Multigrade Education in China
The Eighth Annual Conference of the Multigrade Instruction Committee of the China Education Society, in conjunction with the Western China Forum on Multigrade Instruction was held at the University of Lanzhou,Gansu Province, PRC, August 10-11 2009. A number of papers were presented by researchers, policy makers and multigrade principals and teachers. A selection of key note papers and presentations is available:
Ma Jun
Angela W Little
Vijay Kumar
Multigrade Education in India
There are several examples of good multigrade practice in India. One of the longest running multigraded programmes is based at the Rishi Valley Education Centre, Chittor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Another is the large scale Activity Based Learning programme in the state of Tamil Nadu. The film, The Silent Revolution, is a documentary film that describes the programme.
The Silent Revolution - PART I
The Silent Revolution - PART II
A written description of the programme, by Dr Ananda Lakshmy, is also available. A discussion of multigrade schools in India is also available in two monographs produced through the CREATE consortium:
CREATE Pathways to Access,
Research Monograph No 17 by Nicole Blum and Rashmi Diwan
CREATE Pathways to Access,
Research Monograph No 26 by Angela W. Little