A Fundamental Partnership: Outcomes and Issues of the MAEPA School-based Experience

This article presents the perceptions of MAEPA participants on the outcomes of the three-day School-Based Experience (SBE) programme. It also examines their views on the extent the SBE has benefitted and met their expectations. Attempt was also made to show the future direction of SBE in the MAEPA programme. Survey questionnaires were administered to 28 MAEPA participants and the findings showed that they highly valued the SBE. They perceive that they have gained subject and pedagogic knowledge, awareness of innovative teaching methods and personal as well professional devlopment.