LSI continues work on teacher education in Northern Nigeria
Adrienne E. Barnes of the Learning Systems Institute at the College of Education, Kangere, in the Bauchi state of
Nigeria, where LSI is working to improve teacher education.
Adrienne E. Barnes, Ph.D., a Reading and Literacy Specialist with FSU’s Learning Systems Institute, recently returned from Nigeria, where she is part of LSI’s work in three states in the north of Nigeria that have struggled with educational quality as well as regional instability.
Dr. Barnes visits with students at a school in Bauchi state,
where she was observing the teaching of the Mu Karanta!
Let’s Read! curriculum.
Dr. Barnes is part of LSI’s work to help with teacher training and curriculum development in Hausa and English reading instruction, employing the latest research and best practices.
Helen N. Boyle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education and a member of LSI’s research faculty, is the principal investigator on LSI’s role in the Northern Education Initiative Plus project administered by Creative Associates International.
Learn more about FSU’s work with the Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus here.