''Some participants indicated the need to improvise by using TALULAR (Teaching Using Locally Available Materials), which has been widely recommended and promoted by the Malawi Institute of Education and the Malawi Ministry of Education. Although these participants considered TALULAR an important strategy, they indicated that there were problems with TALULAR. Chidecha, a Standard 6 science teacher explained, “At college, at least they could have added more time teaching students how to improvise.” He went on to say that there should be a much greater emphasis in Teacher Training Colleges on assuring that teachers are well prepared in making and utilizing improvised materials...They felt that better training in the use of TALULAR was needed as a part of teacher educationat the TTC’s,''(page 76 and 78)
Wotchiwe Mtonga Kalande. 2006. The Influence of Science Teacher Preparation Programs on Instructional Practices of Beginning Primary School Teachers in Malawi. Dissertation... Doctor of Philosophy... Virginia Tech. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12182006-134936/unrestricted/Wotchiwe-DissFinal.pdf
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