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Mackenzie, Pamela

Closer to home: how to help schools in low- and middle-income countries respond to children's language needs

Many children around the world find education impossible because they are taught in a language they don't understand. This guide offers advice on how to make school systems in low- and middle-income countries work better in today’s multilingual world. Thi

Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children International | CFBT Education Trust, Berkshire Author(s): Pinnock, Helen | Mackenzie, Pamela | Pearce, Elizabeth | Young, Catherine
Closer to Home: How to help schools in low- and middle-income countries respond to the language needs of children

Why are the levels of children's learning far below expected in many countries? Why do many children not finish schools despite efforts to improve the quality of education? Many children around the world see education as something impossible because they

Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children | CFBT Education Trust, Berkshire Author(s): Pinnock, Helen | Mackenzie, Pamela | Pearce, Elizabeth | Young, Catherine