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Direct linkJones, Chris – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
In at least 55 countries worldwide, from, India to Canada, Russia to New Zealand, and Egypt to South Africa, Community, Schools are being developed. The International Centre of Excellence for Community Schools (ICECS) is a new non-government organization (NGO) established with funding from C. S. Mott Foundation, which is developing actual and…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Quality, Educational Development
Download full textMakwinja, Veronica Margaret – Journal of International Education Research, 2017
Botswana through its two educational reform philosophies of 1977 and 1994 envisioned a developing education system that is on par with international standards. According to Tabulawa (2009), the education system was developed to produce critical thinkers, problem solvers, and innovative learners. The system was designed to provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Dropouts, Academic Failure
Kelcey, Ben; Shen, Zuchao – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
School-based improvement programs represent a core strategy in improving education because they can leverage pre-existing social and organizational structures to promote coordinated and comprehensive change across multiple facets of schooling. School-based programs are generally designed to be implemented by intact schools/districts, frequently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, Design, Educational Improvement
Strudwick, Jerry – 1989
This report presents information on the Improving the Efficiency of Educational System (IEES) Project Policy Research Initiative, which sought to improve educational capacity at the local level in Botswana and Indonesia. In Botswana, interviews were conducted with approximately 1,450 households and 20 policy makers. In Indonesia, 820 parents, 144…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Lynch, Patrick D. – 1985
This paper traces the development of the educational system of Botswana, a small south African country of one million, emphasizing its democratic origins and customs, historical influences, social trends, and economic support. Changes in the educational system, especially in universal primary education, since its independence from Great Britain in…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Democracy, Educational History
Tait, Alan, Ed.; Mills, Roger, Ed. – 2003
This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies
