authors use new data to estimate the impact of shocks to teachers on student learning in mathematics and English. Using … teacher's absence rate reduces learning by 4 to 8 percent of average gains over the year. This reduction in learning … and lower teaching quality when in class. The authors document that health problems-primarily teachers' own illness and …

-up). ICTs seen as tools to help teachers create more 'learner-centric' learning environments in Organization for Economic Co …-centric' teaching styles to more 'learner-centric' methods. Pedagogical practices of teachers using ICTs can range from only small … enhancements of teaching practices, using what are essentially traditional methods, to more fundamental changes in their approach …

Consideration of lifelong learning extends the World Bank's traditional approach to education, in which subsectors are … James Wolfensohn referred explicitly to lifelong learning as a component of what education means for poverty alleviation In … the challenges of developing a lifelong learning system. While the World Bank's involvement in lifelong education is still …

measures put in place to ensure continuity of learning. These include the Survey of Ministries of Education on National … available on how students' learning is being affected by the disruptions caused by the pandemic or on the impact of education … simulations of potential learning losses due to COVID-19 and exploration of their longer-term implications. The analysis is based …

worryingly high. More than five million youths have failed to complete a basic education. Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a … analyzes (a) the target populations, (b) current beneficiaries, (c) delivery modes (with a focus on learning facilitators …

can play. Not only do they want to use technology to directly aid learning, but they also want to ensure that students in … of using them as a part of the teaching process. The results do not mean that computers and other information and …

is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower teachers and learners, transforming teaching and learning processes … from being highly teacher-dominated to student-centered, and that this transformation will result in increased learning …