Teaching
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Opinion
Are Small Classes Best? It’s Complicated
The writer describes the conversation surrounding the relationship between effective teaching and course size.
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News & Reports
Syrian Higher Education Faces a Long Recovery
Professors have fled, students are dropping out or struggling to balance study and jobs, and businesses complain that graduates lack…
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In Somalia, Educational Quality Starts with Teachers
Training programs aim to turn the tide on quality of instruction, learning standards and attendance
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Kenya’s Changes in Refugee Schools Lead to Boycotts
Parents resist a plan to replace refugee teachers with state-registered ones. They also worry they’ll be charged new fees.
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Opinion
Want to Improve Teaching? Listen to Teachers
Isolated workshops led by outside experts fail to tap teachers’ own expertise, says a researcher working on models for Lebanon.
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A Refugee Camp’s Teachers Get Some Welcome Global Support
A training and mentoring program helps make them better teachers and gives them new confidence.
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Taking a Hard Look at Teacher Training
Experts from universities and centers across the region met in Beirut to discuss how to craft professional-development programs that work.
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Opinion
How to Write a Dissertation in Your Second Language
A writing instructor offers tips on writing a Ph.D. dissertation in English for academics who use it as a second…
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Helping Libyan Professors Become Better Teachers
A program at the University of Southampton trains faculty members at the University of Tripoli in new approaches to teaching.
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Qatar’s Museums Embrace an Educational Role
Following a global trend, the institutions present exhibitions that prompt conversations on topics not always taught in schools.
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