Rural vocational education in Tanzania: An exploratory research

Abstract

The Christian Council of Tanzania, in cooperation with its Member Churches has been conducting since early 1975, an exploratory research into the pressing problems of rural vocational education. în Tanzania. This research has been analysing in depth and breadth the existing problems, and the most important findings have been made public in a "Preliminary Report" that was extensively discussed in the National Workshop organised by the researchers held at Kicheba Village, Tanga. This paper attempts to give a brief historical background of the study in section one. Section two concentrates on the organisation of the research embracing the nature of the research problem, the purpose of the research, time and people involved. Section three gives a detailed account on the process of familiarization used, the analytical frameworth and the stage reached by the research so far. Finally, a critical analysis of the entire research experience is given.