Ensuring All Children Learn

Ishmael I. Munene is professor in the department of educational leadership at Northern Arizona University.

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