Forefronts in Research
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2005
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-1-59311-327-8 (ISBN)
Description
Research in Education in Africa, The Caribbean, and The Middle East, the Book Series provides a comprehensive view of current and emerging educational knowledge, research, strategies, and policy in these regions. Submissions from all disciplines, as well interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome if manuscripts conform to basic book series goals. The Series goals are: 1). Provide a forum for the dissemination of research on education in the region, 2). Disseminate ideas that enhance both the practical and theoretical aspects of education in the region, 3). Further knowledge and understanding of emerging trends and movements in education in the region and 4). Foster debate about issues such as indigenizing education, women's education, or disability education in the region.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
546 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59311-327-8 (9781593113278)
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Kagendo Mutua | Cynthia Szymanski Sunal
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Content
Chapter 1. Forefronts in Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East; Cynthia Szymanski Sunal and Kagendo Mutua
Part I. Research on Education in Africa
Chapter 2. Development of a Questionnaire for Monitoring the Success of Outcomes-Based Learning Environments in Rural Classrooms in South Africa; Jill M. Aldridge, Ruediger C. Laugksch, Barry J. Fraser, and Mampone A. Seopa
Chapter 3. Instructional Materials Revision: A Multiple Comparison Study at the Sudan; Ahmed Y. Abdelraheem
Chapter 4. Teaching Mathematics in the Spirit of Education Reform: A Namibian Perspective; Thea K. Dunn
Chapter 5. Student Councils in Ghana and the Formation of the Liberal Democratic Citizen; John Perry, Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, Nicholas Kutor, and Kankam Boadu
Chapter 6. South African Students' Anchoring Strategies in Geometrical Reflections; Stephen Sproule
Chapter 7. The Quality Dilemma: An Ethnographic Study of Rural Education in Northern Ghana; Leslie Casely-Hayford
Part II. Research on Education in the Caribbean
Chapter 8. Environmental Education in Cuba: The Potential of a Third World Country; Constantina Skanavis and Evelina Sarri
Chapter 9. Problems Faced by Jamaican Schools; Alvin C. Proffit
Part III. Research on Education in the Middle East
Chapter 10. Cognitive Abilities of United Arab Emirates Female Education Students; Donald K. Sharpes, Kenneth Carr, Thomas Davies, and Elaine Jarchow
Chapter 11. The Challenge of Educational Reform in the New Regime States: A Study of Bahrain and Jordan; Eric Hilgendorf and Kenneth Wong
Chapter 12. Dance as a Medium Within Traumatized Palestinian Communities in the West Bank and Gaza; Nicholas Rowe
Chapter 13. Reflections on Policy and Practice of School Management in the Republic of Cyprus; Panayiotis Angelides
Chapter 14. Epilogue; Mohammed Kabiru Farouk
About the Authors.
Part I. Research on Education in Africa
Chapter 2. Development of a Questionnaire for Monitoring the Success of Outcomes-Based Learning Environments in Rural Classrooms in South Africa; Jill M. Aldridge, Ruediger C. Laugksch, Barry J. Fraser, and Mampone A. Seopa
Chapter 3. Instructional Materials Revision: A Multiple Comparison Study at the Sudan; Ahmed Y. Abdelraheem
Chapter 4. Teaching Mathematics in the Spirit of Education Reform: A Namibian Perspective; Thea K. Dunn
Chapter 5. Student Councils in Ghana and the Formation of the Liberal Democratic Citizen; John Perry, Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, Nicholas Kutor, and Kankam Boadu
Chapter 6. South African Students' Anchoring Strategies in Geometrical Reflections; Stephen Sproule
Chapter 7. The Quality Dilemma: An Ethnographic Study of Rural Education in Northern Ghana; Leslie Casely-Hayford
Part II. Research on Education in the Caribbean
Chapter 8. Environmental Education in Cuba: The Potential of a Third World Country; Constantina Skanavis and Evelina Sarri
Chapter 9. Problems Faced by Jamaican Schools; Alvin C. Proffit
Part III. Research on Education in the Middle East
Chapter 10. Cognitive Abilities of United Arab Emirates Female Education Students; Donald K. Sharpes, Kenneth Carr, Thomas Davies, and Elaine Jarchow
Chapter 11. The Challenge of Educational Reform in the New Regime States: A Study of Bahrain and Jordan; Eric Hilgendorf and Kenneth Wong
Chapter 12. Dance as a Medium Within Traumatized Palestinian Communities in the West Bank and Gaza; Nicholas Rowe
Chapter 13. Reflections on Policy and Practice of School Management in the Republic of Cyprus; Panayiotis Angelides
Chapter 14. Epilogue; Mohammed Kabiru Farouk
About the Authors.