Key Points
The case of Funda Wande, an education-focused NGO committed to overcoming the learning crisis in South Africa, is an illustration of how the principles that underlie PDIA can help practitioners and policy implementers in the education sector create change and improve learning outcomes. Developing deep and regular engagements with multiple agents across the education sector, including government at the district, province, and national level, can ensure that reforms are viable, legitimate, and relevant. Building collaborative, inclusive teams that have local contextual knowledge, and bring different perspectives, allows for a robust understanding of the problem, and improves the design of interventions. Flexible and iterative learning approaches facilitate the search for context appropriate solutions to improving learning outcomes.
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