Using effective models for continuing teacher and school leader education in developing countries is essential for long-term improvement of the education system and student outcomes. Instructional leadership approaches have been used to capacity-build school leaders, improving leader skills in working with teachers on classroom practices and also…

Describes the development of Books for Africa, an organization that solicits donations of books in the United States and sends them to Africa, largely to school libraries, to improve literacy rates, increase library holdings, and build library shelves. Other organizations that donate books are also listed. (LRW)

New approaches to international borrowing for education which maximize economic growth and minimize the unfavorable international climate for development assistance are discussed. Specific suggestions are made for identifying the areas where such aid would be most effective, as well as better ways to develop cooperation between lenders and…

International aid to education in developing nations has been relatively stagnant or has actually declined in the last decade. Statistics for international aid from different sources are examined, with special attention paid to the changing relationship between donors and recipients, the difficulties in compiling data, and future prospects. (IS)

Presents a case study of institutional response to policy-driven/donor-influenced teacher-education reforms in Zambia, exploring perceptions and reactions of teacher educators as they cope with a new teacher-education paradigm and examining how policy-driven reforms can be at cross-purposes with, and destabilize, the professional beliefs of the…

Seven key issues regarding the external funding of education in developing countries are identified and discussed. These include the advisability of accepting western aid, the productivity of educated manpower, funding problems, the efficiency of educational institutions, the donor-recipient relationship, curriculum relevance, and equity in…