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This report, which is broadly tasked with presenting evidence on the state of teacher effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa, represents an attempt to bridge the gap between what has hitherto been a...

This presentation was prepared for the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. on 10 March, 2015. The presentation looks at teachers and teaching...

Several forces are at play in determining whether pedagogical approaches are optimally adapted to the culture of children’s behaviour and of teacher-child interaction in the classroom. Teachers’...

Educators are the critical link between learning materials and students. Their approach to instruction influences learning and classroom dynamics every day. While the Government of Uzbekistan has...

This brief discusses the Nigeria Reading and Access Research Activity and the research on education access conducted through the various desk studies, surveys, and evaluations as part of the activity.

Learning to read is a fundamental part of the first few years of primary education for early and sustained success in school. Yet, in many developing countries, a distressing number of students...

MENA countries are facing significant challenges in providing access to quality education for children in the early grades. However, it is important to note that the situation in the MENA region...

This paper examines common instructional strategies in early grade mathematics interventions through a review of studies in classrooms in low- and middle-income countries. Twenty-four studies met...

There is a large body of evidence substantiating the importance of mathematical literacy and the key role of foundational mathematics in early years of education on later academic outcomes (Duncan...

Early Grades Reading in Uganda: Contextual Factors that Impact Reading Achievement