International Extension College
Teacher Education in Developing Countries
Resources and Links to Useful Sites
[Updated
November 15, 2003
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Links to Institutional Education Sites of Relevance
World
Bank's Education Section
Case studies (including short documents on TDMS, Mali, and Malawi)
Useful bibliography on Teacher Development
Bibliography on School Effectiveness/Quality
Links to organizations and sites on education.
Commonwealth of Learning's
Teacher Education Section
International Extension College
USAID Development Experience Clearing House
Association for the
Development of Education in Africa
Working Group on the Teaching Profession
World
Education Forum
Brandon
University Northern Teacher Education Program (BUNTEP)
The Brandon University Northern Teacher Education
community-based Program offers an opportunity for residents of Manitoba (in
northeastern Canada) to enter an exciting career in teaching through a university
that is an acknowledged leader in community-based teacher training.
Education
International (educators' federation)
Education International is a world-wide
trade union organisation of education personnel, whose 26 million members represent
all sectors of education from pre-school to university 310 national trade unions
and associations in 159 countries and territories.
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Teacher
Development: Making an Impact |
Class text which is no longer available in print. You will need to download and print a copy of this document for use in the class. Click Here to get PDF copy of the book |
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New
Perspectives on Practice, Performance and Policy |
This is an excellent document, based on a four-year research study undertaken in Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago. The Synthesis Report summarizes and compares the findings in major areas of teacher education based on the five countries in the study.
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Information and communication technologies in teacher education: a planning guide Produced by UNESDOC |
This book provides resources to help teacher educators,
administrators and policy-makers better apply ICTs to teacher education
programmes. It begins with the premise that the teaching profession is
evolving from an emphasis on
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TEACHER EDUCATION UNESCO 2001 |
Summary of Case Studies in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, India, Mongolia, Nigeria, South Africa (two studies), United Kingdom. The studies represent an interesting mix of applications of different modes of distance learning. Distance education still remains, at heart, a reflection of individual national infrastructures and a wide complex of educational, social, cultural and economic issues, including the willingness and capacities of teachers themselves to become engaged in these modes in their various learning institutions and communities.
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The MUSTER Discussion Paper Series |
This site contains a wealth of material generated by the MUSTER project, including 35 Discussion Papers, 4 Research Reports, and the table of contents of the special issue of International Journal of Educational Development devoted MUSTER. The research was carried out by the Centre for International Education (!) at Sussex University and was financed by Dfid. |
Teaching and Teacher Education
Perhaps the best known American journal devoted
to teacher education. The library has a complete set covering the past
50 years. Check the library's electronic journal database.
This site provides Tables of Contents
for past five years. See especially Vol. 15 (2) 1999 that was a special
issue focussing on teacher education in the developing world, including
Namibia, Zambia, Brazil, China, Malaysia and Australia.
Asia-Pacific
Journal of Teacher Education and Development
This journal is devoted to issues of teacher education
in Asia and the South Pacific.
Journal
of Teacher Education
International
Journal of Educational Development
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International Journal of Educational Research
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TechKnowLogia (Full online text of articles)
Another issue with a focus on teachers is Vol.
4, Issue 4, October - December 2002
Nov/Dec 2000 issues is focussed on Teacher
Education. You have to register to read or download articles, but it is
free and simple to do. Issue contains articles on technology and innovations
in teacher education using technology. Contains articles on Teacher Education
in: Armenia, China, Costa Rica, Philippines, Singapore, and Zimbabwe.
Compare
-- An International Journal of Comparative Education
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Compare publishes articles on a wide variety of topics in Comparative Education. The Fall 2000 issue is a special issue focussing on "Envisaging and Shaping Education Futures" and includes articles on gender, knowledge generation, globalization and technology. The Table of Contents for the three issues of 2000 are available online. Full-text is available on line for subscribers. |
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CICE is a full-text, online journal that is both free and requires no registration. The December, 2000 issue focusses on the impact of HIV/AIDS on education, with particular attention to southern Africa. It also contains an article on Brazil. Articles contain a wealth of links to references and to sites with further information on AIDS |
Education Policy Analysis Archives (Full online text of articles)
An interesting article on Teacher Quality and Student Achievement can be found in Volume 8, Number 1 Abstract is below.
