Education in Timor-Leste: Envisioning the Future

Autor/in	Burns, Robin
Titel	Education in Timor-Leste: Envisioning the Future
Quelle	In: Journal of International and Comparative Education, 6 (2017) 1, S.33-45 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2232-1802
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Practices; Educational Development; Teacher Education; Enrollment Trends; Sex Fairness; Rural Urban Differences; Dropouts; Grade Repetition; Barriers; Access to Education; Literacy; Timor-Leste + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsentwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Sexualaufklärung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit
Abstract	Timor-Leste is a small state that finally achieved independence in 2002. It has had to re-build an entire education system from a small base largely destroyed in the independence struggle. This paper presents the issues identified in pre-independence meetings, and considers these within the framework of transition and transformation problems for a small island with a diverse population and a long history of colonisation, using Namibia as an apt example. Fifteen years later, teacher preparation both pre- and in-service is identified as a major issue in achieving educational and social goals, with language training a key factor. Enrolments have improved and gender equity is close to parity, but urban-rural differences remain. Late enrolments, drop-outs especially in the early years, and repetition are major hurdles in achieving an educated, knowledgeable and qualified population. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Malaya Press. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50603. e-mail: jice@um.edu.my; Web site: http://jice.um.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01