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SUMMARY:Citizens re-shaping education through evidence-based annual learni
 ng accountability initiatives in Pakistan and beyond - Monazza Aslam\, Uni
 versity of London\; Baela Jamil\, Founder ASER Pakistan\; Pauline Rose\, U
 niversity of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Bryony Horsley-Heather
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is the largest ci
 tizen led\; household based learning accountability initiative that aims t
 o fill a gap in learning outcomes and provide reliable estimates on the sc
 hooling status of children (aged 5-16 years) in rural and selected urban d
 istricts of Pakistan. Inspired by ASER India\, it is firmly embedded in a 
 major concern  that the right to education as encompassed in Article 25A o
 f the constitution for 5-16 year olds is driven by access and not necessar
 ily learning\, thus undermining a fundamental entitlement.  ASER is a soci
 al movement\; a South-South initiative in 8 countries of South Asia\, Afri
 ca and Mexico. \n\nBased on a tested methodology\, ASER collects data from
  households\, government and private schools on the status of schooling\, 
 and tests children on three basic competencies i.e. Language (Urdu / Sindh
 i / Pashtu)\, English and Mathematics. The results of the ASER survey are 
 presented at village\, district\, provincial and national level. The findi
 ngs are disseminated widely to targeted audiences\, including parliamentar
 ians\, teacher unions/associations\, public sector education cadres\, medi
 a and academic institutions to create a basis for policy shifts and servic
 e delivery arrangements to bring a change in the status of education and l
 earning in Pakistan. \n\nThe aim of this session is to highlight the role 
 ASER Pakistan plays each year in providing household and village/block bas
 ed evidence on children's learning and spurring multiple research across P
 akistan and beyond.  As ASER results provide evidence on key thematic issu
 es such as learning\, equity\, teaching quality\, school facilities\, the 
 roundtable will highlight:  \n* How ASER 2013 informs thematic discussions
  on issues such as learning and quality\, access and equity across public 
 and private provision\n* Availability of ASER raw data for  research acros
 s a range of themes \n* Contribution of the evidence to the ongoing global
  conversations on the post 2015 development agenda.\n
LOCATION:Room 1S3\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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