Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia

  1. 58 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia

About this book

Bridging the Education Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa's Rural Schools

Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa offers critical lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia, providing insights into how multigrade teaching can effectively address educational challenges in low-population areas. This World Bank Working Paper examines the strategies, successes, and pitfalls of multigrade classrooms, where a single teacher educates students from multiple grade levels.

Discover how these African nations are using multigrade teaching to expand access to education, improve learning outcomes, and manage resources in rural schools. This guide is essential for policy makers, teacher educators, and anyone committed to enhancing basic education in the developing world. Learn about:

  • Effective teacher training models
  • Curriculum adaptations for multigrade settings
  • The role of community involvement
  • Strategies for overcoming negative perceptions

Transform education in Sub-Saharan Africa by implementing proven multigrade teaching practices. This book is for policy makers, teacher educators, education planners, and researchers interested in improving basic education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  5. Executive Summary
  6. 1. Introduction
  7. 2. Relevance of Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa
  8. 3. The Nature of Multigrade Teaching
  9. 4. Multigrade Schooling in Practice
  10. 5. Policy Issues for Multigrade Education
  11. 6. Recommendations
  12. 7. Conclusion
  13. References
  14. Table 1: Calculation of Population Required to Support a Full Primary School
  15. Table 2: Multigrade Classes/Schools in Developed Countries
  16. Table 3: Estimates of the Proportion of Multigrade Classes or Schools in Developing Countries
  17. Table 4: Primary Schools in Uganda with Less than Seven Teachers
  18. Table 5: Pass Rate in the CFEE (Certificate of Elementary Completion), 2005–06
  19. Table 6: Comparison of Teacher Costs in Multigrade and Monograde Schools (based on seven grades in primary education)
  20. Table 7: Uganda: Results for the 2005 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE)
  21. Figure 1: GER and Distance to School, Rural Access Initiative
  22. Box 1: Reflections of a Teacher in a One-Teacher School (ECU)
  23. Box 2: Resource Materials—Escuela Nueva
  24. Box 3: Parents’ Comments about Multigrade Schooling in Uganda
  25. Box 4: Senegalese Teachers' Comments about Multigrade Teaching
  26. Box 5: A Multigrade Teacher’s View
  27. Box 6: Multigrade Teaching—An Experience in Lesotho