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The Gambia's Teachers' Handbook On Multi-Grade Teaching, Ministry Of Basic & Secondary Education In Collaboration With The Learning Initiatives For Rural Education

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

This handbook is designed to be used as a continual resource for the multi-grade teacher. The multi-grade teacher can refer to it at any specific point in time to learn ways and methods of applying certain skills or techniques and to gain knowledge on a particular topic. For example, a teacher planning a lesson could refer to it for specific guidance on how to do so using the samples in this guide. It gives information on how to adapt the syllabus, organize schemes of work, among others. The handbook also provides examples that the teacher can use and reflection points …

The Gambia's Training Manual On Multi-Grade Teaching, Ministry Of Basic & Secondary Education In Collaboration With The Learning Initiatives For Rural Education

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

This training guide—and its companion; The Gambia’s Handbook on Multi-Grade Teaching—went through a process of development that was uniquely participatory and highly interactive. It was developed under the leadership of project LIRE and the Technical Working Group in The Gambia (TWG). This manual was further enriched with inputs and contributions from education officials and teachers involved in the LIRE multi-grade program. TWG members were drawn from key stakeholders from within and outside the Ministry of Education. Members are seasoned curriculum developers and planners with years of experience in curriculum and materials development.

Le Manuel De Formation Des Maitres Des Classes Multigrades En Gambie, Le Ministère De L’Éducation Élémentaire Et Secondaire En Collaboration Avec Le Projet Lire

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

Ce manuel du formateur et, « Le guide du maître des classes multi-grades » sont des produits d’une collaboration participative et intéractive entre membres du projet LIRE au Etats Unis et en Gambie. La création des deux documents a ete supervisee par le projet LIRE ainsi que les membres du Conseil Consultatif (qui comportaient des acteurs experimentés dans le domaine de l’education) en Gambie. Des inspecteurs sur le terrain et des enseignants multi-grades qui ont participé tout au au long du projet ont beaucoup contribué à la réalisation de ce manuel.

Farmer Literacy Practices: A Comparative Study Of Farmers In Kurnool District Of Andhra Pradesh, India, Konda Reddy Chavva

Master's Capstone Projects

ABSTRACT The goal of the study was to understand farmer literacy practices, and how farmer participants perceive the usefulness of Farmer Water School (FWS) training. Studying the farmer literacy practices was to help identify farmer friendly methods, and design effective messages for dissemination on crop choices, decisions, and sustainable groundwater management. To understand the usefulness of FWS training to farmers, a comparative study of FWS participants and non-FWS pa11icipants' perceptions on crop-water management, crop choices, and agriculture practices was undertaken. The study focused on the farmers of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

The research questions driving this study included: …