[ Le rôle de la communication dans la qualité des écoles maternelles de la ville de Butembo, RDC ]
Volume 40, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 303–309
Barthelemy Muzaliwa Balume1, Jusline Kavugho Madirisha2, and Lucie Kahambu Kighuta3
1 Teaching assistant, Department of English and African culture, ISP-Kaziba, Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Science de l’éducation, Université Libre des Pays de Grands Lacs de Butembo, Butembo, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Secondaire Général, Institut MAJENGO, Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This research has explored the role of communication in the development of quality education in nursery schools in the town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese education sector in general, and nursery schools in particular, is plagued by a host of difficulties that hamper the achievement of quality learning. The majority of teaching staff are less pedagogically equipped, due to a lack of resources and ongoing training. Infrastructure to support teaching and learning is not available in nursery schools. Further to all of this, communication is also inadequate, and this hinders the achievement of the objectives of this specific level. How is communication manifested in nursery schools? How is bilingualism managed in nursery schools? These are the questions that guided this reflection. As for methodology, the qualitative approach was used through the documentary method associated with observation. The findings of this research are as follows: communication is inadequate at nursery school level, due to the lack of availability and diversity of infrastructures. Similarly, teachers find it difficult to manage bilingualism, given their lack of mastery of learners’ colloquial language. As teachers are the key to improving the quality of teaching and learning, in-service training remains a requirement for the development of communication in nursery schools.
Author Keywords: communication, quality education, nursery school.
Volume 40, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 303–309
Barthelemy Muzaliwa Balume1, Jusline Kavugho Madirisha2, and Lucie Kahambu Kighuta3
1 Teaching assistant, Department of English and African culture, ISP-Kaziba, Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Science de l’éducation, Université Libre des Pays de Grands Lacs de Butembo, Butembo, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Secondaire Général, Institut MAJENGO, Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This research has explored the role of communication in the development of quality education in nursery schools in the town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese education sector in general, and nursery schools in particular, is plagued by a host of difficulties that hamper the achievement of quality learning. The majority of teaching staff are less pedagogically equipped, due to a lack of resources and ongoing training. Infrastructure to support teaching and learning is not available in nursery schools. Further to all of this, communication is also inadequate, and this hinders the achievement of the objectives of this specific level. How is communication manifested in nursery schools? How is bilingualism managed in nursery schools? These are the questions that guided this reflection. As for methodology, the qualitative approach was used through the documentary method associated with observation. The findings of this research are as follows: communication is inadequate at nursery school level, due to the lack of availability and diversity of infrastructures. Similarly, teachers find it difficult to manage bilingualism, given their lack of mastery of learners’ colloquial language. As teachers are the key to improving the quality of teaching and learning, in-service training remains a requirement for the development of communication in nursery schools.
Author Keywords: communication, quality education, nursery school.
Abstract: (french)
Cette recherche a porté sur le rôle de la communication dans la qualité des écoles maternelles de la ville de Butembo en République Démocratique du Congo. Le secteur de l’enseignement congolais en général et le niveau maternel en particulier, est rongé par multiples difficultés qui freinent l’atteinte de l’apprentissage de qualité. En majorité le personnel enseignant moins averti du point de vue pédagogique est visible, faute des ressources et des formations continues. Les infrastructures pour favoriser l’enseignement et l’apprentissage ne se révèlent pas disponibles dans les écoles maternelles. Ainsi la communication devient insuffisante et cela conduit à des freins dans l’atteinte des objectifs de ce niveau spécifique. Comment la communication est-elle manifeste dans les écoles maternelles? Comment le bilinguisme est-il géré dans les écoles maternelles? Voilà les questions qui ont guidées cette réflexion. Quant à la méthodologie, nous avons fait recours l’approche qualitative, à travers la méthode documentaire associée à l’observation et à l’entretien. La présente recherche a abouti aux résultats tels que la communication est insuffisante au niveau maternel faute de la disponibilité et diversité des infrastructures. De même, les enseignants ont des difficultés de gérer le bilinguisme vue qu’ils ne maîtrisent pas le langage familier des apprenants. Les enseignants étant la clé de l’amélioration de la qualité de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage, la formation continue reste une exigence pour le développement de la communication à l’école maternelle.
Author Keywords: communication, éducation de qualité, école maternelle.
How to Cite this Article
Barthelemy Muzaliwa Balume, Jusline Kavugho Madirisha, and Lucie Kahambu Kighuta, “The role of communication in the quality of nursery schools in the city of Butembo, DRC,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 303–309, July 2023.
