Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
1989
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Education
First Advisor
Michael R. Simonson
Abstract
This research project was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods to describe the distance education component of the Zimbabwean teacher education program. There were three objectives of the project. The first was to design and implement a workshop for faculty of Zimbabwean teachers' colleges. The second was to produce, from that workshop, a written proceedings detailing the critical issues in Zimbabwean distance education. The third objective was to create a comprehensive description of the distance education component of the Zimbabwean teacher education program. A model, the Triad Perspective Model of Distance Education (TPMDE), was created from the three theoretical bases of curriculum development theory, systems theory, and adoption and diffusion of innovations theory. This multi-dimensional model was used to provide frames of reference for examining the Zimbabwean distance education program. There were five program recommendations offered as a result of this study. These were: (1) Create a Zimbabwean Commission for Distance Education, (2) Conduct regularly scheduled program evaluations, (3) Emphasize applied (as opposed to theoretical) education in the distance education print modules, (4) Increase the leadership role of the University of Zimbabwe in the area of distance education, and (5) Create Distance Education Departments within each teachers' college. It was further suggested that future research be conducted using the TPMDE as both a descriptive tool as well as a design tool for building distance education programs.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-10273
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/
Copyright Owner
Susan Marie Zvacek
Copyright Date
1989
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI9014974
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
483 pages
Recommended Citation
Zvacek, Susan Marie, "Distance education in the teacher education program of Zimbabwe " (1989). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 11179.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/11179
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons