Rafael Mitchell

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Can anyone point me to literature exploring WHY researchers study what they do?

I'm looking at this issue in relation to education research in Africa, but very interested in insights from other fields and contexts, too.

09 September 2018 4,687 9 View

Use of ‘teaching assistants’ or ‘learning support assistants’ in Africa and other non-Western contexts?

I’m conducting a literature review on the use of TAs and LSAs, especially in relation to inclusive education in Africa and other non-Western contexts. One project I’m looking at it in Rwanda is...

01 January 2017 2,712 8 View

Does anyone have research/experience of Chiefdom Education Committees in Sierra Leone?

I'd be grateful if anyone could share experiences of these entities, or of School Management Committees in the Sierra Leonean context. What is their relationship with government? What is their...

10 October 2016 7,164 5 View

Has anyone come across literature on the politics or micropolitics of the identification and use of 'models’ in school systems?

The idea of a ‘model school’ is quite common in Ethiopia, and I’m interested if this kind of model is used elsewhere in the world. For example, model schools, model classrooms, model teachers,...

01 January 1970 7,790 6 View

Is anyone familiar with the use of ‘models’ as a mechanism of social control in schools or other public services?

For e.g. model schools, model local authorities, model teachers/staff, model students. I'm interested in literature as well as people's experiences of this around the world. Many thanks.

01 January 1970 281 7 View