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Lessons Learned from Observing Teaching Practices: The Case of Ghana
Journal of Education and Practice
  • Corinne Brion, University of Dayton
  • Paula A. Cordeiro, University of San Diego
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2019
Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for providing a quality education for all by 2030. In order to achieve the SDGs and improve educational outcomes globally, it is essential to understand what teaching strategies teachers use and to comprehend if students are learning. The purpose of this study is 1) to understand what teaching pedagogies Ghanaian teachers use in their Low-Fee Private Schools (LFPSs); and 2) to determine whether students stay on task. Using the Stallings Snapshot Observation instrument, the researchers observed 19 class periods in numerous grades in four schools. Findings reveal that the teachers used a combination of active and passive pedagogies and that there is no direct relationship between the pedagogies used and time on task. This study is important because it paves the way for others and poses the question of how to operationalize quality education in diverse cultures.

Inclusive pages
12-20
ISBN/ISSN
2222-1735
Document Version
Published Version
Publisher
IISTE
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • Classroom observation,
  • teaching,
  • pedagogies,
  • Stallings,
  • Ghana,
  • Low-Fee Private Schools
Citation Information
Corinne Brion and Paula A. Cordeiro. "Lessons Learned from Observing Teaching Practices: The Case of Ghana" Journal of Education and Practice Vol. 10 Iss. 12 (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corinne-brion/19/