Innocenti Research Report Reopening with Resilience: Lessons from remote learning during COVID-19 – Eastern and Southern Africa AUTHOR(S) Rafael Pontuschka; Sophia Kan; Thomas Dreesen Published: 2022 Innocenti Research Report The widespread school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the learning crisis for children living in Eastern and Southern Africa. The crisis has also shown the great need to develop resilient education systems that can provide learning when schools are forced to close. Understanding how to provide remote learning equitably utilizing multiple modalities and emphasizing low-tech solutions in Eastern and Southern Africa is critical given the great challenges facing the region in terms of electricity and connectivity access. This report provides a summary of lessons learned in the East and Southern Africa region from remote learning during COVID-19 and provides concrete recommendations on how to increase the resilience of education systems. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 16 | Tags: basic education, child education, childhood education, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, education, educational planning, educational policy, educational programmes, educational systems, remote learning × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Rafael Pontuschka; Sophia Kan; Thomas Dreesen 2022 Reopening with Resilience: Lessons from remote learning during COVID-19 – Eastern and Southern Africa. , pp. 16.
Innocenti Research Report Time to Teach: Teacher attendance and time on task in Ghana AUTHOR(S) Spogmai Akseer; Ximena Játiva Published: 2021 Innocenti Research Report Education has been a priority for Ghana since its independence, with current expenditures representing double the average for Africa and other developing nations. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government aimed to enhance the quality of education and teacher attendance, including improving school infrastructure and providing textbooks and incentive packages to attract more teachers to rural and remote areas. However, the disruption of the pandemic forced school closures and economic consequences, threatening to push millions of vulnerable children out of the education system, widen inequalities and impede progress on the country’s development goals. The Ghana Time to Teach research project set out to capture teachers’ voices and provide a comprehensive understanding of teacher attendance in pre-tertiary schools in the country. Although data collection for this study was completed before the onset of COVID-19, it provides valuable insights into how the national education system can be strengthened to improve teacher motivation, attendance, and time on task. Detailed findings, analysis and policy implications can be found in the report. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 76 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: basic education, child education, childhood education, early childhood education, education, ghana, primary education, teachers, west africa × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Spogmai Akseer; Ximena Játiva 2021 Time to Teach: Teacher attendance and time on task in Ghana. , pp. 76.
Innocenti Research Report Foundational literacy and numeracy in rural Afghanistan: Findings from a baseline learning assessment of accelerated learning centres AUTHOR(S) Sophia Kan; Mirwais Fahez; Marco Valenza Published: 2022 Innocenti Research Report In Afghanistan, 93% of children cannot read a simple text by the age of 10. Education is not available to everyone, especially for girls and children in remote areas. A form of community-based education, called Accelerated Learning Centers (ALCs), can help close the distance barrier and meet the needs of out-of-school children and girls. In May 2021, an assessment of foundational literacy and numeracy skills of ALC students and nearby government school students was conducted. Results show that children at ALCs are learning at similar levels or better compared with children who attend government schools. This report provides insight into practices to improve education in rural areas in Afghanistan. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Tags: access to education, afghanistan, basic education, child education, education, education of girls, equity, female education, gender-responsive programmes, inequity, literacy, non-formal education, out-of-school youth, rural areas, teachers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Sophia Kan; Mirwais Fahez; Marco Valenza 2022 Foundational literacy and numeracy in rural Afghanistan: Findings from a baseline learning assessment of accelerated learning centres. , pp. 64.
