| dc.description.abstract | The problem was that The Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy (2007) makes it
mandatory for all ECD centers to use the Learning Framework for ECD however; Pre-primary
teachers have put it aside resorting to other unauthorized references to teach children, denying
children of the rightful care and education geared towards full potential development. The study
aimed at assessing whether Pre-primary teachers had the necessary competences in
implementing the Learning Framework (LFW) for ECD and it was guided by three objectives
which were; to establish whether Pre-primary teachers have the content knowledge competence
to design appropriate learning activities using the Learning Framework, to investigate whether
Pre-primary teachers have the pedagogical competence to plan for teaching using the Learning
Framework, and to examine whether Pre-primary teachers have the managerial competence to
involvement of parents in their learners‟ education as prescribed by the Learning Framework.
The study used Cross-sectional research design which was advantageous because it was used to
prove and/or disprove assumptions, not costly to perform and does not require a lot of time yet it
captures a specific point in time. The study adopted a mixture of qualitative and quantitative
research approaches to collect the data. The study was conducted from selected Pre- Primary s in
Kasese Municipality, South Western Uganda. The study found out that; teachers don‟t have
sufficient Content knowledge to design appropriate activities using the LFW for ECD 3-6 years,
they do not have the key competencies required in planning using the learning framework and
that parental involvement in their children academic life was considered important for the
teaching and learning of pre-primary school children using the school learning framework. The
study recommended that efforts should be made by the directorate of education standards in the Ministry
of Education in organizing for relevant in-service programs for all teachers and head teachers in pre primary schools to be enlightened and sensitized on the utilization of the learning framework. It also
recommended that teachers teaching children in preschool should be given frequent workshops and
seminars to keep abreast with the current trends of the education and that Parents should get involved in
their children‟ education by providing them with all scholastic materials, communicating to teachers,
reading the learning framework themselves, getting involved in school activities in order to give their
children the necessary support. | en_US |
