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Multigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa : Lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia

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dc.contributor.authorMulkeen, Aidan G.
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, Cathal
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:05:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-04T07:44:01Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:05:04Z
dc.date.available2012-04-04T07:44:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-08-01
dc.description.abstractMultigrade teaching is an increasingly important policy option for African countries as they seek to provide schooling for out-of-school children in areas of low population density. In multigrade teaching, a teacher works with students from two or more grade levels at the same time, in a single classroom. This study examines the challenges of implementing and supporting multigrade teaching through case studies of multigrade schooling in Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambia. These three countries offered different perspectives. In Uganda the schools observed mainly used one teacher to teach two grades, and had benefitted from a pilot project that had provided specialist training for teachers and additional learning materials. In Senegal, there were different models of multigrade schooling, including some experimental one-teacher schools. In The Gambia, multigrade teaching was being used largely by default, as shortages of teachers left some schools with more classes than teachers. From these three very varied cases, some general patterns emerged. Multigrade teaching was widely used in all three countries. It was estimated that 20 percent of primary schools in Uganda and 18 percent in Senegal had some multigrade classes. In most cases this use of multigrade teaching was not part of a planned initiative, but a practical response to teacher shortages. Multigrade teaching is a promising option for provision of education services in small schools. In Uganda the quality of the pilot multigrade schools was perceived to be comparable to monograde schools in the same area, attendance and retention were higher, and examination results were similar.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8065-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8065-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2697
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5952
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Working Paper ; no. 173. Africa Human Development Series
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectLEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subjectMULTIGRADE-MONOGRADE COMPARISON
dc.subjectONE-TEACHER SCHOOLS
dc.subjectOUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSPECIALIST TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHER SHORTAGES
dc.titleMultigrade Teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa : Lessons from Uganda, Senegal, and The Gambiaen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-01-05
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100114233101
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8065-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100114233101
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11656904
okr.identifier.report51830
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGambia, The
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSahel
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitEducation (AFTED)
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