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Quality and Qualities pp 41–67Cite as

The Quest For Educational Quality in Egypt

Active-Learning Pedagogies as a Reform Initiative

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Part of the book series: Comparative and International Education ((CIEDV,volume 16))

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In this chapter, we examine active-learning (or what some have termed “progressive” or “student-centered”) pedagogies, which constitute a model of teaching that highlights “minimal teacher lecturing or direct transmission of factual knowledge, multiple small group activities that engage students in discovery learning or problem solving, and frequent student questions and discussion” (Leu & Price-Rom, 2006, p. 19).1

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  1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Nagwa Megahed

  2. Global Education Center, FHI 360, Washington, United States

    Mark Ginsburg

  3. South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

    Antar Abdellah

  4. Cairo Demographic Center, Egypt

    Ayman Zohry

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  1. UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland

    Clementina Acedo

  2. University of Pittsburgh, USA

    Don Adams

  3. UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland

    Simona Popa

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Megahed, N., Ginsburg, M., Abdellah, A., Zohry, A. (2012). The Quest For Educational Quality in Egypt. In: Acedo, C., Adams, D., Popa, S. (eds) Quality and Qualities. Comparative and International Education, vol 16. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-951-0_3

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