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How can children from nomadic communities go to school, when they are permanently on the move? This publication deals with the necessity and the development of a mobile school system for pastoralis...
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How can children from nomadic communities go to school, when they are permanently on the move? This publication deals with the necessity and the development of a mobile school system for pastoralists in Northern Kenya. The underlying system Ladders of Learning guides pupils and teachers with a reliable system for individualized learning in heterogeneous learning communities. The book gives a practical insight into international cooperation, curriculum-based learning material development and a flexible teacher education in the INES project of the Benedictine Fathers in Illeret, Marsabit County, Kenya.
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Price: $50.00
Pages: 230
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Imprint: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Publication Date: 14 December 2020
Trim Size: 9.45 X 6.69 in
ISBN: 9783847425120
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

EDUCATION / Administration / Elementary & Secondary

Theresa Schaller and Ruth Würzle both work for AGIAMONDO e.V., Cologne, Germany, as temporary consultants for the development of mobile schools

Preface – Why Do We Ask Questions?
Introduction Part I Daasanach Pastoralists and Education Provision

1. How Do Daasanach Pastoralists Live?
1.1 Homeland Area
1.2 Livelihood
1.3 Social Organization
1.4 Celebrations
1.5 Indigenous Knowledge

2. Why Is Education Provision for Daasanach Pastoralists Difficult?
2.1 Kenyan Primary Education System
2.2 Ambiguity about Schooling and Education
2.3 Standardized Curriculum
2.4 Language Barrier
2.5 Fixed Schools for Mobile Communities
2.6 Lack of Infrastructure
2.7 Alienation from Traditional Cultural Identity
2.8 Lessons Learned Personal Notes of the Authors

3. What Are International Approaches to Mobile Education?
3.1 Tent Schools in Iran
3.2 Radio Education in Mongolia
3.3 Quranic Schools in Somalia and Kenya
3.4 Mobile Schools in Kenya
3.5 Lessons Learned

4. What Are the Wishes of Daasanach Pastoralists with Regard to Education?
4.1 Which Form of School Service Is Desired?
4.2 What Should Be Learned at School?
4.3 Who May Attend School?
4.4 What Are the Future Perspectives for Pupils?
4.5 Who Should Teach?
4.6 Lessons Learned Personal Notes of the Authors

Part II International Cooperation
5. What Is the Pedagogical Perspective on Development?
5.1 Development Education
5.2 Education Should Foster Maturity
5.3 Culture Dependency of Development
5.4 Montessori’s Development Pedagogy
5.5 Lessons Learned Personal Notes of the Authors

6. What Is the Pedagogical Perspective on Development?
6.1 Changing Concepts and Definitions
6.2 International Cooperation of INES
6.3 Participation and Partnership Approach Personal Notes of the Authors

7. What Is the Plan of the INES Project?
7.1 Central Issue
7.2 Forces and Actors
7.3 Project Vision and Mission
7.4 Partner Landscape
7.5 Desired Outcome and Progress Markers
7.6 Strategy Map and Tasks Personal Notes of the Authors

Part III Learning System and Teacher Education
8. What Is the System Ladders of Learning About?
8.1 Ladders of Learning Come from India
8.2 Mobile School Concept with the System Ladders of Learning
8.3 (De)Construction of Learning Contents
8.4 Support System for Learning and Teaching
8.5 Daily School Schedule
8.6 Prepared Learning Environment
8.7 Monitoring Tools Personal Notes of the Authors

9. How Do the Learners Start Schooling?
9.1 Relatedness-oriented Background
9.2 Linear Structure of the Ladder of Learning
9.3 Each Milestone Introduces a Different Domain
9.4 Joyful Learning Activities Personal Notes of the Authors

10. How Do the Learners Acquire Literacy?
10.1 Literacy in the Mother Tongue
10.2 Pastoralist Lifestyle in the Design
10.3 Guidelines for the Learners
10.4 Learning Activities
10.5 Development Process
10.6 Differences and Similarities of the First Two Ladders of Learning Personal Notes of the Authors

11. How Does INES Develop Ladders of Learning?
11.1 Analysis of the Mathematics Curriculum and Textbooks
11.2 Mathematical Test with Daasanach Children
11.3 Mathematical Field Researches in the Catchment Area
11.4 Development Process of the Mathematics Ladder of Learning Personal Notes of the Authors

12. How Does INES Empower Mobile Teachers?
12.1 Community Participation
12.2 Becoming a Mobile Teacher
12.3 Preparation Module
12.4 Module 1 - Basics
12.5 Module 2 - Introduction Ladder of Learning
12.6 Module 3 - Start of the Mobile School
12.7 Further Modules – Additional Subject Ladders of Learning Conclusion Afterword – What Do We See Now?

Appendix
Photographs and Graphics Works Cited