Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South Africa
The study reported in this paper investigated foundation phase teacher provision by the public universities in South Africa, with a view to carefully and accurately determine the extent to which foundation phase teacher provision matched national as well as provincial needs. The study draws on data...
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| description | The study reported in this paper investigated foundation phase teacher provision by the public universities in South Africa, with a view to carefully and accurately determine the extent to which foundation phase teacher provision matched national as well as provincial needs. The study draws on data obtained through a survey of teacher provision at the public higher education institutions (HEIs), conducted by the national Department of Education (DoE) in 2009, as well as from data relating to teacher education qualifications and programmes in the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS).
The study confirmed perceptions that the number of new foundation phase teachers being produced by the public higher education institutions (HEIs) falls short of national and provincial needs, and that the provision of African language foundation phase teachers is particularly problematic, especially in the context of mother-tongue instruction in the early years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d843330db5d74a35b7f691cfda1937912022-12-21T21:03:19ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Childhood Education2223-76742223-76822011-12-0111e1e1310.4102/sajce.v1i1.8045Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South AfricaWhitfield Green0Department of Higher Education and TrainingThe study reported in this paper investigated foundation phase teacher provision by the public universities in South Africa, with a view to carefully and accurately determine the extent to which foundation phase teacher provision matched national as well as provincial needs. The study draws on data obtained through a survey of teacher provision at the public higher education institutions (HEIs), conducted by the national Department of Education (DoE) in 2009, as well as from data relating to teacher education qualifications and programmes in the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS). The study confirmed perceptions that the number of new foundation phase teachers being produced by the public higher education institutions (HEIs) falls short of national and provincial needs, and that the provision of African language foundation phase teachers is particularly problematic, especially in the context of mother-tongue instruction in the early years.https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/80teacher supply and demandfoundation phaseteacher educationmother-tongueAfrican languagesearly childhood educationhigher education institutions |
| spellingShingle | Whitfield Green Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South Africa South African Journal of Childhood Education teacher supply and demand foundation phase teacher education mother-tongue African languages early childhood education higher education institutions |
| title | Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South Africa |
| title_full | Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South Africa |
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| title_short | Foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in South Africa |
| title_sort | foundation phase teacher provision by public higher education institutions in south africa |
| topic | teacher supply and demand foundation phase teacher education mother-tongue African languages early childhood education higher education institutions |
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