Rebuilding the Education Sector in East Timor during UNTAET: International Collaboration and Timorese Agency

ISBN-13: 9780367562441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 280 str.

Trina Supit

Opis

This original volume examines the collaboration between East Timorese and international staff in the rebuilding of the education sector during the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 1999-2002.

Recenzje

"This book is a valuable resource for academics and professionals as well as graduate students, helping them to understand the formidable post-conflict educational challenges and opportunities faced by Timor-Leste in its quest to build a modern and quality education system."
-Dr. Filomeno Jacob, former UNTAET Cabinet Member for Social Affairs (Dili, East Timor) and Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy).

Spis treści

Preface.  Introduction.  1 The East Timor Context.  2 Colonial Policies in Education.  3 East Timorese and the Internationals.  4 Teachers and their Recruitment.  5 Appropriating the Portuguese Linguistic Heritage.  6 Numbers on a Spreadsheet? East Timorese and the World Bank.  7 The Legacy of Education during UNTAET.  Appendices.

O autorze

Trina Supit completed her PhD at the University of Sydney, Australia. She was a member of the UNTAET Division of Education.