Between literacy and learning: Community engagement in public education – Part 2

• by Neha Parakh and Saborni Poddar
• Oct 5, 2018
• 1 min
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Community engagement initiatives must also consider the socio-cultural backdrop and capacity of the community members. However, to state that all community engagement is positive is taking a rather simplistic view of the multi-faceted problem of rural education.

In the first part of this IFN, we discussed the hurdles to quality learning for elementary-level students, specifically in government schools in India. The government has already taken steps to address some of the issues, but there is still a long way to go. In this part of the IFN, we describe some successful and tested models from across the globe that can improve education outcomes.