TY - JOUR
T1 - Envisioning as a tool for promoting long-term sustainability in work with advisory teachers in Lesotho
AU - Martin, Susan
AU - Bishop, Keith
AU - Russ, J
PY - 2000/5
Y1 - 2000/5
N2 - An overarching concern of external agencies working in an educational context in developing countries is that of sustainability, that is, the degree to which change is embedded in practice once the agency has left. As consultants working with advisory teachers (ATs) in Lesotho our contention is that to be sustainable, change in ATs' practice should be a product of their thinking rather than an uncritical adoption of western practice. To understand the impact of our work on sustainability we developed an approach to evaluation which we termed ‘envisioning’. It is suggested that the rationale underpinning envisioning explored in this paper will help agencies involved in similar work.
AB - An overarching concern of external agencies working in an educational context in developing countries is that of sustainability, that is, the degree to which change is embedded in practice once the agency has left. As consultants working with advisory teachers (ATs) in Lesotho our contention is that to be sustainable, change in ATs' practice should be a product of their thinking rather than an uncritical adoption of western practice. To understand the impact of our work on sustainability we developed an approach to evaluation which we termed ‘envisioning’. It is suggested that the rationale underpinning envisioning explored in this paper will help agencies involved in similar work.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00057-7
U2 - 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00057-7
DO - 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00057-7
M3 - Article
SN - 0738-0593
VL - 20
SP - 209
EP - 222
JO - International Journal of Educational Development
JF - International Journal of Educational Development
IS - 3
ER -