The Process and Practice of the Teaching Profession and their Implications for a Teaching Council

Abstract

The characteristics of a teaching profession and the implications of initiatin g a teaching council in Lesotho are examined. Problems likely to interfere with the initiation / establishment of such an institutio n are discussed. The in¯uence on teacher education of institution s such as teacher education programmes offered in Lesotho, the Lesotho government and the church are discussed and the division among teacher organisations and the government body responsible for the teaching profession are examined. The paper further discusses the Lesotho political context and its in¯uence on the teaching profession. The article ends with an advocacy of the establishment of such a council suggesting that lessons could be learned from the experience of other countries and professions.

The effect of learner misbehaviour on educators in Lesotho

“…These findings should, however, be placed in the larger context of educational realities in Lesotho: learner misbehaviour is only one of several stressors that have been identified by, among others, UNCCAL (2000), Lefoka (1997) and Lerotholi (2001). The results on the possible association between two of the demographic variables (gender and years of teaching experience) are not in keeping with the broader literature on learner misbehaviour and educator stress and burnout.…”