The effects of cluster-based mentoring programme on classroom teaching practices: lessons from Pakistan

This paper presents and evaluates a teacher training approach called the cluster-based mentoring programme (CBMP) for the professional development of government primary school teachers in Pakistan. The study sought to find differences in the teaching practices between districts where the CBMP was us...

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Published in:Research papers in education 2016-03, Vol.31 (2), p.159-182
Main Authors: Rizvi, Meher, Nagy, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
classroom teaching practices
Classroom Techniques
cluster-based mentoring programme
Clustering
Control Groups
Educational Practices
Elementary School Teachers
Experimental Groups
Faculty Development
Foreign Countries
Government
Intervention
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Pakistan
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Professional development
Program Effectiveness
Quasiexperimental Design
Student Behavior
teacher development
Teacher education
Teacher Effectiveness
Training
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Summary:This paper presents and evaluates a teacher training approach called the cluster-based mentoring programme (CBMP) for the professional development of government primary school teachers in Pakistan. The study sought to find differences in the teaching practices between districts where the CBMP was used (intervention) and control districts where it was not used (non-intervention). Data were analysed to examine the effectiveness of the CBMP in terms of enhancing teacher practices and student behaviour. The paper differentiates those aspects of classroom teaching where the CBMP has been the most effective and where it has been marginally effective or not effective at all, thus leading to concrete policy lessons for teacher education programmes in Pakistan.
ISSN:0267-1522
1470-1146
DOI:10.1080/02671522.2015.1029962