ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |4 pages
Section I synopsis: Sustaining partnerships to support leadership, learning and schooling
chapter |14 pages
Pedagogy and leadership in a Tanzanian primary school
part |4 pages
Section II synopsis: Culture, gender, race and educational inequalities
chapter |7 pages
Leading the second generation in the wake of apartheid
chapter |13 pages
The interface between monitoring performance and how data are used
chapter |13 pages
Multicultural education in primary vernacular schools
chapter |11 pages
Gurukulams as residential schools
part |3 pages
Section III synopsis: Quality education and the Millennium Development Goals revisited
