Teacher educators’ perceptions and challenges of using critical pedagogy: A case study of higher teacher education in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKavenuke, Patrick Severine
dc.contributor.authorMuthanna, Abdulghani
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T18:21:31Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T18:21:31Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates teacher educators’ perceptions of and challenges affecting the use of critical pedagogy in higher teacher education in Tanzania. The study employed a qualitative case study design and collected in-depth data through semi-structured interviews and direct classroom observations. The findings showed that critical pedagogy is a significant approach for developing students’ abilities to do critical reflection. However, critical pedagogy demands building a friendly relationship with students and encouraging dialogic interactions; all these lead to critical reflection in return, ensuring better understanding of the subject content. Most importantly, the findings report several challenges related to the presence of crowded classes, the use of lecturing teaching style and the use of English as a language of instruction, the use of unsuitable assessment format that is university guided and lack of teaching resources. These challenges impede the effective use of critical pedagogy in teaching. To overcome such challenges, policy makers and institutional leaders need to rethink of providing teaching resources and encouraging the use of critical pedagogy in teaching and learning at higher teacher education programmes. The study concludes that by practising what teacher educators perceive to be critical pedagogy, classrooms will be transformed into places of liberation. Further, while this qualitative study does not intend to make any generalisation, the findings might be of interest to international teacher educators who are interested in employing the critical pedagogy approach effectively.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of University Teaching and Learning Practiceen_US
dc.subjectcritical pedagogyen_US
dc.subjecthigher teacher educationen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectteacher educatorsen_US
dc.titleTeacher educators’ perceptions and challenges of using critical pedagogy: A case study of higher teacher education in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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