Chapman, David

Adams, Don

The quality of education: dimensions and strategies.

Manila

2002

9715614078

Aus der Einleitung:

This booklet examines the concerns expressed among developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) about education quality, reviews relevant research, focuses directly on teaching and learning, and suggests strategies that countries committed to quality improvement might use to raise school quality over the next decade. Attempts are made where possible to interpret education quality within the context being described. The most common meaning of education quality is inferred from its usage relates to level of student achievement on selected portions of the national curriculum. On this basis, populations of students have been compared across countries, across regions, within countries, and between schools in given localities.
The booklet commences by outlining broad concerns and problems among DMCs. This section comments on the meaning of education quality, and notes demographic and economic contextual influences. The booklet then turns to aspects of teaching and learning, noting the research literature on effective schooling, on teachers, on curricula, and on governance, management and school organization. The next section addresses policies and strategies for improving quality. It focuses on both systemic changes and subsector domains. Finally, the booklet concludes with a summary and comment on future prospects.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

List of Tables, Figure, List of Boxes, List of Abbreviations, and Foreword

Introduction

Concerns and Problems

The Meaning of Education Quality
Education Achievements, Concerns, and Problems among DMCs
Demographic and Economic Contextual Influences

Teaching and Learning: The Classroom and School

The Research Base for Effective Schooling
Teachers and Teaching
Teacher Status, Recruitment, and Deployment
Preservice, In-service, and Continuing Training
Incentives for Teachers
Teacher Roles and Teacher Quality
Developing Quality Teaching in the Periphery

Curriculum
Education Governance, Management, and School Organization

Policies and Strategies for Improving Education Quality

Systemic Changes and Reforms
Developing More Effective Teachers and Teaching
Developing and Sustaining High-Quality Education Institutions
Management of Teaching and Learning
Monitoring and Sustaining Quality Improvement

A Technology for Assessing and Monitoring Education Quality
Conditions for Sustaining Quality Improvement

Conclusion

Notes on the Authors, References, Appendix, and Index

↑ http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Education_NatlDev_Asia/Quality/default.asp#contents

23.11.2007