RUAHA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

The study investigated challenges encountered by teachers in developing children’s talents in early childhood education centres in Iringa Municipality. The study employed a qualitative approach under a case study design. Data were collected through observation, interviews and documentary review. Content analysis was used to analyse data. The study findings revealed that teachers encountered a lack of formal guidelines/curriculum, a lack of training and seminars on children’s talent development, a shortage of resources and facilities, limited space, a lack of experts, poor parental-teacher relationships, irresponsibility of teachers in identifying and developing children’s talents, and lack of records on children’s talent progress. The study recommends formal training for teachers in those centres that focus on talent identification and development in children, and the establishment of parent-teacher relationships that will help children to develop their talents.

Children’s talent, Early Childhood Education Centers