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Gueye, Mamadou – Forum, 1997
In Mali, the Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) English department trains students for four years and awards them the degree of teacher of English as a foreign language in Malian high schools. This article argues that, if the ENS curriculum is to serve the needs of developmental issues, it will require transformation of the English program.(Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Laugharn, Peter – Online Submission, 2007
Inspired by the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education for All and by the experience of non-governmental organisations such as BRAC, Save the Children/USA established a community schools project in southern Mali, working with 777 villages to establish and run their own primary schools between 1992 and 1998. These schools enrolled over 45,000…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Females, Educational Policy, Dropouts
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van den Berg, Owen – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
Responds to the first paper in this journal issue that discusses using dialog about how to conduct studies and organize projects to help enhance educational quality in various settings. This article agrees with issues the paper raises that are crucial to reform efforts but highlights areas that need more detailed discussion between researchers and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Ginsburg, Mark B. – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
Presents a response to the article that responded to the author's original paper on dialog regarding the politics of educational research, policy, and practice, explaining that new analyses will soon be available on the research-dialog/dissemination-policy-practice cycles occurring within an educational improvement project in several developing…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Ginsburg, Mark B.; And Others – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
Discusses three scientific traditions (positivist, interpretivist, and critical) as they inform methodological and strategic choices within a USAID-funded "Improving Educational Quality" project in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mali, examining various challenges researchers face when they engage in classroom anchored research in connection with…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Critical Theory, Developing Nations
Brigham, Earl K., Ed. – The NFE Exchange, 1981
Devoted to the role of participation in nonformal education (NFE) activities in enhancing development, this issue consists of an article on participation in NFE activities, descriptions of participatory programs, an annotated bibliography on participation, and a review of various publications related to participation. The lead article, "Can…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation, Developing Nations, Disabilities