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1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) : illustrations |
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Education Around the World |
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Education around the world.
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| Contents |
Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; The Contributors; Introduction Education in Southern Africa: Patterns and Issues; Introduction; Contextual background; Access to education and the nature of provision; Curriculum and teaching methods; The quality of education; Teaching methods; Teacher education; School organization and teacher professionalism; HIV/AIDS; Gender within education; Conclusion; 1 Botswana: Aspects of General Education; Introduction; Structure of the education system; Basic education programme; Pre-primary education; Financing education |
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Goals and priorities of educationEquity and access issues; Curriculum, assessment and teaching methods; Assessment; School organization and management; Organization and nature of teacher education; Teacher recruitment and management; Concluding remarks; 2 Lesotho: Organization, Structures and Challenges; Introduction; A brief overview of Lesotho's political history; An overview of the socio-economic situation; Brief history of education in Lesotho; Vision, goals, objectives and values of Lesotho education; Some government interventions to achieve these objectives |
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An historical overview of school and teacher managementEducational secretaries; National Curriculum Development Centre; Pre-primary education; Primary education; Feeding scheme; The state of physical facilities; Coverage and gender equity in primary education; Secondary education; Coverage, participation and gender parity in secondary education; Performance in primary, junior secondary and senior secondary school; Teachers in primary and secondary schools as quality indicators; Conclusion; 3 Madagascar: From Political Divisionism to Unified Development; Introduction |
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History of schooling in MadagascarStifled progress; Structure of the Malagasy education system; Conclusion: Education at the intersection between fihavanana and global development; 4 Malawi: Contemporary and Critical Issues; Introduction; Malawi: Historical, political and socio-economic background; Goals and values of education; Current basic structure of education; Access and equity issues in education; Curriculum; Teaching methods; Assessment through public examinations; Language in education; School governance and management; Teacher education; Teacher recruitment and supply |
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Teacher remuneration, motivation, satisfaction and professionalismSummary and conclusions; 5 Mozambique: Binding Quantitative and Qualitative Goals; Introduction; Historical and political background; Mozambican education system; Goals and priorities for education; Equity issues; Curriculum, teaching methods and assessment; Teacher education; Closing remarks; 6 Namibia: An Overview of System Reform; Introduction; Contextual background; Socio-economic situation; Language; Politics; Religion and philosophical outlook; Education system; Organization and administration; Curriculum; Teachers |
| Summary |
Education in Southern Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country in the region. With chapters covering Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the book critically examines the development of education provision in each country as well as local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to |
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Learners |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education -- South Africa
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Education and state -- South Africa
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Education.
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Multicultural education.
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Education
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Education and state
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South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harber, Clive, editor.
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Brock, Colin
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| ISBN |
9781623561093 |
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1623561094 |
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1623563887 |
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9781623563882 |
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9781472544476 |
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1472544471 |
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1784027618 |
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9781784027612 |
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