A mentoring approach to learner centred education in Tanzania : a case from the grass roots

Collin, Anney

A mentoring approach to learner centred education in Tanzania : a case from the grass roots

dc.contributor.advisor	Cobb, Donella J.
dc.contributor.author	Collin, Anney
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-28T03:21:04Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-28T03:21:04Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.date.updated	2019-08-27T21:15:35Z
dc.description.abstract	Over the past twenty years there has been an attempt to reform classroom pedagogy in Tanzania by implementing a learner-centred model of education. Even though government policy and curriculum design provide the policy conditions for implementing Learner Centred Education, research suggests that many teachers continue to implement teacher-centred approaches. This study reports on the findings of an instrumental case study that aimed to identify the strategies used by six mentor teachers to support teachers to effectively implement learner-centred education. The findings of this study revealed five strategies that mentors used to support the implementation of pedagogical change. These include; 1) supporting the development of teacher identity, 2) modelling flatter power relationships, 3) developing reflective practice, 4) modelling a learner centred environment and 5) engaging teachers in continuing professional development. The research also identified some of the challenges that mentors experienced, such as large class sizes, lack of resources and incongruent assessment and inspectorate policies. These findings suggest that if learner-centred pedagogies are to be successfully implemented in Tanzania, an ongoing continuing professional development program based on a mentoring model provides an effective strategy for enabling the implementation of LCE.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.citation	Collin, A. (2019). A mentoring approach to learner centred education in Tanzania : a case from the grass roots (Thesis, Master of Education (MEd)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12808	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12808
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	The University of Waikato
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dc.subject	Mentoring
dc.subject	learner-centred education
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	indigenous
dc.subject	implementation of policy and curriculum
dc.title	A mentoring approach to learner centred education in Tanzania : a case from the grass roots
dc.type	Thesis
pubs.place-of-publication	Hamilton, New Zealand	en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor	The University of Waikato
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Education (MEd)