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What do we want to know? This systematic review conducted on behalf of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) examines the evidence regarding the sustainable scaleup of low-cost private primary schools in South and West Asia, in particular Afghanistan and Pakistan. Who wants to know and why? Increasingly, ‘low-cost private schools’ are seen… Read more
This paper summarises rigorous empirical evidence on policies aimed at improving access, quality, and relevance of post-primary education around the world and identifies an agenda for future research. The evidence on Post Primary Education (PPE) may be organized into two broad topics: the demand for education from students and parents, and the supply of education… Read more
Teachers and schools do not exist in isolation of the larger world around them. Frequently, many of their actions – and the school outcomes that they are accountable for – are influenced by incentives and constraints operating outside the schooling system. Each of these factors influences different aspects of education reform, whether policy design, financing,… Read more
This rigorous literature review, commissioned by the Department for International Development (DfID), UK, focused on pedagogy, curriculum, teaching practices and teacher education in developing countries. It aimed to: Review existing evidence on the review topic to inform programme design and policy making undertaken by the DfID, other agencies and researchers; and Identify critical evidence gaps… Read more
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) Education has commissioned a series of rigorous literature reviews focused on different aspects of education. This review focuses on literacy and foundation learning. Developing countries face distinct challenges in providing access to quality education. Educational provision also varies markedly in terms of teacher training, teaching and learning resources,… Read more
This Department for International Development (DFID), UK funded rigorous literature review aims to provide a systematic stock take of recent evidence on the role and impact of private schools in developing countries. It reviews and assesses recent evidence and identifies critical research gaps to inform future research programme development. Findings are also noteworthy in the… Read more
After a long period in which the international development community has placed emphasis on primary education, there is now renewed interest in tertiary education (TE). However, the extent and nature of the impact of TE on development remains unclear. This rigorous review seeks to address this question in the context of low and lower middle… Read more
Document Summary: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were previously considered to only affect high-income countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), although little is known about the impact these diseases have on households in these countries. This paper presents a literature… Read more
This study critically examines the problems of primary education system in Pakistan. For this purpose a critical review of existing literature was carried out. On the basis of deeper and critical investigation into the literature, the study found that primary education is the most neglected, poorly financed and poorly managed. There is political interference in… Read more