Abstract
This study aimed to investigate factors that are leading to student teachers’ success, or on the other hand, to low academic performance. It focused on four major thematic areas, including 1) Study planning and time management, 2) Relationship with others, 3) Resources, and 4) Motivation and status of the teaching profession. This study took place at the Eritrea Institute of Technology, College of Education, in Eritrea. A participatory qualitative research design with thematic focus group discussions was used. Three focus group discussions with 24 students were conducted. The data was discussed in the research meetings, arranged, and each researcher was given one thematic area for further analysis. The analysis was conducted as a deductive content analysis where the four themes were leading the analysis process. The study shows that study planning and time management is one of the key elements in successful studies. Additionally, access to relevant study resources facilitates learning. Relationship with the other students, with the teachers and family is either supporting or negatively affecting to the academic performance. This study recommends that teacher education institutions should study more the reasons for their students’ both low and high academic performance. This needs multi-stakeholder approach, meaning engagement and co-operation of parents, teachers, students and governmental and non-governmental administrations.
Highlights
It is a commonly known fact that education is central to the development of societies and nations
The results of this research are categorized under four main categories, which are: 1) Study planning and time management, 2) Relationship with others, 3) Resources, and 4) Motivation and status of teaching profession
The data on study planning and time-management could be categorized into the factors that either contribute to the students’ success, or affect the students’ low performance in education
Summary
It is a commonly known fact that education is central to the development of societies and nations. Acquiring knowledge, developing skills, engaging in diverse academic activities, which develop creativity, conducting research and creating innovations are needed in all fields of human life. All nations and countries rely on the quality and versatility of its human capital to maintain its strengths (Alexander, Salmon & Alexander, 2015). The way of conducting education affects to the prospective graduates’ possibilities to be successful in the competitive markets of the global economy and human capital development. The Ministry of Education focuses on ensuring equity, quality and relevance of education for all. The quality of teacher education is one of the cornerstones of effective educational system. The way of organizing teacher education affects the society as the prospective teachers are preparing for their further studies and employments
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