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In this article the area of learning achievement in the primary cycle is examined, where the discussion is expansive and research findings are presented in greater detail than was the case in an earlier article in this Handbook (see Achieving Education for All in the Asia-Pacific Region). This emphasis upon learning achievement is presented on the grounds that by far the most concerning outcome of education for all and EFA 2000 Assessment in the Asia-Pacific region was the emerging evidence that in South Asia (UNESCO, 2000), with the exception of The Maldives, the often impressive gains in primary access and participation rates were accompanied by alarmingly low levels of learning achievement.
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Maclean, R., Vine, K. (2003). A Case Study of Learning Achievement in South Asia. In: Keeves, J.P., et al. International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3368-7_11
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