| dc.description.abstract | The central concern of this study is to evaluate the Science Education Unit (SEU) of the Faculty of Education at Asmara University. The main aim of the SEU is not only to produce enough teachers for the nation but also to produce science teachers who are competent in classroom instruction. This study compares the intended objectives with the attained objectives of the SEU with the stakeholders' perceptions of the programme. The reason for assessing the SEU programme was to determine the quality of the programme in terms of its effort, effectiveness, impact and relevance in training science teachers. The pre-service teachers' training is expected to equip the secondary school science teachers. The stakeholders who participated in this study include " insiders" and " outsiders ". This includes academic staff, university lecturers, student teachers, as " insiders " and practising science teachers, supervisors in the Ministry of Education and secondary school directors as " outsiders". This study used questionnaires, interviews and document analysis to collect relevant data with respect to the SEU teacher education programme. The interviews were audio recorded and then transcribed verbatim. The transcribed data and the data from the questionnaire were analysed in terms of specific outcomes or indicators namely, effort, effectiveness, impact and relevance (Veney and Kaluzny, 1991). As an evaluation study, the triangulation method was exploited to provide a holistic and reasonable view of the participants in the study. The collected data set was then analysed using qualitative and quantitative procedures. | en_US |
