Transforming schools in Pakistan : towards the learning community / edited by John Retallick and Iffat Farah.
- Title
- Transforming schools in Pakistan : towards the learning community / edited by John Retallick and Iffat Farah.
- Published by
- Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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- Description
- xix, 250 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This book aims to answer a very pertinent question: is it possible to improve the quality of school education in Pakistan and other developing countries? The book argues that it is possible, and endeavours to point the way forward." "The crux of the argument is that schools need to be transformed into learning communities if significant improvement is to take place. In a traditional school, only students are considered learners, and most learning is by rote, with little or no understanding." "The idea of a learning community is a vision of a good school. This book outlines the vision, and suggests ways in which schools might undertake the journey towards that vision."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Transforming schools into learning communities : focus on Pakistan / John Retallick and Al-Karim Datoo -- Ch. 2. Becoming a school science teacher in Pakistan : a female narrative / Nelofer Halai -- Ch. 3. Science teacher development in Pakistan : a learning community approach / Harcharan Pardhan and Patricia Rowell -- Ch. 4. The action research interest group : building capacity for learning communities / Shahzad Mithani, Debbie Kramer-Roy, Bernadette Dean and Anjum Halai -- Ch. 5. Co-learning partnership : a way forward to develop learning communities in Pakistani schools / Razia Fakir Mohammad -- Ch. 6. Cooperative learning in classrooms / Bernadette Dean -- Ch. 7. Teaching and learning in multigrade classes / Rana Hussain and John Retallick -- Ch. 8. Pedagogical leadership in Pakistan : two headteachers from the northern areas / Muhammad Memon and Zubeda Bana -- Ch. 9. Parents as partners in the learning community / Qamar Safdar -- Ch. 10. Building communities of practice in Pakistani schools / Fauzia Shamim and Iffat Farah -- Ch. 11. Networks of learning : professional associations and the continuing education of teachers / Sikunder Ali Baber, Zakia Sarwar and Qamar Safdar.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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