International Journal of Educational Development
Volume 25, Number 6
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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The “complex reality” of research capacity development in mathematics education in Southern African development community countries
Cyril Julie, Oyvind Mikalsen & Jan Persens
This paper explores how an aid-funded Ph.D.-programme in mathematics education instituted in some Southern African Development Community countries measures up to issues related to research capacity... More
pp. 591-601
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Teachers’ strategies of teaching primary school mathematics in a second language: A case of Botswana
Dan Kasule & Dumma Mapolelo
This paper reports the results of a study of primary school mathematics teaching in northern Botswana in order to highlight the strategies teachers use in bi/multilingual classrooms. Questionnaire ... More
pp. 602-617
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Teachers’ career ladder policy in Ethiopia: an opportunity for professional growth or “a stick disguised as a carrot?”
Abebayehu A. Tekleselassie
In response to the ever-declining status of the teaching profession, and its adverse effects on the country's educational system, the Federal Ministry of Education in Ethiopia introduced a policy... More
pp. 618-636
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Cascading training down into the classroom: The need for parallel planning
Martin Wedell
Cascade models of in-service training are widely considered to be a cost effective means of introducing educational change to large numbers of teachers. Data from 511 teachers completing a cascade ... More
pp. 637-651
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Subjective and objective measures of literacy: Implications for current results-oriented development initiatives
Julie Schaffner
Data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ethiopia and Nicaragua shed light on two practical questions that arise when turning “Education for All” goals of high literacy and universal... More
pp. 652-657
