Improving Schools through Teacher Development: Case Studies of the Aga Khan Foundation Projects in East Africa

This book presents a selection of experiences in school improvement activities in East Africa from 1985 to 2000, which focused on sustained teacher development. The core of the book consists of six evaluations of school and district-wide improvement projects (SIPs) supported by the Aga Khan Foundation in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The case studies present information about the successes and challenges of a comprehensive approach to school improvement grounded in a common set of strategic principles.

Contents
Chapter 1: The Double Mirrors of School Improvement: The Aga Khan Foundation in East Africa
Chapter 2: Evolution in School Improvement with the Aga Khan Foundation, from 1984 to 2000
Chapter 3: Building Professional Community at Mzizima Secondary School, Tanzania
Chapter 4: Conflict Between National Curriculum Standards and Efforts to Improve Teaching
Chapter 5: Supporting Child-Centered Teaching under Universal Primary Education in Kampala, Ugandar
Chapter 6: Decentralized Partnerships for School-Based Teacher Development in Mombasa, Kenya
Chapter 7: Incentive Grants, Management Training, and Teacher Change in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Chapter 8: Curriculum Materials and In-Service Training for English-Medium Instruction in Zanzibar
Chapter 9: The Aga Khan Foundation Experience Compared with Emerging Alternatives to Formal Schooling
Chapter 10: The Aga Khan Foundation School Improvement Initiative: An International Change Perspective