M.Ed. (Education) / The research was structured to determine the present state of inservice education and training (INSET) in South Africa with regard to teachers' centres. It addressed the present education system in South Africa as well as the underlying philosophy of teachers' centres. The hypotheses were formulated to determine whether teachers' centres meet the needs of the teachers they serve; whether domestic circumstances have any influence on a teacher's usage of a teachers' centre; and how teachers perceive a good teachers' centre to function. The history of in-service education and specifically teachers' centres was traced through 13 countries, including South Africa, and factors determining the nature of teachers' centres were discussed. Five possible types of teachers' centres were identified and the Johannesburg Teachers' Centre, as being representative of the majority of the centres in South Africa, was analized...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12802 |
| Date | 17 November 2014 |
| Creators | Keller, Esdre-Jeanne |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
Page generated in 0.0019 seconds