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1 online resource |
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Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East |
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Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
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Intro; Transforming Public Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East; A Volume in Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East; Series Editors:; Cynthia Szymanski Sunal and Kagendo Mutua The University of Alabama; CONTENTS; 1. Introduction: How Has Education Been Transformed in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East?; PART I: AFRICA; 2. Free Primary Education in Sierra Leone and its Impact on Literacy Rates; 3. How School Autonomy Restricts Equitable Access for South African Learners |
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4. Transforming Early Childhood Development and Education in Kwale County, Kenya5. Transformative Female Voices in Rural South African Schools: An Asset-Based Perspective; 6. Reflection on Leadership Experience: Zimbabwean School Leaders Cultivating Their Own Learning; 7. Women and School Leadership in Tanzania: A Paradox of Access and Agency; 8. Basic Education in Morocco: The Struggle for Decentralization and Gender Equity; PART II: THE CARIBBEAN; 9. Frameworks Used for Understanding Academic Motivation Within the English-Speaking Caribbean |
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10. Achievement Goals and High-Stakes Test Anxiety in Standard 5 Students in Trinidad11. Exploring Educational Opportunities Toward Gender Equity for Girls in Haiti; PART III: THE MIDDLE EAST; 12. Living in a Visual World: Israeli Arab Teachers' Visual Representation Transformations and Related Competencies; 13. Education and Indoctrination in the Islamic Republic of Iran; 14. Parents' Perception of Public Education in Amman, Jordan; 15. Education Research in the 21st Century; Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East |
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Transforming Public Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle EastEdited by; Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Kagendo Mutua, and Oluseyi Matthew Odebiyi The University of Alabama; Information Age Publishing, Inc.; Charlotte, North Carolina www.infoagepub.com; CHAPTER 1; Introduction; Cynthia Szymanski Sunal and Kagendo Mutua; The University of Alabama; Abstract; 1. What examples of efforts to transform education do we see in specific nations or groups of nations within the three focus world regions: Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East? |
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2. What factors drive the initiation of the various transformative efforts described?3. What factors limit or inhibit the success of transformative efforts? To what extent are such factors evident across the region? Across the three regions?; 4. How can educational leaders facilitate successful transformation of the curriculum? Of instruction?; 5. What constitutes successful transformation?; Part I: Educational Transformation in Africa; Part II: Educational Transformation in the Caribbean; PART III: EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
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Public schools -- Africa -- History
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Public schools -- Caribbean Area -- History
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Public schools -- Middle East -- History
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Public schools
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Africa
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Caribbean Area
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski
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Mutua, Kagendo
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Odebiyi, Oluseyi Matthew
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| ISBN |
9781641135726 |
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1641135727 |
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