Reforming Education and Challenging Inequalities in Southern Contexts

"This volume is a both a provocative tribute to Professor Chris Colclough, and a welcome contribution to the study of education and social inequality. With chapters by some of the world’s leading social scientists, the book draws on Christopher Colclough’s intellectual legacy and a wide range of theories and cutting-edge empirical work, to highlight the cross-sectoral roots of disadvantage and marginalization in education. The book not only advances our understanding of social inequality in education – but considers policies most likely to lead to a more equitable future."

Karen Mundy, Professor of International and Comparative Education Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, Canada.

"This beautifully written and well edited book is a fitting acknowledgement of Chris Colclough’s immense contribution to the global agenda and action on education for all. It brings together masterful analytical and practical insights into how social and economic inequalities impact on outcomes of schooling, and how education reforms should respond to achieve more equitable outcomes. An important read for anyone who seeks to understand and address educational inequalities in global south contexts".

Kwame Akyeampong, Professor of International Education and Development, The Open University, UK.

"This is an exemplary collection of scholarly papers exploring the issue of inequality in schooling in the global south. Focusing especially on experiences from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, they bring new insights into our understanding of the various dimensions of the problem and warn how persistence of unequal access to quality education could negate the benefits accruing from quantitative expansion of schooling in the post-Jomtien decades. The book is a befitting tribute to Chris Colclough who devoted his entire professional life to the study of this subject. "

Rangachar Govinda, Emeritus Professor and former Vice Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning, New Delhi, India.

"The right to education is the foundation stone for more equitable and inclusive societies. Nobody championed that right more powerfully or more effectively than Christopher Colclough. This book is a fitting tribute to his life and work, and a reminder that ‘education for all’ is an unfinished business"

Kevin Watkins, CEO, Save the Children UK