§ 72. Mrs. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will name
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(i) UGANDA Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff specially qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b) Primary Secondary Kyambogo Domestic Science College 47 Yes Yes 5 Nsube Domestic Science College 43 Yes Yes 6 Lady Irene College, Ndeje 123 — — Yes 1 Nkokonjeru, Lugaji 77 — — Yes 2 Nkozi, Nabusanke 123 — — Yes 1 St. Ursula's, Mbale 68 — — Yes 1 St. Mary's, Bukedea 58 — — Yes 1 Christ the King, Gulu 126 — — Yes 2 St. Scholastic's, Fort Portal 105 — — Yes 1 Shimoni 54 — — Yes 1 Bishop Willis, Iganda 32 — — Yes — Kabwangasi, Mbale 35 — — Yes — Bishop Kitching, Ngara 14 — — Yes — Canon Lawrence, Lira 14 — — Yes — Arua 18 — — Yes — Bishop Stuart, Mbarara 59 — — Yes — Canon Apolo, Fort Portal 34 — — Yes 1 NOTES: (a) Needlework is taught at all training colleges. (b) Where there is no specialist, there are members of the staff competent to train primary school teachers in health education and needlework. the teacher training colleges in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanganyika, for primary and secondary teachers, respectively, which accept women students, with the number at each, and details of those which offer training in homecraft and health education, including nutrition, with the number of staff qualified to train teachers in these subjects, in each country.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the Answer:
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(ii) KENYA Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b) Primary Secondary Mathari … 114 — Yes Yes 5 Egoji … 23 — — Yes 2 Kigari … 56 — — Yes 3 Kaaga/Meru … 25 — — Yes 3 Tumutumu … 73 — Yes Yes 4 Machakos … 208 — Yes Yes 13 Kambui … 89 — — Yes 4 Loreto, Kiambu … 118 — — Yes 6 Mbooni … 49 — — Yes 2 Kapsabet … 50 — — Yes 2 Kijabe … 25 — — Yes 4 Chepterit … 25 — — Yes 1 Ribe … 16 — — Yes 4 Bura … 25 — — Yes 2 Asumbi … 42 — — Yes 3 Butere … 30 — — Yes 3 Kaimosi … 63 — Yes Yes 4 Mukumu … 57 — — Yes 3 Mwihila … 27 — — Yes 2 Ngiya … 37 — — Yes 3 Nyangori … 31 — — Yes 5 Siriba … 36 — Yes Yes 14 Kamagambo … 10 — — Yes 2 Highridge … 107 35 Yes Yes 5 Coast T.T.C. … 76 — — Yes 5 Arab Girls' Secondary … 8 — — Yes 2 Royal Technical College (c) … — 26 Yes Yes 4 NOTES: (a) Needlework is taught in all training colleges. (b) These figures include members of the staff who have a non-specialist qualification but are competent to train primary school teachers in the subjects of the primary curriculum: these include elementary work in health education, nutrition, and needlework. (c) The Royal Technical College offers a three-year post-School Certificate course for secondary school teachers of domestic science: 15 of these 26 students come from Kenya, seven from Uganda, and two each from Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
(iii) TANGANYIKA Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b) Primary Middle Secondary Mpwapwa … — 31 8 — Yes 1 Butimba … 38 — — — Yes 1 Loleza … 46 — — — Yes 4 Mtwara … 12 — — — Yes 1 Mvumi … 22 — — — Yes 3 Ndwika … 29 — — — Yes 3 Magila … 28 — — — Yes 3 Ashira … 27 — — — Yes 3 Ndala … 25 31 — — Yes 6 Mhonda … 25 — — — Yes 2 Sumve … 29 — — — Yes 2 Ndanda … 27 — — — Yes 2 Tosamaganga … 31 — — — Yes 4 Mandaka … 26 — — — Yes 3 Changombe … 35 — — — Yes 1 Bwiru (1959) (c) … — 25 — Yes Yes 2 NOTES: (a) A full homecraft course is not offered in the training colleges but the subject is taught as a part of general education for the girls' own benefit; Needlework (with arts and crafts) is taught in all training colleges for primary school teachers. (b) These figures include members of staff without a specialist qualification but who are sufficiently competent to train primary school teachers in subjects of primary school curriculum including elementary work in health education, nutrition and needlework. (c) Bwiru, with an annual intake of about 25, provides a one-year (full) course in domestic science, including health education for trained women teachers, who after a satisfactory completion of the course are posted to girls' middle schools.
(iv) MAKERERE COLLEGE, UGANDA Women students aiming to teach in secondary schools are chiefly trained at Makerere College in Uganda. The Makerere College Faculty of Education has the following women students: — From Uganda From Kenya From Tanganyika From Zanzibar Total 1. Post-Graduate One-Year course 1959–60 — — — — — 1960–61* (expected) 1 2 — — 3 2. Diplomates Two-year course 1959–60 6 3 — 1 10 1960–61* (expected) 8 3 — 2 13 * The new academic year does not begin at Makerere until July.
§ 71. Mrs. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will name the teacher training colleges in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland for African primary and secondary teachers, respectively, which accept women students, with the numbers at each, and details of 110W those which offer training in homecraft and health education, including nutrition, with the number of staff qualified to train teachers in these subjects, in each country.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the Answer:
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Primary School Teachers
(1) Academic Courses: Name of College Number of Women Students Chalimbana … … … 2 Kitwe … … … 2 David Livingstone … … … 43 Katete … … … 5 Mbereshi … … … 21 Minga … … … 42 Chilubula … … … 68 Total … … … 183 Malcolm Moffat College due to open in July will also accept women.
(2) Homecraft and Health Education Courses: Name of College Number of Women Students Number of Staff Qualified in these subjects Kitwe … … 32 4 Chikuni … … 18 1 Chikankata … … 34 3 Katete … … 21 1 Lukulu … … 30 3 Total … … 135 12 (3) In addition, two selected teachers are at present attending training courses in Domestic Science in England.
Secondary School Teachers
(1) Academic courses are available at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The first three girls from Northern Rhodesia are now at the college reading for degrees, and may later take the Postgraduate Certificate in Education. The Post-Form VI course at Chalimbana is also open to women, but none are enrolled at present.(2) Candidates who have completed their School Certificate may be sent to England for training as domestic science teachers. One has completed such a course, one is in training now, and one is expected to go next year.General Homecraft Courses
112WCourses in homecraft and health education including nutrition, are available for those who have completed their primary academic education, but who do not intend to become full-time teachers, at seventeen centres. The enrolment in these is 411. Many of these may become part-time women helpers in lower primary schools. In addition, courses in homecraft for the wives of serving teachers doing advanced in-service training courses are held at four teacher training colleges and the present enrolment is 166 wives.In Nyasaland
(1) The following training colleges for primary school teachers accept women:
Name of College Number of Women Students Kapeni Women'sTrainingCollege, Blantyre … 66 Providence Training College, Mlanje … 73 William Murray Institute, Mkhoma … 12 Bendeke Training College … 63 Katete Training College … 24 Malumulo Training College … 9 … 247 This total compares with 211 in 1959.
(2) All the above colleges offer training in homecraft and health education, including simple nutrition, as an integral part of the primary school teacher training course for women students. The trained and fully qualified staff for these subjects number four.
(3) There are no women undergoing teacher training for African secondary education in Nyasaland.
(4) Courses may be taken in homecraft outside teacher training colleges, and at the end of 1959 239 women had enrolled for such courses.