Political Economy of Education in South Asia

Fighting Poverty, Inequality, and Exclusion

AvJohn Richards,Manzoor Ahmed

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With the exception of Sri Lanka, South Asian countries have not achieved quality basic education – an essential measure for escaping poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. In The Political Economy of Education in South Asia, John Richards, Manzoor Ahmed, and Shahidul Islam emphasize the importance of a dynamic system for education policy.

The Political Economy of Education in South Asia documents the weak core competency (reading and math) outcomes in government primary schools in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, and the consequent rapid growth of non-government schools over the last two decades. It compares the training, hiring, and management of teachers in South Asian schools to successful national systems ranging from Singapore to Finland. Discussing reform options, it makes the case public good and public priorities are better served when both public and non-government providers come under a strong public policy and accountability framework.

The Political Economy of Education in South Asia draws on the authors'' broad engagement in education research and practice in South Asia, as well as analysis by prominent professors of education and NGO leaders, to place basic education in a broad context and make the case that universal literacy and numeracy are necessary foundations for economic growth.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-12-17
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781487517588
Förlag:University of Toronto Press

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John Richards is an economist and a professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, and a scholar-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute.Manzoor Ahmed is professor emeritus at BRAC University, Chair of Bangladesh Early Childhood Development Network (BEN). and Vice Chair of Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE).Shahidul Islam served as Senior Education Advisor to USAID and is currently a consultant on education reform projects in South Asia.Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.

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ForewordPrefacePart One: Diagnostics: Chronic Quality Deficit in South Asia’s Basic EducationIntroduction to Part One1. Growth, Wellbeing and Basic Education2. From "Education for All" to SDG43. Primary School Performance in Reading and Mathematics4. Why Low Quality Persists in South Asia’s School Systems5. The Sri Lanka Exception and Its Stubborn ChallengesPart Two: Teachers: The Pivot of Educational ChangeIntroduction to Part Two6. The Education Workforce – Numbers and More7. Who should be teachers – Features of a High-Quality Education Workforce8. How teachers can be professionals – Preparing and Orienting the Education Workforce9. Governance and Management of the Education Workforce10. Ethics and Values Education and TeachersPart Three: The Political Economy of Educational ChangeIntroduction to Part Three11. Private Schools and Public Good12. Toward a New Education Governance Paradigm13. Political Economy of Education – Leveraging Change