Call for Articles (Book Chapters)

 

Education in The Gambia: Issues, Initiatives, Policies and Practices

Edited by

Buba Misawa, Ph.D.

Emeka Obiozor, Ed.D.

 

Abstract 

Education in The Gambia: Issues, Initiatives, Policies and Practices addresses the enormous challenges of illiteracy, poverty, democracy, disease and tourism-related problems facing the people of sub-Saharan African region of The Gambia.  It offers educators and human development students strategies on how to become globally competitive in a complex national education and development environment. Contributors to the volume offer their insights into the issues every Gambian educator, researcher or donor to the education sector needs to understand - such as the nature of the Gambian education and development environment, teaching-learning strategies, national policy on education, national human resource development and management, tourism, human rights and cultural issues.  The book covers general as well as specific topics, including assumptions, theories, policies and practices of education and development initiatives.  It is expected that the book will enable general education researchers, human development and management resource students, administrators and donor agencies to avoid common drawbacks in their quest to build successful education and development projects that will benefit Gambians, and the entire global community.

Publication date: Summer 2009        

The book, Education in The Gambia: Issues, Initiatives, Policies and Practices will contain 10 Chapters covering different areas of learning and human development issues, programs and research project reports to be published by an international publishing company based in the United States/UK. All articles submitted must reflect Issues, Initiatives, Policies and Practices affecting illiteracy, poverty, democracy, disease and tourism-related problems facing the people of The Gambia. This can include research outcomes, reports, success stories and policy recommendations on different sectors to the government of The Gambia.

Deadline for the collection of articles is December 2008. The book is to be published in Summer 2009.

For further information, contact the Coordinator/Editor:

Emeka Obiozor, Ed.D.

Department of Exceptionality Programs

Navy Hall Room 116A

Bloomsburg University

Bloomsburg

Pennsylvania 17815.

Email: DHGConsultants@yahoo.com

Website: www.DHGConsultants.com

Phone: 570-389-4807, 410-901-7668 (cell)

 

About the Editors

 

Buba Misawa, Ph.D.

Dr. Misawa is an associate Professor of Political Science, at Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, USA, where he teaches International and Comparative Politics.  He was among the scholars who contributed to the successful establishment of the University of The Gambia (UTG) in the late 1990’s.  A widely published scholar, his contributions have appeared in many of the leading political journals and proceedings of major national and international conferences.  He was awarded a grant from the President’s Entrepreneurial Fund for Summer Research (W&J College), to do research in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone in Summer 2005.

 

Emeka Obiozor, Ed. D.

Dr. Williams Emeka Obiozor is an assistant Professor of Special Education at the Department of Exceptionality Programs, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA.  Dr. Obiozor obtained his Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree in Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University, Delaware; holds double masters in Special and Adult Education from University of Pittsburgh, and University of Nigeria. He teaches Individuals with Exceptionalities, and Vocational Programming courses; while his research and scholarly interests are in Adult and Special Education, Innovation and Leadership in Education, Girls Education and Teacher Training in Africa.

Dr. Obiozor has published several articles and research/conference papers. His two books are: White for Black (2004); Waves of Passion: Celebrating African Romance & Fantasies (2004).