Rural Communities-Education Relationship in Developing Countries: The Case of Malawi

Autor/in	MacJessie-Mbewe, Samson
Titel	Rural Communities-Education Relationship in Developing Countries: The Case of Malawi
Quelle	In: International Education Journal, 5 (2004) 3, S.308-330 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1475
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Community Relationship; Developing Nations; Elementary Education; Rural Education; Rural Population; Rural Development; Focus Groups; Interviews; Discussion; Elementary School Curriculum; Teaching Skills; Educational Resources; Curriculum Development; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Elementarunterricht; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Landbevölkerung; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Diskussion; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Bildungsmittel; Curriculum; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan
Abstract	The purpose of this research study was to find out how primary education is related to rural communities in Malawi as one of the developing countries in Africa. The study followed a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. The population of interest were rural primary school graduates, teachers, students and craftsmen. Data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions and class observations. Data were analysed by coding them into themes and categories that were organised into analytic memos. The major findings were: that there is lack of school involvement in the communities though the communities are greatly involved in the school development activities; that there is a mismatch between some elements of the curriculum and rural environment; that subjects that are earmarked as important for the rural development are ignored in schools and teachers lack skills in these subjects in addition to lacking of teaching and learning materials in the subjects. Hence the relationship between education and rural communities in Malawi needs to be improved. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10