Description
‘a valuable examination of the inequalities present in the school systems of four Commonwealth countries and will prove interesting to anyone interested in educational policy, social inequality and professional development. It is easy to engage with, strongly underpinned statistically, and insightful as to its recommendations.’ – ESCalate
Read the full review: http://escalate.ac.uk/5200
‘a must read for African educational scholars, administrators and all stakeholders in African educational enterprise.’ – The African Symposium: An Online Journal of the African Educational Research Network, Volume 9, No.1, June 2009
Read the full review (p.151): http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/TAS9.1/TAS9.1.pdf
Ensuring Education for All at the primary school level is not just a matter of recruiting enough teachers: they must be deployed effectively across the education system. Even countries with sufficient total numbers of teachers may have shortages in some areas, or be unsuccessful in recruiting female teachers, with consequences for the participation rate of girls in schools.
Primary School Teacher Deployment presents four detailed studies, from countries with low net educational enrolment levels: Nigeria, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan. The book demonstrates the effects of inequitable teacher deployment, and the attempts to address these problems at the country level.
The contributors make overall recommendations on deployment policies and practices in a number of areas to assist educational planners to achieve Education for All goals, particularly with regard to female teachers, but also dealing with training and recruitment, in-service training, teacher incentives, teacher utilisation, and effective decentralisation.
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acronyms
Acknowledgement
1. Introduction
Background
Context
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Tanzania
Methodology
2. Comparative Situational Analysis
Country Overviews
Unpacking Sub-national Disparities
Rural/urban Disparities
Gender Disparities
Teacher Qualifications
Challenges for Equitable Teacher Deployment
3. Policies and Practices
Teacher Deployment Systems
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Tanzania
Teacher Provision Cycle
Teacher Education and Training
Recruitment, Placement and Transfer
Teacher Utilisation as a Compensatory Alternative
Myriad Experiences and Challenges
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
References and Bibliography
Index