Gareth Dart

Gareth Dart

Senior Lecturer Education/ Course Leader for Education Studies

Institute of Education

Contact Details

email: g.dart@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 542149


Qualifications
PGCE
MEd 
BSc (Hons) 

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

Special and Inclusive Education
Education in the context of the developing world
The Global Dimension in Education

Research Interests

Special and inclusive education in the developing world
Initial teacher education in the developing world

Professional Bodies

NASEN
BERA
BESA

Publications

Dart, G., Didimalang, C. & Pilime, S. (2002) Evaluating provision for pupils with learning difficulties in Botswana primary schools.. Ministry of Education. Gaborone

Dart, G. (2006) ‘An evaluation of the Special Needs Education programme at Molepolole College of Education.’ The British Journal of Special Education, 33 (3).

Dart, G. (2007) Inclusive education in Botswana. In Englebrecht, P. & Oswald, M. (Eds), Challenges to the implementation of inclusive education in Southern Africa. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.

Dart, G. (2007) ‘Special Needs Education in Botswana: A situational analysis.’ The International Journal of Special Education. 22 (2) 56-66

Dart, G., Nthobatsang, T., Korwa, L. & Chizwe, O. (2010) ‘The experiences of albino children at Botswana junior secondary schools; a double case study’. The British Journal of Special Education. 37 (2) 77-86

Dart, G. (2010) Challenges facing pupils and staff at Botswana Community Junior Secondary Schools – the student teachers’ perspective. In, Mutua, K. &. Sunal, C. v. (Eds) Advances in Research and Praxis in Special Education in Africa, Caribbean and the Middle East. Alabama; InfoAge Publishing

External Responsibilities

Advisory editor for teacher support materials for the Division of Special Education, Botswana.
Link person for TESSA (www.tessafrica.net) with Zambia.