Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:30:31 +0000 By KELVIN SIABANA THERE is need to give teachers in rural areas and other far-flung parts of Zambia better incentives for the benefit of the school-going children, says National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) executive director Aaron Chansa. Mr Chansa said the few teachers in rural areas were working under very difficult conditions. He said most of the teachers lived without basic social amenities while their upward career mobility was undefined. He said due to the difficult conditions teachers encountered in rural areas, the situation has negatively affected the provision of education in rural schools. “NAQEZ therefore demands for the introduction of a deliberate policy that will genuinely motivate teachers to stay happily in the remote parts of our country,” Mr Chansa said. He said that it was unquestionable that teachers held the key to quality education provision in rural parts of Zambia because they […]
