Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16

Paperback: £55.00
978-1-908609-18-2

Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16

Contributors: Rupert Jones-Parry
Publication date: 15 June 2015
Size: 297mm x 210mm
ISBN: 978-1-908609-18-2
Pages: 340

Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16 is the essential overview of education in the Commonwealth.

Launched at the triennial Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers (19CCEM) in Nassau, The Bahamas in 2015, the publication is an invaluable resource for ministers, senior officials and other stakeholders. Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16 reflects the conference theme of ‘Quality Education for Equitable Development: Performance, Paths, Productivity – the 3 Ps’.

This year’s edition looks at the role of schools and universities in the development agenda and the place of education in the 21st century as the Millennium Development Goals reach their target date.

Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16 includes the latest thinking on:

- The relationship between the state and non-state education providers
- Access and quality – gender, language and curriculum issues
- The role of technical and vocational education and training
- Special focus on reading: basic literacy through to literature studies
- Catering for the increasing demand for higher education in developing countries
- The impact of transnational education: widening access vs preserving quality

The publication also includes extensive education profiles of the 53 Commonwealth member countries, incorporating the latest data on education systems, participation and outcomes.

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Minister’s Welcome – Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, The Bahamas
Foreword – Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma 
Overview – Joanna Nurse, Director, Health and Education Section, Commonwealth Secretariat 




Quality education for equitable development

Harnessing unique educational opportunities in the Caribbean – Emel Thomas 

Student achievement in Sri Lanka: Challenges and opportunities – Madura M. Wehella and Jayantha Balasooriya

Quality and equity in education – Trey Menefee and Mark Bray 

Global education goals: Flexibility, equity and quality – Dierdre Williams 

Policy learning from comparative research in education – Michael Crossley 

The Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards – Florence Malinga 

Three ‘new’ Rs: A return to education’s foundation – Marlene Huyler 

Why we live in testing times – Kip McGrath 

Re-engineering teacher education in Nigeria – Grace Chibiko Offorma 

Educating to create CARICOM’s ‘ideal Caribbean person’ – Hazel Simmons-McDonald 

Workforce development through renewable energy – David Fairbairn-Day 

Across borders: Commonwealth education development – Rosemary Preston  





Access, inclusion and equality 

Women’s economic empowerment and ‘second chance’ education – Fatimah Kelleher 

School dropout of primary-age children in the Commonwealth – Ved Goel 

Recognising the importance of education in Papua New Guinea – Winnie A. Kiap 

Tackling productivity in teaching and learning – Jim Wynn 

Utilising mobile technologies for students with disabilities – Simon Hayhoe 

Solving governments’ low-level education problems – Kip McGrath 

Using the arts to change the lives of disadvantaged children – Anne Louise Avery 




Performance in higher education 

What is the Commonwealth’s role in higher education? – John Kirkland 

India and international higher education – Neil Kemp 

Higher education policy and performance in 2015: Where next? – Richard Mawditt 

African private higher education: Contradictions and challenges – Louise Morley 

Not-for-profit business school ignites opportunity in South Africa – Penny Costley-White 

Overcoming inequalities in access to higher education – Pauline Rose and Sonia Ilie 

South-East Asia’s universities gain increasing recognition – Kate Bystrova 

Ensuring the high quality of international programmes – Mary Stiasny 

Vocational and transnational paths
Apprenticeships in England: New pathways to professions – Jade Fell

Innovative higher education – Tim Gore 

Technology improves access to Canadian higher education – Sara Starkey 

Universities, technology and scholarships in the Commonwealth – Tim Unwin 

Shanghai maths teachers bring Chinese wisdom to England – Katie Silvester 

Making it count: Teaching financial literacy in Jamaica – Teneica Barnaby, Elizabeth Gordon and Kasan Troupe

Literacy and the study of literature
Rethinking post-colonial history: Commonwealth literature studies – Helen Tiffin 

Build on Books: Enhancing the reading habits of children – Lori Spragg and Rosetta Nancy Kargbo 

Championing literature throughout the Commonwealth – Janet Wilson 

The plight of art and culture in Zimbabwe – Geoffrey V. Davis 

Whose culture? Colonialism and Caribbean literature – Michael A. Bucknor 

Enhancing a reading culture: Collaborative activities in Kenya – Chris Lukorito Wanjala and Alex Nelungo Wanjala 

Enabling literacy: Using phonics in developing countries – Christopher Jolly 

Writers in Schools: Using books to change lives – Selina Tusitala Marsh 

The African Storybook initiative: Local language resources – Jenny Glennie

About the contributor Expand or collapse me

Rupert Jones-Parry (Managing editor)

Rupert Jones-Parry was Head of Publications at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Prior to that, he worked in senior positions for several major UK publishers in the field of international education.