Reimagining pedagogy

This chapter is part of a book that examines the skills development agenda for youth by exploring two key questions for sustainable livelihoods: What are the skills needed for employability in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia? And, what skills are currently possessed by students and secondary school leavers? Over the course of 2011-2013, Results for Development Institute (R4D) worked with partners in Africa and Asia to understand the demand and supply side of the employability issue. Twelve focus countries were selected in each region for the research, covering Francophone Africa, East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

This chapter will discuss two initiatives that are focused on improving youth outcomes by bettering the quality of teaching and learning in government-run secondary schools. The featured case studies, the Mindset Teach program in South Africa and the Skishana Foundation in India, highlight the importance of supporting the development of high-quality instruction, learning standards, content, and professional development and the role these key educational components play in nurturing the academic and the non-cognitive mindsets, habits, and skills youth need to be well-prepared citizens in both a local and global context. They also emphasize the positive impact partnerships (both government and non-government organisations (NGOs)) and a cross-sectoral approach have on systemic improvements to education.

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