Improvisation of instructional materials to improve homeeconomics pedagogy at Nakaseke core primary teacher's College

Abstract

The study focused on Home-Economics as a component in Integrated Production Skills (IPS) and it was carried out at Nakaseke Core Primary Teachers' College. Improvisation of instructional materials was adopted and utilised as an intervention strategy to contribute to the improvement of Home-Economics pedagogy at Nakaseke CPTC. A pmiicipatory action research design was used which employed qualitative research as a research approach and it was guided by tlu·ee objectives: to identify, implement and evaluate strategies for improvisation of instructional materials to improve Home-economics pedagogy at Nakaseke CPTC. The study had a sample population of 32 respondents, comprising of (2) Administrators, (2) Tutors, and (28) IPS students. David Kolb's (1984) Experiential Learning Theory, was the underpi1ming theory that informed this study. The findings revealed that effective use of instructional materials is required to enhance hands-on experiences in Home-economics pedagogy and it was recommended that: challenging environments that serve as motivation for competency and skills improvement be utilised to improvise instructional materials, Nakaseke CPTC like all other colleges in Uganda should carry out exit studies to check on the students of home-economics in the world of work to see if they are utilising the acquired skills, the college should organize seminars and workshops to raise awareness of apparent challenges that Home-economics encounters. This would be more relevant and effective in engaging various stake holder including administrators, tutors, student teachers, govermnent, among others on ways to improve Home-economics in Primary Teacher Colleges.