Edited by Pauline Dixon, Professor of International Development and Education, Steve Humble, Teaching Fellow, Mathematics, Newcastle University and Chris Counihan, Assistant Professor in Education, School of Communities and Education, Northumbria University, UK

• Contents:PrefacePART I DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION1. Introduction to Part 1 Pauline Dixon 2. The Economic Impact of Educational Quality Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessman3. Development and Education Stephen Heyneman and Jonathan Stern4. The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development Brian SnowdonPART II EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 5. Introduction to Part II Steve Humble6. Delivering Education: A Pragmatic Framework for Improving Education in Low Income Countries Tahi Andrabi, Jishnu Das and Asim Ijaz Khwaja7. Affordable Learning: Transforming Education at the Bottom of the Pyramid James Stanfield8. The Private Schools Revolution in Patna, Bihar, India James Tooley and Baladevan Rangaraju9. Private Schooling for Development: A Review Joanna Härmä10. Low Cost Private Schools in the Slums of Colombia Joni Alwindi11. Improving the Status and Quality of Teachers in Developing Countries Vikas Pota12. Education in Post Conflict Zones: A Case Study of South Sudan David LongfieldPART III PEDAGOGY AND POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT 13. Introduction to Part III Chris Counihan 14. Teachers – An Indispensable Asset: Examining Teacher Effectiveness in South Asia Monazza Aslam and Shenila Rawal15. Teaching Reading Skills through Synthetic Phonics: An Example from Nigeria Olubusola I. Eshiet16. Endogenous Education in India and the Implications of Universal Peer Teaching in the 19th Century Chris Counihan 17. Baseline Assessment in an International Context David Hawker18. Locality, Observability and Community Action (LOCUM) in Test Development and use in Emerging Education Settings Elias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland, Kati Ntinda, Jacobus G. Maree and Elizabeth G. Seeco19. In Search of Human Capital – Identifying Gifted Children in Poor Areas of Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaSteve Humble20. From Hole in the Wall to School in the Cloud Sugata MitraPART IV ACCESS, AID AND FINANCING EDUCATION 21. Introduction to Part IV Pauline Dixon 22. Why Africa Remains Poor George Ayittey23. Voucher Policies and the Response of for Profit and Religious Schools: Evidence from Chile Gregory Elacqua, Matias Marinez and Humberto Santos 24. Examining the Role of the Entrepreneur in Development and Education Jonathan Kimmett25. Private School Choice in Developing Countries: Experimental Results from Delhi, India Patrick Wolf, Anna J. Egalite and Pauline Dixon 26. International Aid and Schooling for the Poor Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Paul Marshall27. Formulating The Recipe for the Ideal Low-Cost Private School – Hints on the Ingredients James Centenera28. Community Participation and School Based Management Michael LathamIndex

Edited by Pauline Dixon, Professor of International Development and Education, Steve Humble, Teaching Fellow, Mathematics, Newcastle University and Chris Counihan, Assistant Professor in Education, School of Communities and Education, Northumbria University, UK

