A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON MANAGING THE TRANSITION PRACTICES OF SENDING AND RECEIVING TEACHERS IN MAURITIUS

The Education Human Resources Strategic Plan 2008 – 2020 set ‘Quality Education for All' as vision of the Mauritian Education Sector to support Sustainable Development Goals. The reliance on education, trade-led development, total factor productivity, increased export and human development measures allowed economic diversification in Mauritius. The successful economic diversification allowed Mauritius to move from sugar to textiles to a broader service economy with major responsibility on its Early Education. In 2017, the primary school population consisted of 92989 (50.5% boys and 49.5% girls). There were 1500 pre-primary schools and 279 primary schools in 2001, and 883 pre-primary schools and 318 primary schools in 2017 in the island of Mauritius. The lower birth rate has reduced the number of enrolment but the number of primary schools has increased, leading more pressure on managing the transition practices for both sending and receiving teachers. Key words: National Curriculum Framework (NC