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The Rebirth of Education

Lant Pritchett

Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. In India's rural Andhra Pradesh, for instance, only about one in twenty children in fifth grade can perform basic arithmetic.The problem is that schooling is not the same as learning. In The Rebirth of Education, Lant Pritchett uses two metaphors from nature to explain why. The first draws on Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom's book about the difference between centralized and decentralized organizations, The Starfish and the Spider. Schools systems tend be centralized and suffer from the limitations inherent in top-down designs. The second metaphor is the concept of isomorphic mimicry. Pritchett argues that many developing countries superficially imitate systems that were successful in other nations— much as a nonpoisonous snake mimics the look of a poisonous one.Pritchett argues that the solution is to allow functional systems to evolve locally out of an environment pressured for success. Such an ecosystem needs to be open to variety and experimentation, locally operated, and flexibly financed. The only main cost is ceding control; the reward would be the rebirth of education suited for today's world.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781933286778
Publication Date: Oct 2013
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Outdoor Education at School

Garry Powell

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ISBN: 9781922607423
Publication Date: Dec 2022
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Learning Language Through Movement

Garry Powell

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ISBN: 9781922607300
Publication Date: Jul 2022
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The Dance of Differentiation

Tom Porta

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ISBN: 9781923116337
Publication Date: May 2024
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Would You Like Maths With That?

Thelma Perso

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ISBN: 9781923116122
Publication Date: Jan 2024
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Next Steps in Managing Teacher Migration

Jonathan Penson

This collection of papers from the Sixth Commonwealth Teachers' Research Symposium examines current trends in teacher migration, including education in emergencies, forced migration and pan-African migration, in line with the current global focus on education in conflict affected countries.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781849290777
Publication Date: Oct 2012
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Classroom Dynamics

Glen Pearsall

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ISBN: 9781923116498
Publication Date: Apr 2024
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Passion, Guts and Leadership

Deborah Patterson

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ISBN: 9781922607362
Publication Date: Nov 2022
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Achieving the Goals - 2009

Steve Packer

Commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat for the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009, this report explores progress towards achieving good quality basic education for all.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781849290128
Publication Date: Feb 2010
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Commonwealth Educational Leadership Handbook

Amina Osman

Effective and knowledgeable leaders and managers are essential throughout all areas of school management practice given their impact on the learning outcomes of children, young people, families and the wider community. Commonwealth Education ministers and stakeholders have therefore consistently stressed the need to improveschool leadership.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781848599864
Publication Date: Jul 2022
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