 | “It is a terrific expose unraveling a rich palette of choices to improve learning in South Asia anchored in SDGs-Teachers as Pivots of Education Change and Political Economy of Education Reform. TheThis book is provocative, embedded in cutting-edge references from classics to meta-studies, Brown Commission, to contemporary COVID-19 work. Adequate, well prepared, skilled, caring and motivated workforce with career pathways is the key to sustainable high performing reforms. Examining, public and private/madrassah/NGO service delivery systems performance through equity and learning score cards, the authors highlight issues of social justice and governance through the lens of skill-capability, structural inequity, ideologically hemmed and complex political economy pathways. Focused on South Asia, it draws upon rich evidence-based trends across OECD countries, East Asia, Africa and Latin America for diversity of reform contexts. The ultimate relief for South Asia lies in the coming together of its key Change Makers, "teachers-parents and young people" as champions for common good and quality education. John Richards, Manzoor Ahmed, and Shahidul Islam The authors have produced a compelling work that is intellectually stunning and a must-read for policy-makers, universities, CSOs, and development partners.”
—Baela Raza Jamil, CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi, and Founder, Children’s Literature Festival
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