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Sonst. Personen | Chapman, David W. (Hrsg.); Mahlck, Lars O. (Hrsg.); Smulders, Anna E. M. (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. |
Titel | From Planning to Action: Government Initiatives for Improving School-Level Practice. |
Quelle | (1997), (317 Seiten) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
ISBN | 92-803-1163-8 |
Schlagwörter | Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Information Systems; Information Utilization; Instructional Improvement; Management Systems; Multigraded Classes; Partnerships in Education; Primary Education; School Community Programs; School Community Relationship; School Effectiveness; Teacher Education; El Salvador; Indonesia; Jordan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Informationsnutzung; Unterrichtsqualität; Mehrstufenklasse; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Primarbereich; Schuleffizienz; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Indonesien; Papua-New Guinea; Papua-Neuguinea; Philippinen; Trinidad und Tobago |
Abstract | This work examines ways central and regional education ministries can influence practices at the school level. Chapter 1, "Changing What Happens in Schools: Central-Level Initiatives to Improve School Practice," reviews common themes, concerns, problems, and emphases. Chapter 2, "Knowledge Utilization and the Process of Policy Formation: Towards a Framework for Action," offers a new way of thinking about policymaking. Chapter 3, "Information and the Reform of Initial Teacher Education in Papua New Guinea: Strategies, Challenges, and Results," traces the politics of efforts to strengthen teacher education. Chapter 4, "Bottom-Up and Top-Down Strategies for Improving Classroom Instruction, Case Studies from Korea," reports on two experiences in revising instruction. Chapter 5,"Multi-Grade Schooling in the Philippines: A Strategy for Improving Access to and Quality of Primary Education," presents a case study of the use of multigrade schooling to address rising enrollment. Chapter 6, "A National Strategy for Systems-Wide Curriculum Improvement in Trinidad and Tobago," traces a plan to change a national test influencing classroom instruction in written English. Chapter 7, "Changing Schools through Participatory Knowledge Management in El Salvador: Can Education Systems Learn?" offers a case study of efforts to implement the Education with Participation of the Community program. Chapter 8, "Linking School Change to Community Participation in Social Forestry: A Guided Innovation in Thailand," describes a successful instructional model built on community involvement. Chapter 9, "Sustainable EMIS: Who Is Accountable?" focuses on the issue of sustainability in Education Management Information Systems (EMIS). Chapter 10, "Information for Improving School Practice: Three Indonesian Cases and a Conceptual Model," identifies factors limiting EMIS success, including choice indicators, unclear educational concepts, nontransparent processes, time sensitivity, and the context-dependence of technology. Chapter 11, "Decentralizing National Education Data To Support Local Use: The Jordanian Experience," stresses the importance of decentralized information access and use. Chapter 12, "Improving School Practice: Towards Multi-Level Planning, Monitoring, and Support," offers an analysis of common themes, a set of conclusions, and future steps linking ministry-level planning and school-level practice. (TEJ) |
Anmerkungen | International Institute for Educational Planning, 7-9 rue Eugene Delacroix, 75116 Paris, France. Tel: +33(1) 45 03 77 00; Fax: +33(1) 40 72 83 66; e-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org; Web site: http://www.unesco.org/iiep/main.htm. |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |