher education system

3.2 Teacher Training Programmes

Chapter 4: Preliminary Analysis of the Teacher Education Curriculum in Malawi

4.1 Preliminary Analysis of the Teacher Education Curriculum in Malawi

Chapter 5: Teacher Supply and Teachers' Roles

5.1 Teacher Supply and Teachers' Roles

5.2 Roles of a Teacher in Malawi

Chapter 6: Financial and Gender Issues

6.1 Financial Issues

6.2 Gender Perspectives In Teacher Education

Chapter 7: Emerging Issues

7.1 Introduction: Emerging Issues

7.2 Primary School Pupils

7.3 Supply of Quality Teachers

7.4 Quality of Schools

7.5 In-service Training for Teachers

7.6 Teacher Education Curriculum

References

Appendix

Appendix 1:National PSLCE examination results and transition rates 1992 - 1996

Appendix 2: Malawi school certificate examination (MSCE) results 1992 - 1996

Appendix 3: Number of passers at one sitting during examination in MCDE centres 1991/92 - 1995/96

Appendix 4: Costs in Lilongwe Teachers' Training College (MK)