• Contents:PrefacePART I DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION1. Introduction to Part 1 Pauline Dixon 2. The Economic Impact of Educational Quality Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessman3. Development and Education Stephen Heyneman and Jonathan Stern4. The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development Brian SnowdonPART II EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 5. Introduction to Part II Steve Humble6. Delivering Education: A Pragmatic Framework for Improving Education in Low Income Countries Tahi Andrabi, Jishnu Das and Asim Ijaz Khwaja7. Affordable Learning: Transforming Education at the Bottom of the Pyramid James Stanfield8. The Private Schools Revolution in Patna, Bihar, India James Tooley and Baladevan Rangaraju9. Private Schooling for Development: A Review Joanna Härmä10. Low Cost Private Schools in the Slums of Colombia Joni Alwindi11. Improving the Status and Quality of Teachers in Developing Countries Vikas Pota12. Education in Post Conflict Zones: A Case Study of South Sudan David LongfieldPART III PEDAGOGY AND POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT 13. Introduction to Part III Chris Counihan 14. Teachers – An Indispensable Asset: Examining Teacher Effectiveness in South Asia Monazza Aslam and Shenila Rawal15. Teaching Reading Skills through Synthetic Phonics: An Example from Nigeria Olubusola I. Eshiet16. Endogenous Education in India and the Implications of Universal Peer Teaching in the 19th Century Chris Counihan 17. Baseline Assessment in an International Context David Hawker18. Locality, Observability and Community Action (LOCUM) in Test Development and use in Emerging Education Settings Elias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland, Kati Ntinda, Jacobus G. Maree and Elizabeth G. Seeco19. In Search of Human Capital – Identifying Gifted Children in Poor Areas of Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaSteve Humble20. From Hole in the Wall to School in the Cloud Sugata MitraPART IV ACCESS, AID AND FINANCING EDUCATION 21. Introduction to Part IV Pauline Dixon 22. Why Africa Remains Poor George Ayittey23. Voucher Policies and the Response of for Profit and Religious Schools: Evidence from Chile Gregory Elacqua, Matias Marinez and Humberto Santos 24. Examining the Role of the Entrepreneur in Development and Education Jonathan Kimmett25. Private School Choice in Developing Countries: Experimental Results from Delhi, India Patrick Wolf, Anna J. Egalite and Pauline Dixon 26. International Aid and Schooling for the Poor Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Paul Marshall27. Formulating The Recipe for the Ideal Low-Cost Private School – Hints on the Ingredients James Centenera28. Community Participation and School Based Management Michael LathamIndex

Edited by Pauline Dixon, Professor of International Development and Education, Steve Humble, Teaching Fellow, Mathematics, Newcastle University and Chris Counihan, Assistant Professor in Education, School of Communities and Education, Northumbria University, UK

• Contents:PrefacePART I DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION1. Introduction to Part 1 Pauline Dixon 2. The Economic Impact of Educational Quality Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessman3. Development and Education Stephen Heyneman and Jonathan Stern4. The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development Brian SnowdonPART II EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 5. Introduction to Part II Steve Humble6. Delivering Education: A Pragmatic Framework for Improving Education in Low Income Countries Tahi Andrabi, Jishnu Das and Asim Ijaz Khwaja7. Affordable Learning: Transforming Education at the Bottom of the Pyramid James Stanfield8. The Private Schools Revolution in Patna, Bihar, India James Tooley and Baladevan Rangaraju9. Private Schooling for Development: A Review Joanna Härmä10. Low Cost Private Schools in the Slums of Colombia Joni Alwindi11. Improving the Status and Quality of Teachers in Developing Countries Vikas Pota12. Education in Post Conflict Zones: A Case Study of South Sudan David LongfieldPART III PEDAGOGY AND POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT 13. Introduction to Part III Chris Counihan 14. Teachers – An Indispensable Asset: Examining Teacher Effectiveness in South Asia Monazza Aslam and Shenila Rawal15. Teaching Reading Skills through Synthetic Phonics: An Example from Nigeria Olubusola I. Eshiet16. Endogenous Education in India and the Implications of Universal Peer Teaching in the 19th Century Chris Counihan 17. Baseline Assessment in an International Context David Hawker18. Locality, Observability and Community Action (LOCUM) in Test Development and use in Emerging Education Settings Elias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland, Kati Ntinda, Jacobus G. Maree and Elizabeth G. Seeco19. In Search of Human Capital – Identifying Gifted Children in Poor Areas of Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaSteve Humble20. From Hole in the Wall to School in the Cloud Sugata MitraPART IV ACCESS, AID AND FINANCING EDUCATION 21. Introduction to Part IV Pauline Dixon 22. Why Africa Remains Poor George Ayittey23. Voucher Policies and the Response of for Profit and Religious Schools: Evidence from Chile Gregory Elacqua, Matias Marinez and Humberto Santos 24. Examining the Role of the Entrepreneur in Development and Education Jonathan Kimmett25. Private School Choice in Developing Countries: Experimental Results from Delhi, India Patrick Wolf, Anna J. Egalite and Pauline Dixon 26. International Aid and Schooling for the Poor Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Paul Marshall27. Formulating The Recipe for the Ideal Low-Cost Private School – Hints on the Ingredients James Centenera28. Community Participation and School Based Management Michael LathamIndex