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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
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Mtika, Peter; Gates, Peter – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
This article is mainly concerned with the capability of trainee teachers to implement learner-centred practice at one of the teacher education institutions in Malawi. The notion of learner-centred education has assumed a positive policy position for teaching and learning in both primary and secondary sectors not only in Malawi, but also in the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
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Penny, Alan; Ward, Michael; Read, Tony; Bines, Hazel – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
In 1998 the Government of Uganda (GoU) began implementing an ambitious reform programme called the Education Strategic Investment Plan (ESIP) in order to effect Universal Primary Education (UPE). This paper offers a perspective on how the GoU has met the challenge of financing education reform, addressed the need to improve the quality of basic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries