Caribbean Issues and Developments

Caribbean Issues and Developments

Author: Commonwealth Secretariat

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780850924602

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The Secretariat's work programme on improving basic education is targeted to teacher education in Commonwealth countries. It is widely recognised that teachers are central to quality education. A well prepared and motivated teaching force is essential for effective teaching and learning. The Secretariat is engaged, therefore, in a range of measures which include seminars, workshops and development, as well as the publication of resource materials for the training and professional development of teachers.


Commonwealth Education Partnerships, 2007

Commonwealth Education Partnerships, 2007

Author:

Publisher: Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9780954962913

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Commonwealth Education Partnership 2007 is an essential overview of the development of education systems in the Commonwealth, focusing on international collaborations and on the partnerships in member countries between government, NGOs and the private sector in education. Focuses in this edition: increasing access and the right to quality education; supporting teachers for quality education; resourcing; and education for the good of all. Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat by Nexus Partnerships.


The Challenge of Scale

The Challenge of Scale

Author: M. K. Bacchus

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780850923186

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An introductory volume in a series of publications which focus on the impact of scale on the development of national education systems in the small states of the Commonwealth. Experienced educators and administrators from the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Africa, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific examine curriculum, training, post-secondary education, technical education, distance education, regional co-operation and aid for education in the context of the problems and challenges set by smallness of scale. The volume is edited by Kazim Bacchus, Director, Centre for International Education and Development, University of Alberta, Canada and Colin Brock, Chairman of the International Education Unit, University of Hull, Britain.


Advancing Education

Advancing Education

Author: William Walker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-11

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1351040642

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Originally published in 1991. Compiled by prominent figures in the educational administration field across the Commonwealth for the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA) this imaginative and forward-looking book is for practitioners and academics world-wide. The book illuminates significant issues in educational administration; sensitizes readers to the rapidity and inevitability of change in the field; guides well-informed administrative action; provides a comprehensive overview of emergent developments in the study and practice of educational administration; and demonstrates the leadership of the CCEA as a professional association. Having regard to differences of national context, universal issues of policy and practice are explored and two key leadership roles are described and analysed, namely, that of school principal / head teacher, and that of school superintendent / education officer.


A Common Wealth of Learning

A Common Wealth of Learning

Author: John MacBeath

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1136157964

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A Common Wealth of Learning takes a look at the millennium development goals that were set out at the start of the century. Utilising a far reaching set of case studies from a large percentage of commonwealth countries, this book looks at what the colonial legacy has left us with; and what we can do to progress. Chapters discuss; Partnerships for Leadership and Learning Quality Education and the Millennium Development Goals Revisited: Reflections, Reality and Future Directions. Assessing the Impact of Education Sector Policy Reform in Low-Income Countries: Developing a Comprehensive, Intervention-Focused Research Programme Education of Quality for All: Myth or Reality! Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy and Practice in Africa Transformative Models of Practice and Professional Development of Teachers Partnerships for Leading and Learning: The Contribution of the Centre for Commonwealth Education This thoroughly researched and comprehensive text will be of great interest and use to anyone involved in education, higher education, education policy and research.


Developing a Professional Teaching Service

Developing a Professional Teaching Service

Author: Ian G. Halliday

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780850926170

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This book initiates a debate on how governments, especially in developing nations, can best enlist the expertise of people with an involvement (or interest) in educating the youth of the nation. It is directed at Ministers and Permanent Secretaries, policy makers and people in industry, commerce, tertiary education and teachers.Published with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa.