Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries

Prema Clarke

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English

Cambridge University Press
07 March 2024

Sociology & anthropology; Sociology; Education; Educational strategies & policy; Public administration

Series: Cambridge Education Research

Over three decades ago, international donors declared that there was a learning crisis in developing countries. In the years since, large investments have been made towards education, yet there has been an apparent relative lack of progress in student learning. This book unpicks this disparity, and explores the implications of evidence-based donor programming for quality education. It undertakes an in-depth analysis of the interventions financed by the main donors in primary education, such as infrastructure development, provision of instructional material, teacher training and community mobilization, and argues that the research undertaken during this period was unable to provide answers. The author outlines an alternative model for evidence generation that can assist in the design of relevant and targeted interventions for learning, to ultimately inform and improve future education programmes. Timely and radical, this book is essential reading for researchers and students in the fields of education research and education reform.

By: Prema Clarke
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781108978170
ISBN 10: 1108978177
Series: Cambridge Education Research
Pages: 225
Publication Date: 07 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. The learning crisis; 2. Donor programming in education; 3. Best practice and research in education; 4. Creating an evidence base for learning; Epilogue.

Prema Clarke has twenty-five years of professional experience with international organisations, including UNESCO, World Bank, and Global Partnership for Education. She uses her experience to construct a framework for research and project design that can transform a system to enrich the learning of children living in developing countries.

Reviews for Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries

'… reading this book was impossible to stop, and I highly recommend reading it from beginning to end … This is a worthwhile and timely book, which may be adopted by scholars at the beginning of their career in the field, students studying international and comparative education and perhaps most important by the policymakers in international organizations and in the countries that benefit from the support of the donors and those who contribute to the effort.' Miri Yemini, International Journal of Educational Development