Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-Income Countries : Pathways to Social Justice from the South.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wagner, Daniel A.

Contributor:

Castillo, Nathan M.

Lewis, Suzanne Grant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--Developing countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Educational sociology--Developing countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational sociology.

Comparative education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

Improving learning evidence and outcomes for those most in need in developing countries is at the heart of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4). This timely volume brings together contributions on current empirical research and analysis of emerging trends that focus on improving the quality of education through better policy and practice, particularly for those who need improved 'learning at the bottom of the pyramid' (LBOP).

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

Contributor Biographies

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Diversity and Equity in Education: Policy, Practice, and Options for Reaching Children at the Bottom of the Pyramid

2. Education on the Move: How Migration Affects Learning Outcomes

3. Teaching at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Teacher Education in Poor and Marginalized Communities

4. Improving the Impact of Educational Technologies on Learning Within Low-Income Contexts

5. Reducing Inequality in Education Using "Smaller, Quicker, Cheaper" Assessments

6. Not All Pyramids Are the Same: Relative Learning Exclusion and Its Evolution Over Time

7. Financing Education at the Bottom of the Pyramid

8. Mexico: Education and Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid

9. India: Learning in the Margin: Reflections on Indian Policies and Programs for Education of the Disadvantaged

10. India: Learning Challenges for the Marginalized

11. India: The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Scalable Technology Solutions for Marginalized Communities

12. Ivory Coast: Children at the Bottom of the Pyramid and Government Policies

13. Ivory Coast: Promoting Learning Outcomes at the Bottom of the Pyramid

14. Kenya: Education, Learning, and Policy-Framing for Children at the Bottom of the Pyramid

15. Kenya: Free Primary and Day Secondary Education Policies and Their Contributions to Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid

16. Kenya: Disability and Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid

17. Kenya: Education in Marginalized Communities

Afterword: The Challenge Ahead for Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Wagner, Daniel A. Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-Income Countries

ISBN:

9781800642027

1800642024

OCLC:

1302007476