Innocenti Research Report Time to Teach: L’assiduité des enseignants et le temps consacré à l’enseignement dans les écoles primaires en Côte d’Ivoire AUTHOR(S) Maria Carolina Alban Conto Published: 2022 Innocenti Research Report Si la Côte d’Ivoire a accompli de grands progrès pour faciliter l’accès à son système éducatif et en améliorer la qualité, d’importantes lacunes subsistent en matière d’apprentissage et de réussite des élèves. On estime que huit enfants sur dix en Côte d’Ivoire ne maîtrisent pas la lecture à l’âge de 10 ans et disposent de compétences insuffisantes en mathématiques à la sortie du primaire. Les données probantes existantes suggèrent que l'absentéisme des enseignants serait responsable de la perte d'environ 25 pour cent du temps d'enseignement dans les écoles primaires du pays. Si l’on tient compte de l’absentéisme des élèves et des retards dans le calendrier scolaire, la perte moyenne s’élève à deux mois par année scolaire. La présente étude « Time to Teach » vise à contribuer à une meilleure compréhension de l’assiduité des enseignants dans les écoles primaires en Côte d’Ivoire. Pour ce faire, l’étude adopte un concept large de l’absentéisme des enseignants, qui comprend : l’absence de l’école, le manque de ponctualité, l’absence de la salle de classe et la réduction du temps d’enseignement. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 56 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: basic education, child education, childhood education, early childhood education, primary education, teachers × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Maria Carolina Alban Conto 2022 Time to Teach: L’assiduité des enseignants et le temps consacré à l’enseignement dans les écoles primaires en Côte d’Ivoire. , pp. 56.
Innocenti Working Papers How discerning patterns develops and affects well-being throughout childhood AUTHOR(S) Sabbiana Cunsolo; Marloes Vrolijk; Dominic Richardson Published: 2021 Innocenti Working Papers Drawing from a multidisciplinary evidence base, what is the empirical and theoretical knowledge of children’s discerning patterns and how does it interact with overall child well-being throughout childhood? This review is a first attempt to map the existing theoretical and empirical literature about a possible core capacity for well-being: discerning patterns. The review of the literature will contribute to the understanding of discerning patterns as a core capacity for well-being within the Learning for Well-Being framework. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 25 | Tags: basic education, early childhood education, educational planning, educational policy × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Sabbiana Cunsolo; Marloes Vrolijk; Dominic Richardson 2021 How discerning patterns develops and affects well-being throughout childhood. , pp. 25.
Innocenti Report Card An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children's Education in Rich Countries AUTHOR(S) Yekaterina Chzhen; Anna Gromada; Gwyther Rees; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf Published: 2018 Innocenti Report Card In the world’s richest countries, some children do worse at school than others because of circumstances beyond their control, such as where they were born, the language they speak or their parents’ occupations. These children enter the education system at a disadvantage and can drop further behind if educational policies and practices reinforce, rather than reduce, the gap between them and their peers. These types of inequality are unjust. Not all children have an equal opportunity to reach their full potential, to pursue their interests and to develop their talents and skills. This has social and economic costs. This report focuses on educational inequalities in 41 of the world’s richest countries, all of which are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and/or the European Union (EU). Using the most recent data available, it examines inequalities across childhood – from access to preschool to expectations of post-secondary education – and explores in depth the relationships between educational inequality and factors such as parents’ occupations, migration background, the child’s gender and school characteristics. The key feature of the report is the league table, which summarizes the extent of educational inequalities at preschool, primary school and secondary school levels. The indicator of inequality at the preschool level is the percentage of students enrolled in organized learning one year before the official age of primary school entry. The indicator for both primary school (Grade 4, around age 10) and secondary school (age 15) is the gap in reading scores between the lowest- and highest-performing students. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Education, Equity | Tags: access to education, basic education, compulsory education, early childhood education, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Yekaterina Chzhen; Anna Gromada; Gwyther Rees; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf 2018 An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children's Education in Rich Countries. , pp. 52.
