| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which the quality training
characters are achieved in the concurrent program at the teachers training colleges
in Homa-bay County. The objectives of the study were; to establish the extent to
which the level of competency of teacher trainers influences quality training in
primary teachers colleges in Homa bay county, to establish the extent to which the
period of training influences quality training in the concurrent primary teacher
education programme, to establish how teacher trainee academic qualifications
influence quality training in primary teachers colleges in Homa bay county and to
establish ways in which teaching learning resources influence quality teacher
training in teachers training colleges in Homa bay county. This study was based
on the Malcon Knowles (1968) theory of Andragogy of adult learning which
postulates that adult learning is self- directed and are expected to take
responsibility for their decision. The study used descriptive survey design and the
instruments for data collection where questionnaire and documents analysis (PTE
(result for the last two years). Purpose and simple random sampling techniques
were used to select study sample. The target population was 941 respondents
drawn from the three colleges in Homa-bay County. Purposive sampling was used
to select the teacher trainers and simple random sampling was employed to select
258 trainees which was 30% of the target population. Validity and reliability of
the research instruments were pre- tested through a pilot study in Asumbi TTC.
Data collected was analyzed and presented using both qualitative and quantitative
procedures. Tables and bar graphs was then generated. The study found out that
teacher trainees in TTC’s in Homa-bay county were competent in subject matter
even through the majority had trained to teach in secondary schools hence require
training in methodology in primary teaching to enhance their pedagogical
knowledge. The training period was found to be inadequate owing to the wide
syllabus and hectic teaching practice. On student’s academic qualification, the
study found that majority of students admitted scored average grade. Teaching
learning resources were inadequate for use in training, obsolete and the few
available ones are inaccessible. The study therefore recommends that tutors to
advance in education with more emphasis on methodology, increase duration of
training period, P1 certificate course to be upgraded to diploma in education to
make teacher training attract trainees with good academic grades and the
government should provide learning resources to facilitate effective training of the
teacher trainees. | en_US |
