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Aku-Ied: A Leader In Education Change, Shahnaz Wazir Ali Aug 2003

Aku-Ied: A Leader In Education Change, Shahnaz Wazir Ali

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Action Research And Impact Studies: Possibilities And Dilemmas, John Retallick Aug 2003

Action Research And Impact Studies: Possibilities And Dilemmas, John Retallick

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A Symposium On Impact Research: Issues And Dilemmas, Anjum Halai, John Retallick, Fauzia Shamim, Iffat Farah Aug 2003

A Symposium On Impact Research: Issues And Dilemmas, Anjum Halai, John Retallick, Fauzia Shamim, Iffat Farah

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Researching Practice, Practicing Research: Impact On Teaching And Learning, Bernadette Dean, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Antipas Chale, Farah Huma, Haji Karim, Mukobe Margaret, Nakhat Abdulofizov Aug 2003

Researching Practice, Practicing Research: Impact On Teaching And Learning, Bernadette Dean, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Antipas Chale, Farah Huma, Haji Karim, Mukobe Margaret, Nakhat Abdulofizov

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An action research study aimed at finding out the potential of the instructional strategies (whole class discussion, cooperative learning and inquiry) taught at AKU-IED on student learning is being carried out in three phases in five developing countries served by AKU-IED. The seminar presentation will focus on learnings from the first phase of the research. It will focus specifically on identifying the possibilities and challenges PDTs face in preparing teachers to involve the whole class in discussions and in the teachers using it in their classrooms. It will also focus on the nature of discussions in the classrooms in different …


Tracking Graduates Of Aku-Ied’S Med Programme: The Classes Of 1999, 2000 And 2002, Noman Ul Haq Siddiqui, Gordon Macleod, Al-Karim Datoo, Amin Rehmani, Anila Khatri, Saadat Mond Aug 2003

Tracking Graduates Of Aku-Ied’S Med Programme: The Classes Of 1999, 2000 And 2002, Noman Ul Haq Siddiqui, Gordon Macleod, Al-Karim Datoo, Amin Rehmani, Anila Khatri, Saadat Mond

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In each of the years 1997, 1998 and 2000 a new cohort of course participants joined the two-year MEd programme at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development in Karachi, Pakistan (AKU-IED). Some two years later 87 or 92% of the entrants graduated from the programme and returned to their respective employers or systems. This paper focuses on the employment of and roles played by these 87 ‘completing’ course participants before they entered and then after they exited from the AKU-IED MEd programme. The paper is based on interviews with the 87 graduates carried out some one year and …