Abstract of Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence (online at http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v8n1/)
Using data from a 50-state survey of policies, state case study analyses, the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Surveys (SASS), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), this study examines the ways in which teacher qualifications and other school inputs are related to student achievement across states. The findings of both the qualitative and quantitative analyses suggest that policy investments in the quality of teachers may be related to improvements in student performance. Quantitative analyses indicate that measures of teacher preparation and certification are by far the strongest correlates of student achievement in reading and mathematics, both before and after controlling for student poverty and language status. State policy surveys and case study data are used to evaluate policies that influence the overall level of teacher qualifications within and across states. This analysis suggests that policies adopted by states regarding teacher education, licensing, hiring, and professional development may make an important difference in the qualifications and capacities that teachers bring to their work. The implications for state efforts to enhance quality and equity in public education are discussed. (Note 1)
HIV/AIDs and Education (Click here for full access to full text online)
by M.J. Kelly — School of Education, University of Zambia, Lusaka (18 April 2000)
Abstract
HIV/AIDS is conceptualised as having the potential to affect education through ten different mechanisms: reduction in demand, reduction in supply, reduction in availability of resources, adjustments in response to the special needs of a rapidly increasing number of orphans, adaptation to new interactions both within schools and between schools and communities, curriculum modification, altered roles that have to be adopted by teachers and the education system, the ways in which schools and the education system are organised, the planning and management of the system, and donor support for education
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This WorldWatch Institute site contains a series of articles on the effects of HIV/AIDS
A missing generation - a population of orphans - a shortage of women
by Lester R. Brown
return to topCountry Education Descriptions & Statistics
Africa
Live Database
(World Bank)
A comprehensive database of macroeconomic and sectoral indicators, the Africa Live Database is a valuable source of information for those who collect and analyze data relating to African countries. The database covers macroeconomic, social, and sectoral data for countries as well as twenty regional groupings. Access to the database is free although it requires registration. The database displays documents in MSWord and statistics and maps in Excel. Although a little cumbersome to use, it provides access to reports and data not easily available elsewhere. Best for macro-economic indicators, but also contains data on Primary GER, literacy rates and expenditures on education.
Probably the best online source of education statistics, particularly if you are looking for enrollments by grade, age or gender.
Global Education Database 2000
This data base is particularly useful for making comparisons between countries in a region. You can select the countries and the indicators and it provides both the data and bar graphs.
World Education Forum Country Reports
These are very useful country reports prepared for the Dakar meeting in March, 2000. This is their new location. Also available are all the background documents, regional documents and others that provide information on world-wide progress toward Education For All.
UNESCO
South America - In Spanish
U.S.
Census Bureau International Data Base
Using this data base you can print summaries of population statistics. It will also print population pyramids for recent years and upto 50 years into the future. An excellent source for looking at the age-structure of populations in specific countries.
UMass
Library International Education
Section
UNDP
Human Development Reports
U.
S. State Department Country Background Notes
Provides brief (5 pages or so) summary of the country, its people, economy, government etc. Excellent for short description of key data. There is nothing specific about education though.
International Bureau for Education, UNESCO - Web Site Links
A very comprehensive listing of web site for information about education systems around the world. They are organized in various categories and many are annotated. An excellent place to start looking for information and data on a given country or region.
International Bureau for Education, UNESCO - Country Profiles & Database
From here you can access their database (very extensive); their country profiles; the annotated list of web site links and INNODATA--their database of educational innovations.
U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies Area Handbooks
Access to full text of Area Studies handbooks -- full-length books describing every aspect of a country, including a chapter on the educational system.
