Oketch, Moses;
(2024)
SDG 4 targets: Neglected questions on conditions and circumstances for education reforms in Africa.
International Journal of Educational Development
, 106
, Article 102999. 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.102999.
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Abstract
This article argues that the SDG 4 targets failed to sufficiently address the critical aspects concerning the conditions and circumstances required for the successful implementation of education reforms to achieve these targets in Africa. As a result, at the midpoint of 2030, it is evident that these targets are unlikely to be achieved. Today, a pressing issue in many African countries is the widespread problem of low learning levels, which affects the majority of children. Many children attend school but find themselves several grades behind in their understanding of the expected curriculum and this has exacerbated and perpetuated education inequality, which remains unaddressed by the SDG 4 targets and undermines their achievement.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | SDG 4 targets: Neglected questions on conditions and circumstances for education reforms in Africa |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.102999 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.102999 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | SDG 4 targets, Reform pathways, Africa, Learning crisis, Education inequality |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187169 |
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