Rebuilding education & health in a post-conflict transitional nation : : case studies from Timor-Leste / / Jaya Earnest, editor-in chief ; Margie Beck, assistant editor, and Lorraine Connell, assistant editor.

This book introduces and discusses a variety of educational and health issues and provides insights and glimpses into the broad political, economic and socio cultural contexts of education and health in Timor-Leste. Each chapter endeavours to provide detailed overviews of the context. The objective...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]
2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Jaya Earnest , Margie Beck and Lorraine Connell
  • The Context and History of the Education Sector in Timor-Leste / Margie Beck
  • Initial Steps in Rebuilding the Education Sector in Timor-Leste Following the September 1999 Crisis / Trina Supit
  • Choosing Languages for Teaching in Primary School Classrooms / Marie Quinn
  • First of its Kind: A Pre-service Graduate Programme for Primary School Teachers / Margie Beck
  • Teaching the Arts to Pre-service Primary Teachers in Timor-Leste / Lorraine Connell
  • An Overview of Health Issues in Timor-Leste / Hari Krishna Banskota
  • Teachers’ Perceptions of Health Education in a Transitional Society: The Case of Timor-Leste / Jaya Earnest
  • The Impact of Modern Pathology Services in Timor-Leste / Ruben David
  • HIV Vulnerability Assessment and Migration Patterns in Timor-Leste / Jaya Earnest and Robert Finger
  • Breaking the Chain of Intergenerational Malnutrition in Timor-Leste / Hari Krishna Banskota
  • The Motivation, Impact and Challenges of Foreign Health Workers in Timor-Leste / Jude Comfort
  • The Power of Narratives in Social Research / Kate Taylor
  • Bullets on the Blackboard: A Narrative on Teacher Training in Timor-Leste / Crystell Halliday and Rosanne Simpkin
  • A Journey through Post-Independence Timor-Leste: A Personal Narrative / Domingos de Oliveira and Jude Comfort
  • Voices of the People and My Personal Perspective: A Case Study from Ermera District / Liam Barry
  • We Have Miles to Go before We Rest The Road Ahead: Events of 2006/07 Timor-Leste / Margie Beck
  • Biographies of Chapter Contributors / Jaya Earnest , Margie Beck and Lorraine Connell.