Author's Name:	Cuthbert Majoni
Subject Area:	Social Science and Humanities
Subject	Education
Section	Research Paper

Quality, Teaching Practice

This study sought to find out the quality challenges during teaching practice in Zimbabwean primary Teachers’ Colleges. The multiple case study design was used and five teacher colleges participated in this study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants. The participants included student teachers and lecturers. Data were generated through focus group discussions for student teachers and interviews for lecturers. Data were analysed through interpretive study analysis. The study found out that there were a number of challenges faced by both student teachers and lecturers during teaching practice. These included work overload on the part of the student teachers. Lecturers had problems in supervising students on teaching practice regularly. The study recommended that more resources should be allocated to teaching practice and student teachers should have adequate preparation in college before embarking on teaching practice. The study concluded that the quality of teaching practice was negatively compromised in the context of quality of quality.