Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid 2: The Podcast

Dr. Kwame Akyeampong is Professor of International Education and Development at the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK. Kwame began his academic career in Ghana at the University of Cape Coast. Until his appointment at the University of Sussex in 2004, he served as the Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Cape Coast. He has published widely in international journals on education and development.. He has particular interest in the political economy of education systems in low-income countries. His research has aimed to offer alternative viewpoints on educational policy and practice based on critical perspectives and experiences of policy makers, school leaders, teachers and students in African education environments. Kwame has worked on numerous international research and evaluation projects with organisations such as UNESCO, JICA, DFID and the World Bank. From 2011 to 2013, Kwame served as senior policy analyst with the Education for All Global Monitoring Report team in UNESCO, Paris. Listen as he speaks on teaching training, preparation, and so much more.

Esther Care, previously senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, leads global projects which explore integration of 21st century skills into nations’ education policy and practice. A Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia, Professor Care published in peer reviewed international journals in psychometrics, educational psychology, assessment, and education reform. She is most recently engaging in Myanmar and Indonesia in capacity building in their national assessments, and at global level in leading IEA's new 21CS MAP study, and piloting a new indicator of SDG4.7 associated with a 'breadth of skills'. Listen as she speaks on identifying learning needs for students across the globe, not just those at the bottom of the Pyramid. 

Prof. Govinda is a Distinguished Professor at the Council for Social Development. He was Vice Chancellor, National  University  of  Educational  Planning,  New  Delhi  and  has  taught  at  the  University  of  London  (as Visiting Professor), M.S University Baroda and IIEP, UNESCO, Paris. He has published extensively, including the India Education Report and Who Goes to School: Study of Exclusion in Education. His research interests include primary education, decentralised management, policy analysis, human rights and democracy. Listen as he speaks about his recent paper on learning in the margin, reflections from work in India.

Dr. Castillo is an international education development scholar with expertise in learning assessment, program evaluation, and educational technologies. He has worked as an internationally posted development practitioner of education, health and economic development projects throughout Central and South America as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr.Castillo has extensive experience in national and international development issues and has served as an advisor to UNICEF, the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, UNESCO, and several international, non-government organizations. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Listen as he speaks on reading, technology, and advancing education at the bottom of the pyramid.

Sosthène works as ECD Research Associate for the Jacobs foundation on the TRECC (Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities) Program in Côte d’Ivoire. In this framework, he supports and informs TRECC mandated research projects and interventions with the overall objective of improving outcomes for children and youth in Cote d’Ivoire. Sosthène has a keen interest in sustainable development issues, specifically in child and youth development through quality education. He is also the local coordinator for the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) and supports in the implementation of a 3-year research capacity building program with PhD students inCote d’Ivoire. Listen as he speaks on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid in Côte d'Ivoire.

Preview for Episode 5 with Dr. Kwame Akyeampong of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.

Preview for Episode 4 with Esther Care of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.

Preview for Episode 3 with Professor R. Govinda of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.

Preview for Episode 2 with Dr. Nathan Castillo of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.

Preview for Episode 1 with Sosthène Guei of the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid the Podcast.