Innocenti Report Card Partire svantaggiati: La disuguaglianza educativa tra i bambini dei paesi ricchi AUTHOR(S) Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf Published: 2018 Innocenti Report Card Nei paesi più ricchi del mondo, alcuni bambini hanno un rendimento scolastico inferiore ad altri a causa di circostanze al di fuori del loro controllo, come il luogo in cui sono nati, la lingua parlata o l'occupazione dei genitori. Al loro ingresso nel sistema scolastico questi bambini partono da una posizione svantaggiata, che può peggiorare ulteriormente se le politiche e le pratiche educative rafforzano, anziché ridurre, il divario esistente con i coetanei. Questi tipi di disuguaglianze sono ingiusti. Non tutti i bambini hanno pari opportunità per raggiungere appieno il loro potenziale, per perseguire i loro interessi e sviluppare i propri talenti e abilità. Tutto questo ha costi sociali ed economici. Il presente rapporto è dedicato alle disuguaglianze nell'ambito educativo in 41 dei paesi più ricchi del mondo, tutti membri dell'Organizzazione per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo economico (OCSE) e/o dell'Unione europea (UE). Utilizzando i dati più recenti disponibili, prende in esame le disuguaglianze durante tutta l'infanzia e adolescenza, dall'accesso alla scuola materna fino alle aspettative durante l'istruzione secondaria superiore, ed esplora in profondità le relazioni esistenti tra disuguaglianza educativa e fattori come occupazione dei genitori, contesto migratorio, genere del bambino e caratteristiche degli istituti scolastici.L’elemento chiave del rapporto è la classifica riepilogativa, che riassume l'entità delle disuguaglianze educative a livello di scuola dell'infanzia, elementare e secondaria. L'indicatore di disuguaglianza a livello prescolare è la percentuale di bambini iscritti a programmi di apprendimento organizzato un anno prima dell'età ufficiale d'ingresso alla scuola primaria. Per la scuola sia primaria (quarta elementare, 10 anni circa) sia secondaria (15 anni) è invece il divario nei punteggi relativi alla lettura tra gli studenti con il rendimento più basso e quelli con il rendimento più elevato. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Education, Equity | Tags: access to education, basic education, compulsory education, early childhood education, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf 2018 Partire svantaggiati: La disuguaglianza educativa tra i bambini dei paesi ricchi. , pp. 52.
Innocenti Report Card Un départ dans la vie marqué par les injustices Inégalités scolaires chez les enfants dans les pays riches AUTHOR(S) Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf Published: 2018 Innocenti Report Card Dans les pays les plus riches, certains enfants connaissent plus de difficultés scolaires que d’autres, liées à des circonstances sur lesquelles ils n'ont aucun contrôle, telles que leur lieu de naissance, leur langue ou la profession de leurs parents. Ils sont pénalisés dès leur entrée dans le système scolaire et se retrouvent encore plus marginalisés si les politiques et les pratiques éducatives, au lieu de résorber cet écart avec leurs pairs, le creusent. Ces inégalités constituent une injustice. Tous les enfants n’ont pas les mêmes possibilités de s’épanouir, de développer leurs centres d’intérêt et de cultiver leurs talents et leurs compétences. Ces disparités ont un coût économique et social. Le présent rapport se penche sur les inégalités scolaires dans 41 pays comptant parmi les plus riches du monde, tous membres de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et/ou de l’Union européenne (UE). En se fondant sur les données disponibles les plus récentes, les auteurs examinent les inégalités aux différents stades de l’enfance – de l’accès à l’éducation préscolaire aux perspectives d’études supérieures – et analysent en détail les relations entre les inégalités scolaires et des facteurs tels que l’activité des parents, le parcours migratoire, le genre de l’enfant et le profil de l’établissement scolaire.Le tableau de classement constitue l’élément central de ce rapport : il résume l’étendue des inégalités dans le domaine de l’éducation aux niveaux préscolaire, élémentaire et secondaire. Au niveau préscolaire, l’inégalité est exprimée par le pourcentage d’élèves participant à des activités organisées d’apprentissage un an avant l'âge officiel de scolarisation. Aux niveaux de l’élémentaire (en quatrième année, vers 10 ans) et du secondaire (15 ans), elle se traduit par l’écart entre le score de lecture le plus élevé et le plus bas. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Education, Equity | Tags: access to education, basic education, compulsory education, early childhood education, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Jose Cuesta; Zlata Bruckauf 2018 Un départ dans la vie marqué par les injustices Inégalités scolaires chez les enfants dans les pays riches. , pp. 52.
