The significance of pedagogical resource centers in Eritrea

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The article is about the role of PedagogicalResource Centers (PRCs) that serve as potentiallyeffective base for teacher in-service training.However, the success of resource centers andclusters, to a large extent, depends on theavailability of human and resources dedicatedto them; in the absence of which, they can notbe expected to do better and sustain themselvesas support systems. So long as they remain notinstitutionalized entities; it is hard to expectPRCs/ Resource Centers and clusters to achievetheir intended objectives. Usually, when out sidesupport ceases, they seem not sustain themselves,and hence, they must be rooted in community'sand stakeholders' support engagements in orderto sustain themselves.

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Institutionalization, stakeholders, intervention, engagement, continuing professional development centers

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