Evaluation study of teachers’ views and practices toward educational quality, the implementation and outcomes of the World Teacher Program in Embangweni area, Malawi

Abstract

With this research, teachers’ views and practices toward educational quality, the implementation and outcomes of the World Teacher Program (WTP) in Malawi were evaluated. The accent of this exchange program lies on creating an interactive relation in which Dutch and Malawian teachers can learn from each other, in order to improve the educational quality in both countries. The attitudes of Malawian teachers toward the program were evaluated. Moreover, several teachers, student teachers and community members who didn’t participate in the WTP were involved in the research to compare the results. The research was conducted in four primary schools in the north of Malawi, that joined the program. In total, 42 individual in-depth interviews were conducted. According to the respondents, the WTP is a useful program that contributes to educational quality. Adjustments, such as more attention for the rapidity and way of learning in Malawi, can be made to improve the program.