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Direct linkBhana, Deevia – International Journal of Educational Development, 2012
Interviews conducted with township girls in South Africa show enduring experiences of sexual violence both in and out of the school. Fear of boys and men were articulated in relation to boyfriends, male teachers, men in the township neighbourhood and men in the home. While the girls attempted to exercise agency in arresting their fears, these…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females, Childrens Rights
Mncube, Vusi; Harber, Clive – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
An interview-based qualitative study was undertaken to explore the experiences and practices of educators in providing democratic schooling as a way of delivering quality education for learners in schools. The exploration looked at educators' understandings of the concept of democracy in schools, their understanding of the concept quality…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Gershberg, Alec Ian; Meade, Ben; Andersson, Sven – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
We explore how two community-based reform models align with the World Bank's "World Development Report 2004" accountability framework. Using a qualitative case study of rural Guatemalan primary schools, we examine local governance through interviews with a range of stakeholders. While both reforms appear appropriate according to the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Administrative Organization, Accountability, Human Resources
Robinson-Pant, Anna – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Literacy policy and programming in developing countries continues to be influenced by the assumption that without literacy, an adult is unable to function on an equal basis in society and that an individual can be easily categorised as either literate or illiterate. Although this has led to prioritisation of primary schooling over adult literacy…
Descriptors: Donors, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Law, W. -W. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2007
Globalisation has extended the competition between nation-states to that between metropolises of the same or different nations. Many studies have shown how nation-states respond to the challenge of globalisation by reconfiguring their citizenship education curriculum into a multileveled framework comprising personal, social, local, national and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Community Development, Student Attitudes
Pansiri, Nkobi Owen – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
This paper is part of a study that assessed the level of commitment of primary schools of remote area dwellers (RADs) to basic education between October 2004 and April 2005. The research question focused on the level of commitment of schools to universal basic education, school-community partnership in school governance and parental involvement in…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Governance, Parent School Relationship
