Book contents
- Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
- Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Tables, and Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Learning Crisis
- 2 Donor Programming in Education
- 3 Best Practice and Research in Education
- 4 Creating an Evidence Base for Learning
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
Epilogue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2022
Book contents
- Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
- Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Tables, and Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Learning Crisis
- 2 Donor Programming in Education
- 3 Best Practice and Research in Education
- 4 Creating an Evidence Base for Learning
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
Summary
The epilogue comes out of a process of self-reflection on the author’s own role as staff in an IDFI. It reflects on the author’s limitation and inability to influence organizational culture and the discourse on reform. It also focuses on lessons learned regarding how individuals may need to prepare themselves to better influence these powerful and potentially impactful entities as well as governments on the road toward educational reform that progresses learning in developing countries.
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- Education Reform and the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries , pp. 194 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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