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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886997203321

Autore

Zhao Yuchi

Titolo

Rural School Improvement in Developing Countries / / edited by Yuchi Zhao, Jing Liu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819749171

9819749174

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Education, , 2211-193X

Altri autori (Persone)

LiuJing

Disciplina

379

Soggetti

Education and state

International education

Comparative education

Teachers - Training of

Educational Policy and Politics

International and Comparative Education

Teaching and Teacher Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 School Improvement in Rural Settings: A Review of International Research and Practice -- Chapter 2 China: A System-Wide Approach to Rural School Improvement: Teachers, Technologies and Leadership -- Chapter 3 Myanmar: Aligning and Linking Policies, Plans and Institutional Arrangements for Effective Rural Teacher Development -- Chapter 4 Kenya: Joint School-Community Approach for Education of the Marginalized Children -- Chapter 5 Uganda: Improving the Quality of Rural Education Through Standard-based Teacher Development and Management Reforms -- Chapter 6 Summary and Policy Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book examines the rural school improvement programs implemented in four developing countries, including China, Myanmar, Uganda, and Kenya. It analyzes research questions such as problems faced by rural schools in these countries, approaches or models adopted to improve these rural schools, specific interventions to address the problems and their effectiveness, and lessons learnt



from these programs. It serves as a useful reference for researchers and policy makers interested in the field of rural education improvement.