How to Fix South Africa's Schools : Lessons from schools that work

Jansen, Jonathan/ Blank, Molly

Bookstorm（2014/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 200 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781920434625
• DDC分類 370.968

Full Description

South Africa has an education crisis, despite the fact that the government spends the biggest slice of its budget on education, more than any other African country. And yet the crisis persists. Jansen and Blank looked at South African schools that work, in spite of adverse conditions -- schools in poor communities, schools with overcrowded classrooms, schools in both rural and urban environments -- and have drawn out the practical strategies that make them successful. 19 short films (included on DVD or available for streaming or download in digital editions) let you visit these schools and understand in the words of their principals, teachers and learners what makes them succeed. Then take look at the 10 key strategies identified and see how to implement them in other schools to effect transformation. As we have come to expect from Jansen, there are no complicated theories, not difficult to implement solutions -- just lots of common sense!

Contents

Preface - What to expect from this manual; Acknowledgements; 3 resources you can use to change a school; The state of education - 9 facts; What will happen if we fail to fix our schools - 7 consequences; What are we doing wrong? - 8 mistakes; What do we know from research and experience? - 7 good practice lessons; How we choose our schools that work; 10 key strategies that can change our schools; Using the videos for change; Running a school improvement workshop - 5 templates.