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Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Piper, Benjamin; Ong'ele, Salome – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Low-cost private schools (LCPSs) represent a large and growing share of schools in many low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya. In some Nairobi neighborhoods, more than half of children attend LCPSs, despite policies providing free access to public education. Parents generally choose LCPSs because they believe they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, School Choice, Public Schools
Johnston, Jamie; Ksoll, Christopher – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
In lower- and middle-income countries, including Ghana, students in rural areas dramatically underperform their urban peers. Rural schools struggle to attract and retain professionally trained teachers (GES 2012; World Bank 2012). We explore one potential solution to the problem of teacher recruitment: distance instruction. Through a cluster…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Educational Technology
Gilmour, Margy; McGregor, Cathy, Ed. – 1988
One of the basic principles of the Language Development Approach is that students must learn the language necessary to understand, talk, and write about all subject areas in order to succeed in school. This book contains information about teaching primary school science in the Northwest Territories with lessons that emphasize language. The goals…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides, Elementary School Science
Gilmour, Margy; McGregor, Cathy, Ed. – 1987
One of the basic principles of the Language Development Approach is that students must learn the language necessary to understand, talk, and write about all subject areas in order to succeed in school. This book contains information about teaching primary school science in the Northwest Territories with lessons that emphasize language. The goals…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides, Dinosaurs
Gilmour, Margy; McGregor, Cathy, Ed. – 1985
One of the basic principles of the Language Development Approach is that students must learn the language necessary to understand, talk, and write about all subject areas in order to succeed in school. This book contains information about teaching primary school science in the Northwest Territories with lessons that emphasize language. The goals…
Descriptors: Athapascan Languages, Birds, Canada Natives, Childrens Literature