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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Story Told by a Namibian Educator; My Life and Education in Preindependence Namibia; Education Today: A Reflection on My Children's Education; Chapter 2 Education for All: The Namibian Experience; Education Policy Formulation in Context; Education for Liberation; Education for All; Education Reform and Renewal: The Process; Reform and Renewal: The Content; Reform and Renewal: Institutional Capacity; Education Reform and Renewal: The Impact |
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Chapter 3 Teacher Education Reform: Toward Reflective PracticePreindependence Teacher Training Programs; Postindependence Reform of Teacher Education; The New Paradigm; Teacher Education and the New Paradigm; NIED's Role in Teacher Education; The Basic Education Teacher Diploma; What Is Reflective Practice?; Reflective Practice in the BETD; Mechanisms to Promote Reflective Practice in the BETD; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Toward Learner-Centered and Democratic Teacher Education; Solidarity and Critical Pedagogy; The Development of a Transformative National Agenda |
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The Road Ahead for Teacher Education in NamibiaChapter 5 Critical Inquiry in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Some Initial Steps Toward Critical, Inquiring, and Reflective Professionals in Namibian Teacher Education; Background to Teacher Education in Namibia; Critical Inquiry in the BETD Preservice; Action Research as an Avenue for Promoting Inquiry and Reflection in the BETD; Student Teachers and Action Research at Caprivi College of Education; Critical Inquiry and Reflective Practice in the BETD Preservice; Conclusion |
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Chapter 6 Developing Learner Understanding Through Learner-Centered ActivitiesContext; Research Focus; The Action Proposal; The Actions; The Research Methodology and Findings; Conclusions; Chapter 7 Working with Reluctant Male Learners in Grade 10 Geography Lessons; Theoretical Background; Research Methodology; Initial Findings, Presentation, and Analysis; Actions: Description and Analysis; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Improving the Participation of Girls in My Grade Nine Agricultural Lessons; Hypothesis; Research Methodology; Findings; Actions Taken; Monitoring Change; Reflection and Conclusion |
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Chapter 9 Practice Based Inquiry in In-service Teacher Education: Can It Effect Major Change at School?General Profile of Namibian Teachers' Background; Background of the BETD INSET Program; The BETD Partnership; The Inquiry Approach: Planning; The Inquiry Approach: Acting; Reflecting; Evaluating; What Next?; Chapter 10 Critical-Practitioner Inquiry and Staff Development for Teacher Educators; Chapter 11 Writing Problems in Oshiwambo; Introduction; The Purpose of the Study; The Situation; Understanding the Problem; Interviews with Oshiwambo Teacher Educators |
| Summary |
An analysis of teacher education reforms in Namibia in the post-independence era, from the perspective of government personnel, teacher educators, and teachers themselves. This book examines post-independence teacher education reforms in the southern African country of Namibia from the perspective of various actors in the reform process: Ministry |
| Notes |
Ken Zeichner, Hoefs-Basom Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been involved in the Namibian teacher education reforms since 1994. He has published widely on issues related to teacher education and learning to teach in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Lars Dahlstrom teaches at Umea University in Sweden and is Coordinator of the Teacher Education Reform Project in Namibia. He has been involved in the Namibian teacher education reforms since before Namibian independence |
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Teachers -- Training of -- Namibia
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Critical pedagogy -- Namibia
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Teachers -- Training of -- Africa -- Case studies
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Critical pedagogy -- Africa -- Case studies
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Critical pedagogy
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Teachers -- Training of
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Africa
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Namibia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0429045700 |
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9780429045707 |
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9780429723858 |
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0429723857 |
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9780429743863 |
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0429743866 |
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9780429703843 |
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0429703848 |
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