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However, Children from South Africa, Zimbabwe, in mental maths, language proficiency, creative
Kenya, Botswana and Ghana perform extremely well. thinking, articulation skills etc. mainly due to stagnant
She suggested that Kerala should compare the student educational policies and programmes.
performances with countries like Singapore, Japan
and Korea. The capacity gaps at various levels and The efforts to build a proficient teacher community
for different stakeholders can be filled through delivery was also not highly fruitful. Changing the
services based on the science generated from the book environment, providing opportunities and training can
“Facing Forward”. bring progress to even very slow performing areas.
Malappuram district of Kerala stands as an example
Dr. Jancy James said that severe quality degradation for this. The book “Facing Forward” highlights such
is evident in professional education of Kerala State. structural issues in educational system.
Students are not able to apply and practice their learning.
The language and presentation skills
of students are going low. BTech
holders fail to perform as engineers
in workplaces. A new educational
culture needs to be brought in to make
changes in the current scenario. Adults
may feel more responsible if they gain
work experience after higher secondary
education. They can join for higher
education when they seriously feel the
requirement for it. She suggested that
the book “Facing Forward” can give
such directions to the readers. The
book is instrumental for policy makers
to bring changes in the micro and
macro levels. The book presents a series of operations
that are needed for countries to address their challenges “Facing Forward: Schooling for Learning in Africa”
of improving learning along with ensuring access, lays out a range of policies and implementation
retention and completion of education. actions that are needed for countries in the region
to meet the challenge of improving learning while
Dr. Jameela Begum stated that modernization and expanding access and completion of basic education
technology adaptation to ease learning is comparatively for all.
low in Kerala. The sector also failed in enriching the
creativity of the learners. Little improvement is recorded

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