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WORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 173
AFRICA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedMultigrade Teaching in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lessons from Uganda, Senegal,
and The Gambia
Aidan G. Mulkeen
Cathal Higgins
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THE WORLD BANK
WORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 173
MultigradeTeachingin
SubSaharanAfrica
LessonsfromUganda,Senegal,
andTheGambia
AidanG.Mulkeen
CathalHiggins
AfricaRegionHumanDevelopmentDepartment
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ISBN13:9780821380659
eISBN:9780821380765
ISSN:17265878 DOI:10.1596/9780821380659
Coverpicture,MultigradeteachingwithP6andP7inBusangaschool,Uganda.
LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData
Uganda,Senegal,and
MultigradeteachinginSubSaharanAfrica:lessonsfrom
theGambia/WorldBank.
p.cm.(WorldBankworkingpaper;no.173)
Includesbibliographicalreferences.
ISBN9780821380659ISBN9780821380765(electronic)
1.CombinationofgradesAfrica,SubSaharanCasestudies.2.EducationAfrica,
SubSaharanCasestudies.I.WorldBank.
LB1029.C53M8562009
371.250967dc22
2009023098
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Contents
Foreword..................................................................................................................................... v
Acknowledgments...................................................................................................................vi
AbbreviationsandAcronyms.............................................................................................. vii
ExecutiveSummary............................................................................................................... viii
1.Introduction............................................................................................................................ 1
2.RelevanceofMultigradeTeachinginSubSaharanAfrica........................................... 2
EducationforAll................................................................................................................. 2
SchoolAccessinRemoteAreas......................................................................................... 3
WorldwideUseofMultigradeTeaching......................................................................... 5
AssociatedBenefitsofMultigradeTeaching................................................................... 6
3.TheNatureofMultigradeTeaching.................................................................................. 9
AlternativestoMultigradeStrategies.............................................................................. 9
OrganizationofMultigradeTeaching............................................................................ 11
4.MultigradeSchoolinginPractice..................................................................................... 13
Uganda............................................................................................................................... 13
Senegal................................................................................................................................ 16
TheGambia........................................................................................................................ 18
5.PolicyIssuesforMultigradeEducation.......................................................................... 21
CurriculumFlexibility...................................................................................................... 21
ClassSize............................................................................................................................ 23
SchoolManagement......................................................................................................... 23
TeachingandLearningResources.................................................................................. 24
TheInvolvementandSupportofParentsandtheCommunity................................. 25
FinancialImplications...................................................................................................... 26
6.Recommendations............................................................................................................... 28
TeacherPerceptionofMultigradeTeaching................................................................. 28
TeacherTraining............................................................................................................... 28
ProfessionalSupport........................................................................................................ 29
TeacherRetention............................................................................................................. 30
7.Conclusion............................................................................................................................ 32
References................................................................................................................................. 36
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