Innocenti Report Card Un comienzo injusto: La desigualdad en la educación de los niños en los países ricos AUTHOR(S) Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Zlata Bruckauf; Jose Cuesta Published: 2018 Innocenti Report Card En los países más ricos del mundo, a algunos niños les va peor en la escuela que a otros debido a circunstancias que escapan a su control, como el lugar donde nacieron, el idioma que hablan o la profesión que ejercen sus progenitores. Estos niños acceden al sistema educativo en situación de desventaja y pueden quedarse aún más rezagados si las políticas y prácticas educativas refuerzan, en lugar de reducir, la brecha entre ellos y sus compañeros. Esos tipos de desigualdad son injustos. No todos los niños tienen las mismas oportunidades de alcanzar su pleno potencial, de perseguir sus intereses y de desarrollar sus talentos y habilidades, acarreando con ello costos sociales y económicos. Este informe se centra en las desigualdades educativas en 41 de los países más ricos del mundo, todos ellos miembros de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) o de la Unión Europea (UE). A partir de los datos más recientes disponibles, se examinan las desigualdades a lo largo de la infancia —desde el acceso a la educación preescolar hasta las expectativas educativas una vez concluida la enseñanza secundaria— y se analizan en profundidad las relaciones entre la desigualdad educativa y factores como la actividad profesional de los padres, los antecedentes migratorios, el género y las características de las escuelas.La principal particularidad de este informe es la tabla clasificatoria, donde se resume el calado de la desigualdad educativa en la enseñanza preescolar, primaria y secundaria. El indicador de la desigualdad en la educación preescolar es el porcentaje de alumnos matriculados en centros oficiales un año antes de la edad oficial de ingreso en la escuela primaria. Tanto para la escuela primaria (cuarto curso, alrededor de los 10 años) como para la escuela secundaria (15 años), el indicador muestra la diferencia entre las puntuaciones obtenidas en las pruebas de lectura por los estudiantes que obtienen los mejores y los peores resultados. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Education, Equity | Tags: access to education, basic education, compulsory education, early childhood education, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Yekaterina Chzhen; Gwyther Rees; Anna Gromada; Zlata Bruckauf; Jose Cuesta 2018 Un comienzo injusto: La desigualdad en la educación de los niños en los países ricos. , pp. 52.
Innocenti Research Briefs Prevention, Protection, and Production: Evidence from the Zambian Child Grant Programme AUTHOR(S) Audrey Pereira Published: 2016 Innocenti Research Briefs The majority of cash transfers in developing countries focus on conditional cash transfers and typically include beneficiary co-responsibilities as a condition for receiving transfers, such as children’s school attendance or growth-monitoring visits. However, in sub-Saharan Africa cash transfer programmes are mostly unconditional, and have the potential to impact households across a wider range of social and productive domains. This Brief summarizes the Zambian Child Grant Programme and looks at the impacts on recipient households. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 3 | Thematic area: Social Policies | Tags: basic education, cash transfers, evaluative studies, nutrition, zambia × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Audrey Pereira 2016 Prevention, Protection, and Production: Evidence from the Zambian Child Grant Programme. , pp. 3.
Innocenti Working Papers Is EFA Affordable? Estimating the global minimum cost of 'Education for All' AUTHOR(S) Enrique Delamonica; Santosh Mehrotra; Jan Vandemoortele Published: 2001 Innocenti Working Papers Progress towards the target of universal access to basic education by the year 2000, set by two global conferences in 1990, has been too slow in many countries. Most of the reasons for this inadequate progress are country-specific. However, in virtually all countries one explanation stands out: inadequate public finance for primary education. This paper updates the global and regional cost estimates for achieving 'education for all' by 2015 the new target date set by the Social Summit in 1995. The estimates are based on the most recent country-by-country data on budgetary expenditure, population and enrolment trends, and unit cost. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: access to education, basic education, economic planning, economic policy, right to education | Publisher: IRC × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Enrique Delamonica; Santosh Mehrotra; Jan Vandemoortele 2001 Is EFA Affordable? Estimating the global minimum cost of 'Education for All'. , pp. 44.
Innocenti Global Seminar Basic Education: A vision for the 21st century. Global Seminar Report, 1998 AUTHOR(S) Maggie Black Published: 1999 Innocenti Global Seminar The ninth Innocenti Global Seminar took as its theme: Basic Education: A Vision for the 21st Century. The Seminar addressed the urgent need for improved strategies to achieve Education for All; at the same time the Seminar deliberations and recommendations were expected to contribute directly to UNICEF’s broader 'Vision for the 21st Century' in which basic eduation will receive a strong emphasis. In addition to the final statement on basic education for the 21st century drawn up by the participants, actions, emphases and follow-up at Regional and HQ levels were identified. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Education, Rights of the Child | Tags: basic education, education, educational policy, right to education | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Maggie Black 1999 Basic Education: A vision for the 21st century. Global Seminar Report, 1998. , pp. 32.