Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia
The study aimed to explore the geography teachers' engagement with the geography content during their undergraduate teacher preparation at the University of Zambia and upon employment in secondary schools. The researcher utilised a case study design to collect data from nine geography teachers...
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The study aimed to explore the geography teachers' engagement with the geography content during their undergraduate teacher preparation at the University of Zambia and upon employment in secondary schools. The researcher utilised a case study design to collect data from nine geography teachers trained at the University of Zambia and later employed to teach in the Secondary schools of Zambia. A semi-structured interview guide was employed to collect data from nine geography teachers. Furthermore, the data collected was transcribed, coded and analysed thematically. The study established that most of the geography teachers enjoyed learning either physical geography or human geography. Furthermore, most geography teachers evaluated their teaching to have been slightly better in human than physical geography. Most participants felt adequately prepared to take up geography teaching in schools because they acquired more knowledge than required for secondary teaching. However, a few students who took the subject as their minor needed more human geography content courses.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2e6a9a9453d43f497e577b57ac6e8912025-08-20T02:16:45ZengAsociación Española de GeografíaDidáctica Geográfica0210-492X2174-64512024-01-012510.21138/DG.705Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in ZambiaMatilda Kanyampa Nakazwe0Clinton van der Merwe1University of Pretoria and University of ZambiaUniversity of Pretoria The study aimed to explore the geography teachers' engagement with the geography content during their undergraduate teacher preparation at the University of Zambia and upon employment in secondary schools. The researcher utilised a case study design to collect data from nine geography teachers trained at the University of Zambia and later employed to teach in the Secondary schools of Zambia. A semi-structured interview guide was employed to collect data from nine geography teachers. Furthermore, the data collected was transcribed, coded and analysed thematically. The study established that most of the geography teachers enjoyed learning either physical geography or human geography. Furthermore, most geography teachers evaluated their teaching to have been slightly better in human than physical geography. Most participants felt adequately prepared to take up geography teaching in schools because they acquired more knowledge than required for secondary teaching. However, a few students who took the subject as their minor needed more human geography content courses. http://didacticageografica.age-geografia.es/index.php/didacticageografica/article/view/705Teacher preparationGeography contentengagementundergraduate preparationpedagogical content knowledge |
| spellingShingle | Matilda Kanyampa Nakazwe Clinton van der Merwe Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia Didáctica Geográfica Teacher preparation Geography content engagement undergraduate preparation pedagogical content knowledge |
| title | Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia |
| title_full | Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia |
| title_short | Newly Qualified Teachers and their Preparedness as Geography Teachers in Zambia |
| title_sort | newly qualified teachers and their preparedness as geography teachers in zambia |
| topic | Teacher preparation Geography content engagement undergraduate preparation pedagogical content knowledge |
| url | http://didacticageografica.age-geografia.es/index.php/didacticageografica/article/view/705 |
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