Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-Income Countries.

• Author: Wagner, Daniel A.
• TeilnehmendeR: Castillo, Nathan M.; Grant Lewis, Suzanne.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, UK : : Open Book Publishers,, 2022.; Ã2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (490 pages)

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).

Table of 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.