Empowerment of bilingual education professionals: the training of trainers programme for educators in multilingual settings in southern Africa (ToTSA) 2002–2005

• Autores: Carol Benson, Peter Plüddemann
• Localización: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism, ISSN 1367-0050, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2010, págs. 371-394
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes a South Africa-based training programme in multilingual education for African educators and assesses its potentially transformative effects on participants. Based on a range of data collected during four course runs, as well as an e-mail survey of past participants, the authors explore how the programme has supported educators in promoting mother tongue-based schooling in multilingual African contexts. There is also a discussion of principal challenges involved in delivering a course that balances theory, ideology and practical knowledge. The authors conclude with implications for similar courses to positively impact educational practice in multilingual settings.