Expanding Access to Early Childhood Development : Using Interactive Audio Instruction

The returns to investments in early childhood development (ECD) are manifold and can include improved school readiness, reduced drop-out rates, higher labor force productivity and greater social cohesion. Despite these high returns, enrollment in early childhood education is just 18 percent across Africa, with disproportionately high enrollment from children in urban areas and from wealthier families. Interactive Audio Instruction (IAI) is a distance learning technology that can deliver low-cost, culturally appropriate education via radio or mobile audio technology. It is a highly effective tool to reach children who can be hard to reach through conventional programs, including the rural poor and children with disabilities. IAI can also be an effective form of service delivery in unstable and conflict-affected regions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank Group, Education Development Center
Format:	Economic & Sector Work biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015-02
Subjects:	ACTIVE LEARNING, ACTIVE LEARNING METHODS, ADULTS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AVERAGE CLASS SIZE, BROADCASTERS, BROADCASTING, BUSINESS LEADERS, CALL, CAREGIVERS, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE CENTERS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILDREN WITH ACCESS, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM SETTING, CLASSROOM TEACHER, CLASSROOM TEACHERS, CLASSROOMS, COLLABORATION, COLLEGES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNITY RADIO, COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, CONTENT CREATION, CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, COST PER STUDENT, CURRICULA, CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, DEMONSTRATION, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, DISTANCE EDUCATION, DISTANCE LEARNING, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING, EARLY EDUCATION, EARLY GRADES, EARLY LEARNING, EARLY LITERACY, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION AGENCIES, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION MATERIALS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION TARGETS, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL RADIO, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, EDUCATORS, EFFECTIVE EDUCATION, ENROLLMENT, EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLS, FIRST GRADE, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, FORMAL SCHOOLING, FORMATIVE EVALUATION, GENDER ISSUES, GIRLS, GROUP LEARNING, HEAD TEACHERS, HUMAN RESOURCES, INSTRUCTION, INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INTERACTIVE RADIO, INTERACTIVE RADIO INSTRUCTION, INTERVENTIONS, KINDERGARTEN, LABOR FORCE, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION, LANGUAGE POLICIES, LANGUAGE POLICY, LEARNERS, LEARNING, LEARNING CENTERS, LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, LEARNING GOALS, LEARNING INITIATIVES, LEARNING MATERIALS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEARNING PROCESS, LEARNING RESOURCES, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, LIFE SKILLS, LITERACY, LITERATURE, MANUALS, MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM, MEDIA, MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, MENTORS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MOTHER TONGUE, MULTIGRADE CLASSROOMS, NATIONAL CURRICULA, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NATIONAL LANGUAGE, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, NUMERACY, NUTRITION, OFFICIAL CURRICULUM, OPEN LEARNING, PARENT SUPPORT, PEDAGOGY, PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, PHONES, POSITIVE FEEDBACK, PRE -SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, PRESCHOOLERS, PRIMARY CLASSROOMS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT, PRIMARY GRADE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY STUDENT, PRIMARY TEACHERS, PRINTING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, QUALITY INSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF TEACHING, QUALITY STANDARDS, RADIO, RADIO BROADCASTS, RADIO STATION, READING, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, RESEARCH FINDINGS, RESEARCH METHODS, SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, SCHOOL ENTRY, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, SCHOOL NETWORKS, SCHOOL READINESS, SCHOOL TEACHERS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLS, SECOND LANGUAGE, SKILL LEVELS, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS, SOCIAL STUDIES, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT REPETITION, SUMMATIVE EVALUATION, SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, TEACHER, TEACHER GUIDES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHING, TEACHING OBJECTIVES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, TECHNICIANS, TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, TECHNOLOGY USERS, TEST ADMINISTRATION, TEXTBOOKS, TRADITIONAL APPROACH, TRAINING COSTS, TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, TRAINING MATERIALS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING TEACHERS, TUTORING, UNTRAINED TEACHERS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24044370/expanding-access-early-childhood-development-using-interactive-audio-instruction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21623
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