The Guardian: 3.3.2014 by Anna Leach
With one in four young people in developing
countries illiterate, how can we address an international 'learning crisis'?
Our panel of experts had plenty of ideas:
Catherine Jere, research officer, Unesco Education for All global monitoring report
There is a global shortage of teachers:
Moving beyond access to improve the quality of education available to all is
vital to address the learning crisis. Teachers are central to this. Support
from NGOs in the area of teacher professional development, as well as pre-service
education, can help build capacity within countries. I have seen examples of
this in Malawi, where NGO-trained student teachers are well regarded by the
schools where they are posted. An important approach in the training provided
is ample experience of working in rural classrooms - and with communities -
before being posted to schools.
Vikas Pota, chief executive, Varkey GemsFoundation
Get engaged: The crux of improving the
quality of education lies in engagement – whether it be the engagement of
parents by teachers, teachers of their students, or the engagement and training
of teachers in effective learning techniques. However, there cannot be a
one-size-fits-all model for improving the quality of learning. Interventions
have to be tailored to the needs of specific situations.
Marguerite Clarke, senior education
specialist, Human Development Network, World Bank
Raise the standing of teachers: One of the
countries we're working with in Africa noted that it was more economically
rewarding to join the army than become a teacher. When prospective teachers are
sent this message, how can we be surprised that the cream of the crop are not
going into teaching?
Sharath Jeevan, founder, Stir Education
How school can lead to jobs: The odds
improve dramatically if you can create a more articulated pipeline between
schooling and the workplace. One way to do this is through national
qualifications frameworks that articulate the various skills and expertise
recognised within that particular economy.
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