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• Machine generated contents note: Policies that promote learning: analytical framework for this report
• state of education in East Asia and Pacific
• Align institutions to ensure basic conditions for learning
• Concentrate effective, equity-minded public spending on basic education
• Select and support teachers throughout their careers to allow them to focus on the classroom
• Ensure that children are ready to learn in school
• Assess students to diagnose issues and inform instruction
• Charting the course ahead
• Notes
• References
• 1. High-Quality Schooling and Economic Growth in East Asia and Pacific
• region generated unprecedented and transformative economic growth
• How has sustained high growth changed the region?
• sound macroeconomic environment allowed human capital to drive growth
• Successful economies systematically decreased the distance to the technological frontier
• Successful economies prepared early for the next phase in becoming a knowledge economy
• Human capital protects people from falling back into poverty
• region's legacy of equitable growth is under threat
• More remains to be done if countries are to avoid the "middle-income trap"
• Conclusions

• Note
• References
• 2. State of Education in East Asia and Pacific
• East Asia and Pacific js home to a quarter of the world's school-age children, most of whom are enrolled in school
• Education systems fall into four groups
• Parts of the region are facing a learning crisis
• region has more than its share of top performers
• equity of learning outcomes is greater in East Asia than in the OECD
• Educational systems in the region's low- and middle-income countries serve learners from the bottom 40 percent
• emerging literature on the roots of high performance highlights elements that promote learning
• Conclusions
• Notes
• References
• Spotlight 1 Education in the Pacific Island Countries: Achievements and Challenges
• Role of the church
• Attainment
• Achievement
• Results from Early Grade Reading Assessments
• Public expenditure on education
• References
• 3. Institutional Alignment for Policy Implementation
• Institutional alignment is critical to ensure that students learn
• Systemic reform of education for improved learning
• Aligning political support for investment in education with jobs and social mobility
• Sound administrative systems start by ensuring that basic conditions for learning are in place
• Providing clear guidance to teachers through national curricula and textbooks
• Sequenced reforms allowed more complex and ambitious learning goals to be achieved
• Institutional alignment and sequenced reforms helped high-performing economies to reach critical milestones in expanding access and improving quality
• Note
• References
• Spotlight 2 What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Top Performing Systems' Experience with Technical and Vocational Education and Training?
• TVET was central to national education policy and national economic development strategy
• TVET 2.0
• References
• 4. Spending Public Resources on Education Effectively
• Trends in public spending on education
• Prioritizing public spending on basic education
• High-performing systems manage teachers and school infrastructure efficiently
• Enhancing the equitable distribution of resources
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Notes
• References
• Spotlight 3 How Have Governments Used Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Education Outcomes?
• Does private enrollment increase access?
• Does private provision of education improve learning outcomes?
• Do public-private partnerships in education reduce inequity?
• What can governments do to promote public-private partnerships that lead to positive outcomes?
• Notes
• References
• 5. Developing Skilled Teachers and Supporting Effective Teaching
• Coherent systems of teacher recruitment, development, and support
• Strong supporting elements are aligned in ways that make the teacher's job easier
• What happens in the classroom? Insights into effective teaching
• Challenges in teacher reform
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Notes
• References
• 6. Getting Children Ready to Learn
• Top Performing Systems invested in readiness to learn for lasting returns
• As low-income countries in the region strive to emulate the success of Top Performing Systems, they need to consider the status quo
• Low-income countries in the region lack certain key packages of services
• costs of inaction are high, and countries can afford to act
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Notes
• References
• 7. Using Student Assessments to Improve Instruction and Learning
• Multilevel measuring and monitoring of learning outcomes are critical
• Top Performing Systems in East Asia have linked assessments with teaching
• Keeping pace with shifting labor market priorities and evolving beyond cognitive skills
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Notes
• References
• 8. Charting the Course Ahead
• What has worked?
• Aligning policies in five core areas is key to success
• Increasing the role of the private sector
• Keeping up with rapid changes in technology and labor markets
• way forward
• map of countries' current systems
• References
• Appendix Education Systems in East Asia and Pacific at a Glance
• Cambodia
• China
• Hong Kong SAR, China
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Macao SAR, China
• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Taiwan, China
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Vietnam
• References.

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Author/Creator:

World Bank Group , issuing body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Growing smarter: learning and growth in East Asia and Pacific [by World Bank Group]

Related Series:

World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report

Subjects:

Educational planning — East Asia

Educational planning — Pacific Area

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

LA1143.7 .W67 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781464812699 (electronic bk.)
1464812691 (electronic bk.)
9781464812613 [Invalid]
1464812616 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1053429622

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5381415 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15346915