This policy brief presents key findings from data on education of children with disabilities in Pakistan with respect to both access and learning. It draws on data from on-going research as part of the ESRC-DFID funded Teaching Effectively All Children (TEACh) project, along with data from ASER Pakistan. The aims of this policy brief are to: Outline current approaches to identifying children with disabilities in surveys in Pakistan, with the aim of understanding their schooling experiences; Present emerging findings on education and disability in Pakistan; Highlight lessons from these data to inform approaches to identification of children with disabilities; Identify strategies to improve education provision for children with disabilities in Pakistan’s primary schools.
Identifying disability in household surveys: evidence on education access and learning for children with disabilities in Pakistan
Year of publication
2018
Pages
13 p.
Series
Research and Policy Paper
Language
English
Region/Country
Level of education