The role of pre-school in preparing children for primary education : the case of Dar es Salaam Region
| dc.contributor.author | Kallua, Alex Gabriel Boas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-11T05:27:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-11T05:27:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form, EAF collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, class mark ( THS EAF S537.K3 ) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Preschool education entails provision of care, health and development and education services to young children prior to their formal school learning. This study investigated how preschool prepares children for formal primary education. Five objectives guided the study, namely: to analyze the quality of curricula, to assess the effectiveness of teaching methods, to compare preschool and primary school activities, to assess performance of children with preschool education and to determine school readiness skills. Data was collected through documentary review, interviews, questionnaires, observation and checklist. Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques were employed in this study. The major findings were as follows: Only two types of preschool curricula, the Montessori and the Government curricula were being used in the sampled preschools. Even though all teachers were trained in preschool education, some of them used talk-chalk and teacher-centred teaching approaches. These teaching methods were contrary to children's teaching methods which stress on making the learner the centre in the learning process. Preschools that used the government curriculum experienced acute shortage of teaching-learning materials; in contrast preschools which used the Montessori curricular guidelines were rich in varied sensory-materials that stimulated effective learning. Contrary to developing the whole child, most teachers and parents believed that literacy skills were the most important skills to promote in preschools. Preschool education should enhance the development of four areas of child development, namely physical, intellectual, social and moral domains, and life skills. Pupils with preschool education learned faster in primary school activities than those counterparts who had no such education. The study recommended that the two curricular types implemented in government and in private preschools be harmonized to produce a broad-based holistic preschool development and learning. Furthermore, the government should ensure availability of trained preschool staff. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kallua, A.G.B ( 2004 ) The role of pre-school in preparing children for primary education : the case of Dar es Salaam Region, Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14730 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Readness for school | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | First day of school | en_US |
| dc.title | The role of pre-school in preparing children for primary education : the case of Dar es Salaam Region | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |