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Marta Ndakalako Alumbungu; Nhlanhla Mpofu – Language and Education, 2025
Many studies addressing methods to improve reading comprehension in English Language Learners (ELLs) primarily focus on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples. Unfortunately, ESL teachers in global South regions like Namibia have often been overlooked in this research. This study aims to bridge this gap by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers
Johnson, David, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2008
It is 40 years since Coombs (1967) first drew attention to the World Education Crisis, and specifically problems in the educational systems of countries in the developing world. Today, many of these problems remain, and are most visible in the educational systems of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. A large number of children remain out of school…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Democracy, Knowledge Level, Educational Change
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O'Sullivan, Margo C. – Teacher Development, 2005
Quality is high on the education agendas of developing countries. Much time, effort, and finance have been poured into various initiatives and reforms in an effort to improve quality in these countries. However, so far success has been limited and the quality of education in many developing countries remains poor. Efforts to explore the reasons…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Developing Nations