Education Quality and Social Justice in the Global South: Challenges for policy, practice and research

ISBN-13: 9780415603546 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 222 str.

Leon Tikly; Angeline Barrett

Opis

How we understand education quality is inextricably linked with perspectives on social justice. Questions of inclusion, relevance and democracy in education are increasingly contested, most especially in the global South, and improving the quality of education, particularly for the most disadvantaged, has become a topic of fundamental concern for education policy makers, practitioners and the international development community. The reality experienced by many learners continues to be of inadequately prepared and poorly motivated teachers, struggling to deliver a rapidly changing curriculum without sufficient support, and often using outmoded teaching methods in over-crowded or dilapidated classrooms.

Spis treści

1: Education Quality and Social Justice in the South: an Introduction  Part 1: Framing Education Quality  2: Education Quality and Social Justice in the Global South: Towards a Conceptual Framework  3: Gender Equality, Capabilities and the Terrain of Quality Education  4: Reconceptualising Inclusive Education in International Development  Part 2: Planning and Policies for Quality  5: Monitoring and Evaluating School Effectiveness: The Case for Longitudinal Datasets  6: Teacher Professionalism and Social Justice  7: Quality and Early Childhood Education: Lessons from India and Ghana  8: The South African Education Action Plan: Does it Advance the Quality Agenda?  9: Scaling Up by Focusing Down: Creating Space and Capacity to Extend Education Reform in Africa  Part 3: Implementing Quality in Schools  10: Leading and Managing Change in Schools  11: Dilemmas of Language Choice in Education in Tanzania and Ghana  12: Implementing Curriculum Change: Small Steps Towards a Big Change  13: Participatory Professional Development: ICT and Mathematics Education in Rwanda  Part 4: Conclusion  14: Education Quality and Social Justice in the South: Priorities for Policy, Practice and Research