February 2011
Leon Tikly & Angeline M. Barrett (guest editors)
Special Issue of Comparative Education 47(1)
February 2011
Leon Tikly
Comparative Education Vol. 47, Issue 1, pp. 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541671
February 2011
Yusuf Sayed & Rashid Ahmed
Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 103-118. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541680
February 2011
Angeline M. Barrett
Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 119-133. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541682
January 2011
Angeline M. Barrett
Compare 41 (1), pp. 145-148. DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2011.534853
January 2011
Angeline M. Barrett and Leon Tikly (guest editors)
Special Issue of International Journal of Educational Development 31 (1)
January 2011
Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett
International Journal of Educational Development. 41 (1). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.001
January 2011
Sheila Aikman
International Journal of Educational Development. 31 (1), pp. 15-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.05.007
January 2011
Leon Tikly
International Journal of Educational Development. 31 (1), pp. 86-94. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.008
January 2011
Aneth Komba
PhD Thesis Abstract. International Journal of Educational Development 31 (1), p. 95. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.003
November 2010
Leon Tikly
This presentation sets out EdQual's framework for analysing quality.
November 2010
Michèle C. Smith
This presentation looks at the SACMEQ II data set focussing on background, context and school processes to explain the unaccounted for score variation between schools in the SACMEQ six low income large population group.
November 2010
Leon Tikly
This presentation provides a brief introduction to EdQual's research and key policy messages from the last five years.
November 2010
George Oduro and Mike Fertig
This presentation discusses measures that can be taken at a school level to enhance the quality of education provided. It looks at case studies and examples to show the importance of capacity building and community involvement to education at the local level.
November 2010
Jolly Rubagiza and Anjum Halai
This presentation looks at findings from across the EdQual projects and assess the level of gender equality in classrooms. It shows how more work is needed to improve equitable treatment.
November 2010
John Clegg
This presentation discusses the implications of publishing textbooks with a European language of instruction. It argues that textbooks in European languages are often unreadable to African learners.
November 2010
John Clegg
This presentation argues that teachers provide a more effective pedagogy when using their first language (L1). It demonstrates how reading, writing and speaking suffer when lessons are conducted in a second language (L2)
November 2010
George Oduro and Mike Fertig
This presentation looks at work carried out through an action research methodology that shows how an enhanced leadership role for headteachers can dramatically improve school and education quality.
November 2010
Sally Thomas and Massoud Salim
This presentation looks at the disadvantages of traditional measurements of quality and makes the case for a longitudinal or 'value added' approach.
November 2010
Leon Tikly
This working paper sets out the evolution of the overall approach and framework for researching the quality of education in Africa.
November 2010
Professor Leon Tikly.
This policy brief establishes a model for good quality education. It prioritises context in any situation but suggests that quality education arises from interaction between three key environments.
November 2010
Dr Rita Chawla-Duggan with Dr Kafui Etsey and Professor Vrinda Datta
This policy brief looks at research that shows early childhood care and education to be a significant factor in tackling wider issues of inclusion and equality. However it argues that there is still some way to go in developing adequate links between early childhood care and further education.
November 2010
Angeline M. Barrett, Michael Crossley & Hillary A. Dachi
This article reflects critically on the experience of a research consortium made up of academic institutions in UK and sub-Saharan Africa. It analyses participation in setting the research agenda, distribution of leadership and forms of capacity building within the consortium.
November 2010
Dr Hillary Dachi and Dr George Aduro.
This policy brief looks at findings from Tanzania and Ghana and draws their conclusions together. The brief recognises the role of action research in allowing headteachers to improve primary schools.
November 2010
John Clegg and Oksana Afitska.
This working paper investigates the practices that emerge in teachers who are trying to provide a bilingual education in the absence of central planning and organisation.
August 2010
Leon Tikly
In Criticos, C., Deacon, R. & Hemson, C (Eds.), Education: Reshaping the Boundaries. University of Natal, pp11-28. Not available online.
June 2010
Leon Tikly
Paper presented at XIV World Congress, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): 'Bordering, re-bordering and new possibilities in education and society'. Istanbul, 14-18 June 2010.
June 2010
Leon Tikly
Paper presented at XIV World Congress, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): 'Bordering, re-bordering and new possibilities in education and society'. Istanbul, 14-18 June 2010.
May 2010
Sharon Tao
This working paper investigates how the Capabilities Approach (CA) can be applied to the modality of formal schooling, particularly regarding school improvement interventions in Tanzania. It proposes several theoretical and practical applications of CA that form the foundation for an actual school improvement intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa.
