Investigating Global Efforts to Scale the Impact of Educational Innovations

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium investigates a set of synchronized large-scale efforts to transform educational systems for equity and sustainability around the world. Presenters will examine four cross-cutting projects that design, implement, scale, and study different education innovations focused on both improving education quality in low-income countries and increasing access to education in these countries—especially for girls, children with learning differences, and families in hard-to-reach rural areas. Sharing research, innovative project designs, and experimental funding arrangements, the symposium opens up global education reform for increased interrogation as well as highlights networked efforts of a single (albeit sprawling) constellation of individuals and organizations committed to scaling education innovations in order to transform global education systems for increased quality and equity.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Division L - Section 9: Policy Implementation and Going to Scale

Chair

• Brad Olsen, The Brookings Institution

Papers

• Conducting Research on Scaling the Impact of Education Innovations Around the World - Brad Olsen, The Brookings Institution

• Toward an Early-Years Continuum of Learning for All Children: The People's Action for Learning Network's Approach to Scaling - Suman Bhattacharjea, Pratham Education Foundation; Rajarshi Singh, People's Action for Learning (PAL) Network

• Systems That Work: Evidence From Highly Effective Large-Scale Literacy Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Benjamin Piper, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Innovative Financing Mechanisms That Equitably Scale Quality Education and Eradicate Child Labor in Côte d'Ivoire - Fabio Segura

Discussant

• Michael Fullan, University of Toronto