Overview
- Presents case studies on rural school improvement in four developing countries
- Provides a cross-country perspective on rural school improvement
- Serves as a reference for policy makers and other stakeholders to improve education quality in rural schools
- Is an open access book, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)
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About this book
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.
Keywords
- School improvement in rural settings
- Rural School Improvement in China
- Teacher education in Myanmar
- Education of the Marginalized Children in Kenya
- Quality of rural education in Uganda
- Teacher development reforms
- School improvement framework
- School leadership and management
- Teacher development programs
- Policy recommendation
- Open Access
Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. ZHAO Yuchi is the Executive Director of International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education under the auspices of UNESCO and lecturer in China Institute of Education and Social Development at Beijing Normal University. He worked as a loaned expert in UNESCO Headquarters from April 2019 to October 2021, in the position as the Coordinator of the UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education and the Coordinator of UNESCO-Hainan Airlines Funds-in-Trust Project. From 2006 to 2011, he served as the Executive Deputy Director of National Project Management Office for China-UK Southwest Basic Project (with a funding of 27 million Pounds). His research interests are education and international development, rural teachers' professional development and girls' and women's education.
Dr. Liu Jing works as the director of the Office for International Exchange and Collaboration, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, China. She is responsible for implementing the global engagement strategy of the Faculty of Education. She worked as a program specialist in the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) from 2012 to 2019, with the responsibility to lead the 'Quality Teachers for Rural Schools' program. She has 15 years’ experience in research and practice in teacher education in rural China. She also serves as a consultant for educational Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and provides technical support to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rural School Improvement in Developing Countries
Editors: Yuchi Zhao, Jing Liu
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4917-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-97-4916-4Published: 07 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-97-4917-1Published: 06 September 2024
Series ISSN: 2211-1921
Series E-ISSN: 2211-193X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 125
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, International and Comparative Education, Teaching and Teacher Education