School foundations the role of initial teacher education in South African primary schooling Nick Taylor with Irene Pampallis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Nick, 1947- Author.

Pampallis, Irene, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primary school teachers--Training of.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cape Town HSRC Press 2026

Summary:

"Why are so many South African children leaving the early grades unable to read or do basic arithmetic, and what does this say about how we train their teachers? Tackling these questions head-on, the authors of School Foundations provide a thorough investigation of South Africa's Initial Teacher Education system, examining how teachers who specialize in Foundation and Intermediate Phase education are selected, trained, and prepared for the classroom. They also expose the troubling gap between how literacy and numeracy are taught in schools serving poor versus middle-class populations and trace that disparity back to weaknesses in teacher preparation. They conclude with a bold set of recommendations for stronger, more equitable primary-school education"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

The origins of inequality in South Africa’s primary schools / Nick Taylor

Selection for the Bachelor of Education / Irene Pampallis

Knowledge and skills in the Bachelor of Education / Nick Taylor

Teaching practice / Nick Taylor

Teacher supply: Size and shape / Nick Taylor

Teacher quality revisited / Nick Taylor

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed September 3, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Taylor, Nick, 1947- School foundations

ISBN:

9780796927323

0796927324

9780796927316

0796927316

OCLC:

1614462432

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license