International education and development : culture, context and narrative / David Stephens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theoretical insights into culture, context and narrative -- The methodological and epistemological narrative : researching culture, context and narrative -- National narratives of South Africa -- South African teacher narratives across two generations : from struggle to emancipation -- National narratives of Bangladesh -- At the office : Bangladeshi stories of administration, management and change -- National narratives of Mauritius -- Mauritian school students : narratives from an island classroom -- Learning from narratives of education and development.

"This book draws on international contexts to provide an innovative and comprehensive critique of efforts to improve schooling in the global South. It provides a critical examination of the macro 'stories' of development and international education over the past fifty years, paying particular attention to Western discourses, tensions between Western and indigenous models of development, and the emergence of new forms of educational provision and methods of learning; it examines the role narrative can play, looking at the stories of individual decision makers and the opportunities and challenges of using these for research, teaching and policy-making purposes"-- Provided by publisher.