Full Description
Ensuring All Children Learn: Lessons from the South on What Works in Equity and Inclusion brings together a rich tapestry of cases from three southern continents focusing on issues germane to the access, learning, and retention in basic education in the context of Education for All (EFA). It is a narrative of both the disappointment that the implementation of EFA did not go as envisaged and of policy alternatives and hopes for a brighter future. The focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America permits the reader to appreciate both the diversity of issues central to EFA and the physical spread of the challenges. The book confirms that whereas southern countries have adopted EFA as an overall policy goal, empirical evidence from the case studies uncovers critical lapses in policies and strategies. Four key issues inform the thematic analysis in the book: the overall experience in implementing EFA, the specific challenges faced, the lessons learned, and prospects for the future. The solutions to these challenges provide avenues for the attainment of basic education for all school-eligible children in tandem with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education.
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
