Institute of Education
The Institute of Education has been carrying out systematic research on learning and teaching in multigrade settings since 1998. The research is designed to raise awareness among policy makers, planners and practitioners of the extent, problems, opportunities and needs of the multigrade learning and teaching environment.
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/multigrade/
3. Multigrade and the World Bank
Despite the considerable effort and commitment made by the local governments and the international community, achieving the goal of Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in developing countries, especially in Africa, remains tremendous challenge. To break this trend requires deliberate actions and exploration of alternative delivery methods of
education services.
Multigrade teaching, which has been practiced in both developed and developing countries for some years and has shown success with adequate support, is considered one of the alternatives and has received increased attention from the development community and some African countries.
In responding to the growing demand from African countries, within the framework of a capacity-building program focusing on quality improvements in teaching and learning in basic education in Africa, the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Africa Region at the World Bank has developed and launched a series of learning initiatives to facilitate the dialogue and exchange on multigrade teaching as a policy option for Africa.
