Category: Learning

Colonialism did not simply introduce schools to South Asia; it re-engineered knowledge systems, reorganised access to education and embedded epistemic hierarchies that continue to shape modern schooling across India, Pakistan and Singapore. Read More

When I first stepped into the classroom that morning, the noise caught me by surprise. Dozens of children were talking at once — not in chaos, but in conversation. Groups of three huddled over shared notebooks, whispering, debating, laughing, and scribbling answers on the blackboard. Read More

The discourse of educational reform often focuses on student engagement, treating it as the unambiguous dependent variable that flows directly from effective instructional design and teacher professionalism. We rely on surveys, rubrics and metrics to affirm this linear relationship, seeking data that validates our models of pedagogical success. Read More

This blog discusses the question: Why does technical and vocational education and training (TVET) remain unattractive to Pakistani youth despite a shortage of skilled labour, and what lessons can be drawn from China, Russia, India, Indonesia and Germany to inform more effective reforms? Read More

This blog shares reflections from our new book ‘Reconceptualising the learning crisis in Africa: Multi-dimensional pedagogies of Accelerated Learning Programmes’. For more than a decade, the conversation on education in Africa has been framed by the language of ‘crisis’, particularly the so-called ‘learning crisis’. Read More

In an interconnected world, learning opportunities are accessible to civil society organisations (CSOs) worldwide through online webinars, workshops and learning events. Yet, delivering learning effectively is no easy task, especially when addressing a wide range of audience needs. Read More

The My Village 2 impact evaluation offers important evidence on how short-term, level-based foundational learning interventions perform across different socioeconomic groups. Many of the learners who began at the lowest proficiency levels came from the poorest households. Read More