Accessing high-quality education

Education in Ghana 2006-13: A view from the UK

Author: Roger Cunningham and Kingsley Arkorful

The proportion of public resources that Ghana devotes to education is amongst the highest in Sub-Saharan…

Free education policy and its challenges: Sri Lanka

Author: Madura M. Wehella and B. M. Jayantha Balasooriya

Sri Lanka’s free education policy is both visionary and development oriented…

 

How Bangladesh sought to improve its primary-school textbooks

Author: Andy Smart

Although the impact of textbooks on learning outcomes has been documented in several studies…

Gender, development and education in Caribbean SIDS

Author: Leith Dunn

Jamaica is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Commonwealth Carribean…

Perceptions of the primary curriculum in Jamaica: One size fits all?

Author: Carmel Roofe

The attainment of Education for All (EfA)goals is crucial to the productivity of any country…

Early literature in South Africa: The promise of book sharing

Author: Peter J. Cooper, Lynne Murray, Mark Tomlinson and Zahir Vally

It has been estimated, conservatively, that 200 million young children, predominantly from Asia…

Book Aid International: Vibrant libraries and empowered communities

Author: Alison Hubert, Book Aid International

Book Aid International works in partnership with libraries in Africa to support environments…

The evolution of Brunei’s approach to bilingual education

Author: Anna Riggall

During the period 2012-13, academics from the Department of Education at the University of Oxford were commissioned…

Exploring the role of private schools in developing countries

Author: Laura Day Ashley, Claire McCloughlin and Richard Batley

This article is based on a rigorous review of evidence on the role and impact of private schools…