Teachers’ In-service Training on ICT: Prospects and Challenges: A Case of Bariadi District.

Msami, Maro Mtatiro (2020) Teachers’ In-service Training on ICT: Prospects and Challenges: A Case of Bariadi District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the challenges and prospects of teachers’ in-service training in Bariadi district. This end was fulfilled by descriptive study design, which is mostly appropriate for social sciences research employing qualitative as a major approach to the study, as well as quantitative approach to collect and analyze data in order to address the main objective of the study. A sample of 62 teachers and 20 students was purposefully and randomly selected from 20 secondary schools. The objectives guided this study were: to explore teachers’ opinions on the benefits of using ICT in teaching, to investigate the availability of ICT in-service training and facilities to assist teaching-learning in schools and to explore the limitations that hinder teachers from using ICT. The findings of the study revealed that, the use of ICT in teaching processes has benefits to teachers and learners in the entire process of teaching and learning. In addition, there is inadequate teachers’ in-service training on ICT and lack of enough technical support as well as limited ICT facilities in schools. The study recommends that, teachers should be trained on how to use ICT in teaching, should develop positive attitude towards ICT use and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training has to provide more funds to establish ICT facilities that will enable schools to attain infrastructures for teaching and learning process. In this study therefore, teachers’ in-service training on ICT is seen as the solution to the barriers on the use of ICT towards effective teaching process. Keywords: ICT, Pre- service Training, In-service Training

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