Education reform in societies in transition : : international perspectives / / edited by Jaya Earnest and David F. Treagust.

• TeilnehmendeR: Earnest, Jaya,; Treagust, David F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2006]; 2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Framed against the background of educational change, this book proposes to examine the relationship between curriculum change, teacher professional development, policy reform and the processes of educational change. The main aims of the book are to: (1) focus on educational changes and reconstruction in transitional societies that have undergone political, economic and social change in the past two decades, (2) provide a forum for the dissemination of research on education reconstruction and reform in transitional societies, (3) disseminate ideas that enhance both the practical and theoretical aspects of educational changes in these societies, (4) further knowledge and understanding of emerging trends and issues in education in these societies, (5) reflect the realities of educational scenarios in each transitional society. The book presents an in-depth exploration of educational reconstruction in 15 transitional societies. In each chapter, the authors have provided an overview of educational processes in the country, a distillation of education change or reform, and/or reconstruction in each transitional society. Collectively, the chapters in the book have attempted to contribute to a better understanding of the educational system in respective countries by identifying the challenges and obstacles, the policy implications, the teacher professional development needs and curriculum reform efforts.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jaya Earnest and David F. Treagust -- Setting the Scene: Providing the Framework and Context / Jaya Earnest and David Treagust -- Issues and Challenges facing Education in Turkey / Necmi Aksit and Margaret Sands -- The Israeli Educational System's Response to Current Societal, Economic, and Political Changes / Billie Eilam and Miriam Ben-Peretz -- From Innocence to Passion: Bhutan's Tryst with Education / Thakur Singh Powdyel -- Venezuela: A Permanent Question to Education / Rosa Lopez de D'Amico and Alba Gonzalez -- Educational Changes in Estonia: Case Study of the University of Tartu / Madhumita Bhattacharya and Tomas Tenno -- Envisioning Transition towards Transformative Mathematics Education: A Nepali Educator's Autoethnographic Perspective / Bal Chandra Luitel and Peter Charles Taylor -- Strengthening Science and Mathematics Education in the Philippines / Ed van den Berg , Marilou R. Gallos and Jocelyn R. Locaylocay -- Science Education Reform in a Transitional Society: The Case of Rwanda / Jaya Earnest -- Starting from the Beginning: Primary Teacher Education in East Timor / Margie Beck -- Reconceptualising the Professional Development of In-Service Science Teachers in Pakistan / Nelofer Halai -- Using Information and Communication Technology for Teacher Learning and Curriculum Development in Tanzania and Zimbabwe / Susan McKenney -- Educational Reform at a Time of Change: The Case of Lebanon / Saouma BouJaoude and Ghazi Ghaith -- Challenges to Education in Tajikistan: The Need for Research-Based Solutions / Sarfaroz Niyozov and Stephen Bahry -- Perceptions of Classrooms in Kashmir: A State of Continuous Unrest in Northern India / Rekha B Koul and Darrell L Fisher -- The South African's Educational System's Evolution to Curriculum 2005 / Tulsi Morar -- Biographies / Jaya Earnest and David F. Treagust.