Marginalization Policies in Implementation Science, Management, and Practice

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Marginalization Policies in Implementation Science, Management, and Practice

This theme focuses on what it takes for equity goals to survive contact with reality — across policy design, implementation, management, and everyday practice. LEI examines how systems make decisions, allocate resources, measure progress, and adapt programs so that marginalized learners are not systematically left behind.

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Global Taskforce on Learning (GLTF)

Global coordination · Learning metrics · Policy agenda

LEI’s work with the Global Taskforce on Learning (GLTF) focuses on strengthening how learning is defined, measured, and prioritized across global education efforts. The work connects learning goals to practical measurement, coordination, and accountability — so that implementation decisions can be guided by meaningful indicators (including equity-sensitive ones).

Learning metrics Global coordination Accountability Equity indicators
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Role:
Connect learning goals to measurement and implementation
Focus:
Indicators, coordination, policy uptake
Why equity:
Global metrics can hide distributional gaps if equity is not explicit
Status:
Ongoing / multi-year

Global Learning Equity and Education: Looking Ahead (COVID-19)

System shock · Recovery · Policy and implementation lessons

This work examines how COVID-19 amplified learning inequities and disrupted implementation at scale — from school closures to uneven access to remote learning. It highlights how recovery strategies must address both learning loss and deeper structural inequities, and it frames practical considerations for policy adaptation, management, and implementation under constrained conditions.

Learning loss Systems adaptation Equity recovery Crisis response
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Focus:
How implementation breaks under shock, and how to rebuild equitably
Lens:
Marginalized learners and uneven access to supports
Use:
Recovery planning, resource targeting, policy redesign
Status:
Completed (ongoing relevance)
Related outputs
Measurement of Learning

Chapter in Learning as Development (2nd ed.). Examines how learning is defined and measured across contexts, including validity, comparability, and equity implications.

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Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries

Edited volume (Wagner; Castillo; Grant Lewis). Open access via Open Book Publishers. Highlights include:

  • Introduction — Daniel A. Wagner
  • Chapter 1 — Diversity and Equity in Education: Policy, Practice, and Options for Reaching Children at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Lauren Pisani & Amy Jo Dowd)
  • Chapter 8 — Mexico: Education and Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Sylvia Schmelkes del Valle; Héctor Robles Vásquez; Annette Santos del Real)
  • Chapter 14 — Kenya: Education, Learning, and Policy-Framing for Children at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Sara Ruto; Ann Gachoya; Virginia Ngindiru)
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