Continuing professional development of vocational teachers in Kenya: Challenges and coping strategies

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Moses Njenga
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Vocational teachers participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to develop their professional competencies. In developing country contexts however, it is not always clear what challenges vocational teachers face in their CPD or how they attempt to resolve those challenges. This study therefore investigated the challenges vocational teachers in Kenya face in their CPD and the coping strategies they adopt. Viewing teachers as adult learners, the study adopted a concurrent mixed methods approach whereby interview and questionnaire survey data were collected from vocational teachers in six vocational institutions in Kenya’s Nairobi Metropolitan Area and analysed using thematic and statistical analysis. Vocational teachers in Kenya were found to face multiple challenges concurrently, which were categorized as lack of opportunity and access (e.g. failing to find relevant CPD), systemic restrictions (e.g. hindrances due to costs and lack of time), and personal difficulties (e.g. negative self-evaluation of ability). The strength of these challenges was found to vary with the characteristics of teachers. Coping strategies included cutting down on spending, taking loans, moonlighting, and ‘juggling time’. Findings show the need for a clear policy on vocational teacher CPD, provision of financial and non-financial support, and reworking the school calendar to create time for CPD.
肯尼亚职业教师的持续专业发展:挑战与应对策略
职业教师参与持续专业发展(CPD)是为了提高他们的专业能力。然而,在发展中国家,职业教师在持续专业发展过程中面临哪些挑战,他们又是如何应对这些挑战的,并不总是很清楚。因此,本研究调查了肯尼亚职业教师在持续专业发展中面临的挑战以及他们采取的应对策略。将教师视为成人学习者,本研究采用了同时进行的混合方法,通过访谈和问卷调查收集了肯尼亚内罗毕大都市区六所职业院校的职业教师的数据,并使用专题分析和统计分析进行了分析。研究发现,肯尼亚的职业教师同时面临着多重挑战,这些挑战可归类为缺乏机会和途径(例如,找不到相关的持续专业发展机会)、系统性限制(例如,由于成本和缺乏时间造成的障碍)以及个人困难(例如,对能力的负面自我评价)。这些困难的程度因教师的特点而异。应对策略包括减少开支、贷款、兼职和 "挤时间"。研究结果表明,有必要制定明确的职业教师持续专业发展政策,提供财政和非财政支持,并重新制定校历,为持续专业发展创造时间。
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Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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4.30
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26
期刊介绍: The journal is peer-reviewed and focuses on international and national issues and is aimed at researchers, professionals and practitioners in all sectors. It publishes both research articles and reflections on policy and practice, and offers opportunities for all concerned with post-compulsory education to make contributions to debate.
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