April 2010
Angeline M.Barrett, Leon Tikly
In Dimitris Mattheou (Ed.) Changing Educational Landscapes: Educational policies, schooling systems and Higher Education – a Comparative Perspective. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 185-206.
February 2010
Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett
Presentation to CLIO seminar, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 24 February.
November 2009
Leon Tikly
In M. Simons, M. Olssen & M. Peters (Eds.), Re-Reading Education Policies: a Handbook Studying the Policy Agenda of the 21st Century. Sense Publishers. pp 121-152.
September 2009
Sheila Aikman
This working paper examines how indigenous peoples in Africa are re-defining education through strategies aimed at recognition of rights and social justice, showing their attempts to define and achieve a quality education relevant and meaningful to their lives which could reframe education for the benefit of all learners.
September 2009
Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett
This working paper critiques the human capital and human rights approaches framing debates on education quality in low income countries, setting out an alternative theoretical approach for understanding this from a social justice perspective, drawing on the ideas of Fraser and Sen on social justice and capabilities.
June 2009
Jutta Nikel, John Lowe
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 40 (5), pp. 589-605.
March 2009
Angeline M. Barrett
This working paper critiques a 2006 proposal by three World Bank economists for a Millennium Learning Goal (MLG) to replace the education Millennium Development Goal (MDG) from the perspective of education quality. It raises six main criticisms of that specific proposal, suggesting any MLG would need cautious formulation.
December 2008
Leon Tikly, Hillary Dachi.
In W. Ayers, T. Quinn, & D. Stoval (Eds.), Handbook of Social Justice and Education. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 120-137.
November 2008
Angeline M. Barrett
Presentation to the Unesco Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, University of Nottingham 4 November 2008 and the Centre for International and Comparative Studies, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 27 November 2008.
January 2008
Angeline M. Barrett
Presentation at University of Sussex, 28 January 2008.
October 2007
Angeline M. Barrett, Sajid Ali, John Clegg, J.Enrique Hinostroza, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel, Mario Novelli, George Oduro, Mario Pillay, Leon Tikly & Guoxing Yu
This working paper reviews recent literature on teaching and learning process quality in schools in low income countries, illustrated in initiatives to improve this. It focuses on three key areas: meeting diverse learners’ needs; curriculum change trends; enabling teachers, including teaching and learning resource provision.
September 2007
Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett
Paper presented at 9th UKFIET Conference, 11-13 September 2007: Going for Growth: School, Community, Economy, Nation Symposium: Going for Growth: Researching Improved Access, Quality and Outcomes.
September 2007
Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett
This working paper outlines the approach and rationale underpinning EdQual's research programme. It critiques mainstream conceptualisations of quality, developing a rich, contextualised understanding of what counts as education quality that is influenced by critical theory, postcolonial theory and political economy.
February 2007
Leon Tikly
Presentation made to DFID in 2007.
January 2007
Rita Chawla Duggan
Ceredigion/ New York: Edwin Mellen Press
November 2006
Jutta Nikel, Angeline Barrett
Presentation to EdQual/ ICS seminar.
November 2006
Leon Tikly
Article published in RE:search - University of Bristol Research Journal.
May 2006
Leon Tikly
Article published in NORRAG News (Network for Policy Research Review and Advice on Education and Training). No. 37 May 2006.
January 2006
Angeline M. Barrett, Rita Chawla-Duggan, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel, Eugenia Ukpo
This working paper reviews key documents influencing the understanding of educational quality in low income countries amongst international agencies and researchers based in Anglophone countries, identifying five recurring dimensions of quality in the debate: effectiveness, efficiency, equality, relevance & sustainability.
December 2005
Justinian J.C.J. Galabawa, Ndibalema N. Alphonse
This working paper reviews literature and research on education quality indicators, suggesting a taxonomy of these which identifies factors and variables to include in an assessment of education provision quality either in a single setting or for comparison across different settings.
December 2005
Yaw A. Ankomah, Janet A. Koomson, Rosemary S. Bosu with George K.T. Oduro
This working paper reviews literature on education quality from Ghana, as well as from elsewhere in Africa, Europe and the US. It particularly focuses on definitions, dimensions and indicators of education quality, and provides examples of successful education quality initiatives in Ghana.
November 2005
Angeline Barrett, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel with Rita Chawla-Duggan, Eugenia Ukpo & Guoxing Yu
Presentation.
July 2010
