International Education Systems And Contemporary Education Reforms

by Al-Bataineh, Adel T.; Nur-Awaleh, Mohamed A.; Breault, Rick; Boubkir, Abdechafi; Boukamhi, Abdenour; Mantilla, Martha E.; Kruger, Darrell P.; Dull, Laura J.; Al-Bataineh, Mohamed T.; Al-Rub, Majedah Abu; Yasin, Said; Nafukho, Frederick M.; Akala, Winston

• ISBN13: 9780761830467
• ISBN10: 0761830464
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-28
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

International Education Systems and Contemporary Education Reforms focuses on the information and skills students need to understand, compare, and analyze educational systems and recent reforms in both developed and under developing countries.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Introduction	vii
Chapter 1 The Anatomy of School Reform Movements: Lessons from 1945-1960"	10	(9)
Rick Breault
Chapter 2 Educational Reform in Morocco: Are the New Directions Feasible?	19	(18)
Abdechafi Boubkir and Abdenour Boukamhi
Chapter 3 The Shift From a Traditional Centralized Educational System to a More Participatory System: The Case of Guatemala	37	(18)
Martha E. Mantilla
Chapter 4 From Nationalism to Idealism: Curriculum 2005 and Public Education in South Africa	55	(14)
Darrell P. Kruger
Chapter 5 From Dictatorship to Democracy? Educational Reform in Ghana	69	(14)
Laura J. Dull
Chapter 6 Education in Jordan and the Provisions For Students with Learning Disabilities	83	(24)
Mohamed T. Al-Bataineh and Majedah Abu Al-Rub
Chapter 7 Post-Public Education in the Developing World: Decentralization of Public Education and the Emergency of the Private Sector in Education	107	(16)
Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh and Said Yasin
Chapter 8 The Development of the Private Sector Education in Haitian Education System	123	(16)
Said Yasin and Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh
Chapter 9 The Impact of World Bank/IMF And Kenya Government's Policies On Teacher Recruitment, Staffing And Education Quality	139	(16)
Fredrick M. Nafukho, Winston Jumba Akala, and John K. Rugutt
Chapter 10 Designing Learning Materials for Distance Education in Sub-Sahara Africa Using the TeamWrite Approach (TWA)	155	(19)
Temba Bassopo-Moyo and Vivien Mweene Chabalengula
Index	174	(3)
Contributors	177