Factors associated with the shortage of physics teachers in senior secondary schools in Swaziland
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Authors
Dlamini, Zephania Torch
Issue Date
2014-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Senior secondary schools , Physics teachers , Specialist Physics teachers , Teacher shortage , Teacher retention , Teacher increase , Non-Physics specialists , Gender disparities in Physics
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Abstract
The shortage of specialist Physics teachers in senior secondary schools in Swaziland has, for years, been one of the nagging issues for the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). This led MoET to exploiting the services of non-specialists, thus undermining the quality of learners who graduate from the system. Therefore, the study ascertained the causes of the shortage of specialist Physics teachers in senior secondary schools in Swaziland, how they could be retained and how their number could be increased.
A positivist-interpretive quantitative research approach was utilised to obtain reliable and valid results in this study. The quantitative research was a survey consisting of a questionnaire that was completed by Physics teachers in senior secondary schools. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
The study, based on the findings, concluded with some recommendations that could be used to retain and increase the number of Physics teachers in senior secondary schools.
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Citation
Dlamini, Zephania Torch (2014) Factors associated with the shortage of physics teachers in senior secondary schools in Swaziland, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18583>