tailieunhanh - Teacher education and the challenge of diversity in South Africa

This study focuses on how teachers are being prepared through the Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) at three different universities. Documentary and oral sources, a small survey, focus groups and interviews, provide the basis for an analysis of the context and history of each institution: the profile of staff and students in teacher-education courses; and the ways in which issues of diversity are addressed. A well-grounded set of recommendations provides direction for the road ahead. | Teacher Education AND THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSITY IN SOUTH AFRICA Crispin Hemson Free download from HSRC PRESS Free download from Report prepared for the School Integration Project of the Child Youth Family and Social Development Research Programme of the Human Sciences Research Council Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa 2006 Human Sciences Research Council First published 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 0-7969-2157-1 Cover design by Flame Print management by comPress Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver PO Box 30370 Tokai Cape Town 7966 South Africa Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 email orders@ Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU United Kingdom Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 email orders@ Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Order Department 814 North Franklin Street Chicago IL 60610 USA Call toll-free 800 888 4741 All other enquiries 1 312 337 0747 Fax 1 312 337 5985 email frontdesk@ CONTENTS Free download from Preface iv Executive Summary v 1 Introduction I The context 1 Research on schools and racial diversity 3 Research on teacher education and diversity 3 Framing approaches to teacher education and diversity 5 Methodology 8 The structure of the case studies 10 Conclusion 12 2 Case Study One Multiculturalism I3 Institutional context 13 The research process 14 Demography 14 Curriculum 16 Teaching methods and the handling of conflict 21 Conclusion 22 3