Views of student teachers and lecturers on challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe integrated teacher education (ZINTEC) teacher preparation programme

This study sought to find out the views of student teachers and lecturers on the challenges faced in the implementation of the ZINTEC programme.  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 of 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 the implementation of the ZINTEC programme. These included work overload on the part of the student teachers. Lecturers had problems in covering syllabus content and experienced an increase in student lecturer ratio.  The study recommended that the implementation of the ZINTEC programme should be reviewed to improve the effectiveness of the training programme. The study concluded that the ZINTEC programme had implementation challenges that needed to be adressed in the context of quality.