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Teachers as Learners

A Missing Focus in “Learning For All”

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Thus, the title and some parts of the text of the 2011 strategy document highlight the importance of “learning”, but the focus on learning” (or, more precisely, learning outcomes) is not really new. As we will see, these issues also appear in previous World Bank strategy documents (1995 and 1999).

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  1. FHI 360 (formerly Academy for Educational Development),College of Education, University of Maryland Teachers College, Columbia University, U.S.A.

    Mark Ginsburg

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  1. University of Maryland, U.S.A.

    Steven J. Klees

  2. Stanford University, U.S.A.

    Joel Samoff

  3. University of Maryland, U.S.A.

    Nelly P. Stromquist

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Ginsburg, M. (2012). Teachers as Learners. In: Klees, S.J., Samoff, J., Stromquist, N.P. (eds) The World Bank and Education. Comparative and International Education, vol 14. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-903-9_6

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