Full Description
A Common Wealth of Learning takes a look at the millennium development goals that were set out at the start of the century. Utilising a far reaching set of case studies from a large percentage of commonwealth countries, this book looks at what the colonial legacy has left us with; and what we can do to progress. Chapters discuss;
Partnerships for Leadership and Learning
Quality Education and the Millennium Development Goals Revisited: Reflections, Reality and Future Directions.
Assessing the Impact of Education Sector Policy Reform in Low-Income Countries: Developing a Comprehensive, Intervention-Focused Research Programme
Education of Quality for All: Myth or Reality!
Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy and Practice in Africa
Transformative Models of Practice and Professional Development of Teachers
Partnerships for Leading and Learning: The Contribution of the Centre for Commonwealth Education
This thoroughly researched and comprehensive text will be of great interest and use to anyone involved in education, higher education, education policy and research.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond the Colonial Legacy Section 1. Partnerships for Leadership and Learning Synopsis Chapter 2. Pedagogy and Leadership in a Tanzanian Primary School: A Whole School Approach Exploring Classroom Realities in an Urban Setting Chapter 3. Using Digital Technology and School-Based Professional Development to Leverage Interactive Classroom Teaching in Zambia Chapter 4. Building Leadership Capacity, Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Ghanaian Basic Schools Chapter 5. Factors Influencing Retention in Kenya and Uganda Chapter 6. Learning about HIV/AIDS Education for Children Through Consultation and Dialogue with School Stakeholders Section 2. A Common Wealth of Voices Synopsis: Culture, gender, race and educational inequalities: The possibility of teachers achieving the impossible dream? Chapter 7. Leading the Second Generation in the Wake of Apartheid: An Indirect Commentary on the Problem of Knowledge in the MDG/EFA Discourses on Access Chapter 8. The Interface Between Monitoring Performance and How Data is Used: Striving to Enhance the Quality of Education in Schools Chapter 9. Fighting the Wrong War? Gender, Poverty and Achievement in the Caribbean Chapter 10. Multicultural Education in Primary Vernacular Schools: Predicament of the 'Vision School' Policy in Malaysia Chapter 11. Gender Equity, School Leadership, and National Development in the Commonwealth contexts Chapter 12. Gurukulums: Equity and Excellence in Educating Scheduled Tribes in India Section 3. Millennium Development Goals Revisited: Perspectives from International Agencies Synopsis: Quality Education and the Millennium Development Goals Revisited: Reflections, Reality and Future Directions Chapter 13. Assessing the Impact of Education Sector Policy Reform in Low-Income Countries: Developing a Comprehensive, Intervention-Focused Research Programme Chapter 14. Education of Quality for All: Myth or Reality! Chapter 15. Off the Beaten Track: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy and Practice in Africa Chapter 16. Transformative Models of Practice and Professional Development of Teachers Conclusion. Partnerships for Leading and Learning: The Contribution of the Centre for Commonwealth Education
