| Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and the Gambia Volume 173 Contributor(s): Mulkeen, Aidan G. (Author), Higgins, Cathal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821380656 ISBN-13: 9780821380659 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 371.250 |
| LCCN: 2009023098 |
| Series: World Bank Working Papers |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6.88" W x 9.88" (0.25 lbs) 54 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Africa, with the expansion of coverage of primary education in recent decades, many of the remaining out-of-school children are in hard to reach areas, with low population density and poor transport. Providing access to education is challenging in such contexts, as the population in any village is often too small to support a conventional primary school. One of the answers is the use of multigrade teaching, where one teacher works with students of two or more grades. This paper examines the practice of multigrade teaching in three African countries, Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia. Although these three cases had very different approaches to multigrade, their experiences suggest that multigrade teaching is a promising and cost-effective option, but that successful implementation requires sustained support from policymakers, adequate training of teachers, and careful explanation of the approach to parents and the communities. |