This is the personal portfolio of Comfort Oluwapelumi Dickson, a constructivist educator, ESL/EFL educator, writer & poet
A Comparative Analysis of Teacher Education in Finland, Japan, and South Africa: Recommendations for Nigeria’s Teacher Education Reform
Introduction The movement of neoliberalism that emerged in the 1970s has redefined the meaning of education for teachers and societies so that today, many devoted educators are conflicted about their role and anguished about the shrinking autonomy and status of the teaching profession. The narrowing of teachers’ purpose to mere technical functions and our new […]
Education for Sustainable Development in Lebanon.
Introduction At the 1972 Stockholm Conference and the 1992 Rio De Janeiro Conference, education (formal, public awareness, and training) was recognized as an important tool for tackling social, economic, and environmental problems in individual nation-states and for ensuring future social, economic, and environmental sustainability. This answer led to the development of the Global Action Program […]
Instructional Leadership Literature Review
Authors: Comfort O. Dickson and Kesha Stovall Introduction What is instructional leadership? How is it defined, conceptualized and implemented in schools? These are the key questions that encompass and guide this literature review and reflection paper on instructional leadership. Furthermore, this review explores and contextualizes how instructional leadership in relation to school effectiveness research is […]