Teachers' Beliefs and Perceptions of Quality Preschool Education in Bangladesh: A Postcolonial Analysis

Author:

Banu Mahmuda Shaila1

Affiliation:

1. University of Dhaka

Abstract

TEACHERS IN PRESCHOOLS CAN play a significant role in fostering quality preschool education as they are influential people in children's educational lives. Their beliefs and perceptions of quality teaching approaches can work as an effective resource in preschools. Moreover, their ideas and views about curriculum, content and pedagogy have impact on their classroom teaching practices in preschools as their beliefs influence their attitudes, thoughts, judgements and behaviour towards children in their classrooms. Therefore, this paper attempts to explore teachers' beliefs and perceptions of quality preschool education in Bangladesh and argues to bring about changes in their views for the holistic development of children. This study has applied a qualitative research method with nine teachers from three preschools in Bangladesh participating. Using a post-colonial discursive framework, it found that teachers of preschools in Bangladesh still believe in textbook-based techniques and rote-learning methods where children are perceived only as recipients.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3