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Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 5 Teaching at the Bottom of the Pyramid in Sub-Saharan AfricaDr. Kwame Akyeampong is Professor of International Education and Development at the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK. Kwame began his academic career in Ghana at the University of Cape Coast. Until his appointment at the University of Sussex in 2004, he served as the Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Cape Coast. He has published widely in international journals on education and development.. He has particular interest in the political economy of education systems in low-income countries. His research has aimed to offer alternative viewpoints on educational policy and practice based on critical...2021-05-0421 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp.4 Identifying the Learning needs of Students at the Bottom of the PyramidEsther Care, previously senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, leads global projects which explore integration of 21st century skills into nations’ education policy and practice. A Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia, Professor Care published in peer reviewed international journals in psychometrics, educational psychology, assessment, and education reform. She is most recently engaging in Myanmar and Indonesia in capacity building in their national assessments, and at global level in leading IEA's new 21CS MAP study, and piloting a new indicator of SDG4.7 associated with a 'breadth of skills'. Listen as she speaks on identifying learning needs fo...2021-05-0406 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 3 Learning in the Margin at the bottom of the Pyramid in IndiaProf. Govinda is a Distinguished Professor at the Council for Social Development. He was Vice Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning, New Delhi and has taught at the University of London (as Visiting Professor), M.S University Baroda and IIEP, UNESCO, Paris. He has published extensively, including the India Education Report and Who Goes to School: Study of Exclusion in Education. His research interests include primary education, decentralised management, policy analysis, human rights and democracy. Listen as he speaks about his recent paper on...2021-05-0421 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 2 Reading & Technology at the Bottom of the PyramidDr. Castillo is an international education development scholar with expertise in learning assessment, program evaluation, and educational technologies. He has worked as an internationally posted development practitioner of education, health and economic development projects throughout Central and South America as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr.Castillo has extensive experience in national and international development issues and has served as an advisor to UNICEF, the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, UNESCO, and several international, non-government organizations. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Listen as he speaks on reading, technology, and advancing education at the...2021-05-0418 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 1 The Case of Côte d'IvoireSosthène works as ECD Research Associate for the Jacobs foundation on the TRECC (Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities) Program in Côte d’Ivoire. In this framework, he supports and informs TRECC mandated research projects and interventions with the overall objective of improving outcomes for children and youth in Cote d’Ivoire. Sosthène has a keen interest in sustainable development issues, specifically in child and youth development through quality education. He is also the local coordinator for the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) and supports in the implementation of a 3-year research capacity buildin...2021-05-0415 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 5 Teaching at the Bottom of the Pyramid in Sub-Saharan Africa (Preview)Preview for Episode 5 with Dr. Kwame Akyeampong of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.2021-05-0404 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 4 Identifying the Learning needs of Students at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Preview)Preview for Episode 4 with Esther Care of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.2021-05-0406 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 3 Learning in the Margin at the bottom of the Pyramid in India (Preview)Preview for Episode 3 with Professor R. Govinda of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.2021-05-0305 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 2 Reading & Technology at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Preview)Preview for Episode 2 with Dr. Nathan Castillo of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.2021-05-0304 min
Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The PodcastEp. 1 The Case of Côte d'Ivoire (Preview)Preview for Episode 1 with Sosthène Guei of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast. 2021-04-2905 min