Challenges of quality education in Sub-Saharan African countries / Daniel Namusonge Sifuna and Nobuhide Sawamura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sifuna, D. N., 1944-

Contributor:

Sawamura, Nobuhide.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Philosophy.

Education.

Education--Standards--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Educational evaluation--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Educational evaluation.

Education and state--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Quality is at the heart of all education systems as good quality teaching and learning environments ensure effective learning outcomes. The purpose of this book is to profile some aspects of education quality in the African education systems and highlight key policies for improving the teaching and learning outcomes.

Contents:

Intro

CHALLENGES OF QUALITY EDUCATIONIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EDUCATIONAL POLICY TRENDS

INTRODUCTION

DECOLONISATION AND EDUCATION

THE INFLUENCE OF DONOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS (SAPS) AND EDUCATION

AFRICAN RESPONSE TO STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS

SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS

CONCEPT AND FUNCTION OF QUALITY EDUCATION

EDUCATION TRADITIONS AND NOTIONS OF QUALITY

THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION QUALITY

FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING ANDIMPROVING QUALITY EDUCATION

THE FUNCTION OF GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN QUALITY EDUCATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

CONCEPT AND FUNCTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE ANDEDUCATION (ECCE)

DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CAREAND EDUCATION

ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION INEARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

THE QUALITY OF ECCE PROGRAMS

Policies and Strategies

Cost and Financing of ECCE

The Teaching Force and Support Staff

Facilities and Equipment

Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Transition to Primary Schools

SOME MEASURES TO IMPROVE QUALITY

PRIMARY EDUCATION

STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS

GOALS AND AIMS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

CURRICULUM

RETURNS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE

Mobilising Resources for EFA

Goals and Strategies

Resource Mobilisation

UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION (UPE)

ENROLLMENT

PUPIL PROGRESSION

QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Physical Facilities

Teaching and Learning Materials

Teachers and Teaching Processes

Efficiency of Primary Education.

SOME MEASURES TO IMPROVE QUALITY

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

PRIORITY FOR EXPANSION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

STRUCTURES AND TYPES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS

THE CURRICULUM

ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Physical Facilities and Teaching and Learning Materials

Assessment and Efficiency

SOME MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY

COURSE PROGRAMS

ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Facilities and Teaching-Learning Technologies

Staffing and Instruction

TEACHER EDUCATION ANDTHE TEACHING PROFESSION

THE EVOLUTION OF LOW-QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE OF TEACHER EDUCATION ANDTEACHING QUALIFICATIONS

QUALITY, RELEVANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Facilities, Instructional Materials and Equipment

Staffing and Teacher Incentives

Curriculum

Assessment

STUDENT TEACHERS EVALUATION OF THEIR COLLEGE COURSE

TEACHING PROFESSION

TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

TEACHER MOTIVATION

ADULT LITERACY

LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT

SOME EXAMPLES NATIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS

Kenya

Achievements

Botswana

Namibia

ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION

QUALITY AND RELEVANCE

SOME MEASURES TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAND TRAINING (TVET)

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD.

ACHIEVEMENT OF INDEPENDENCE AND RESURGENCE OF INTERESTIN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES OFTECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FORMS OF TECHNICAL ANDVOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

CONCLUSIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD

TEACHER EDUCATION AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION

TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

REFERENCES

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61728-770-9

OCLC:

853454307