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This volume provides a broad-based account of strategies used by southern nations to overcome the challenges of Education for All. Through local cases in context, the authors delve into the nitty-gritty of classroom dynamics including instructional strategies, teaching resources, age, gender, and the socio-economic context of going to school.
List of contents
PART 1: FRAMING THE ISSUES
Chapter 1: Equity and Inclusion in Education for All: What works in the South
Ishmael I. Munene
PART 2: CASES FROM AFRICA
Chapter 2: Factors Affecting Learning Outcomes of Marginalized Girls in Meru, Laikipia, and Mombasa Counties in Kenya
Joyce Kinyanjui
Chapter 3: What Age Should Our Children Start Schooling to Optimize on Learning Outcomes
James Ciera and Dionne Oguna
Chapter 4: Linking Socioeconomic Background to Learning outcomes: New Evidence from Nigeria
Bridget Azubuike and Modupe Adefeso-Olateju
Chapter 5: How Remediation Helps to Improve Children's Educational Learnings in Primary Education in Senegal
Soufianou Moussa, Rokhaya Cissé, and Codé Lô
Chapter 6: Scaling Teaching at the Right Level: Insights from the Catch-Up Literacy and Numeracy Intervention in Zambia
Nico Vromant, Line Kuppens, Mahuba Hazemba, and Faith Kyulabantua
PART 3: FINDINGS FROM ASIA
Chapter 7: Evidence-based Decision Making for Policy and Practice: The Case of Pre-Primary in Punjab, India
Rajat Bagga and Rukmini Banerji
Chapter 8: Bringing Girls Back to Bringing Girls Back to School: Measuring the Effectiveness of Second Chance Program for Adolescent Girls in South Punjab, Pakistan
Moaaz Hamid and Zain Ul Abidin
Chapter 9: Local Perspectives, Global Goals: Reflections from Citizen-led Assessments on Measuring Learning Outcomes in Nepal
Rajib Timalsina and Sakar Pudasaini
PART 4: EVIDENCE FROM LATIN AMERICA
Chapter 10: An approach to Basic Learning for Life in the Mexican Southeast: Citizenship, Emotion Management and Self-care
Samana Vergara-Lope Tristán, Felipe J. Hevia, and Anabel Velásquez
Chapter 11: Improvement in Basic Learning through the Scaling Up of Educational Innovations
Anabel Velásquez, Felipe J. Hevia, and Samana Vergara-Lope Tristán
Chapter 12: Evidence-based Practices: Effects on Literacy and Numeracy using Teaching at the Right Level Approach in Mexico
Felipe J. Hevia, Samana Vergara-Lope Tristán, and Anabel Velásquez
PART 5: RESULTS FROM COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Chapter 13: Exploring Outcomes in Multi-grade and Mono-grade Classrooms in India and Pakistan
Elizabeth Steffi Thomas
Chapter 14: Exploring Citizen-led Assessment Data to Investigate Disparities in Learning Outcomes for Out-of-School and In-School Children: Evidence from Pakistan and Tanzania
Waqas Imran and Baela Jamil
PART 5: EPILOGUE
Chapter 15: Honor the Past, Embrace the Future, Live in the Present: The Future of Equity and Inclusion in EFA in the South
Ishmael I. Munene
About the author
Edited by Ishmael I. Munene - Foreword by Sara Jerop Ruto - Contributions by Joyce Kinyanjui; James Ciera; Dionne Oguna; Obiageri Bridget Azubuike; Modupe Adefeso-Olateju; Soufianou Moussa; Rokhaya Cissé; Codé Lô; Nico Vromant; Line Kuppens; Mahuba Hazemb
