Chapter 1 School Improvement in Rural Settings: A Review of International Research and Practice -- Chapter 2 China: A System-Wide Approach to Rural School Improvement: Teachers, Technologies and Leadership -- Chapter 3 Myanmar: Aligning and Linking Policies, Plans and Institutional Arrangements for Effective Rural Teacher Development -- Chapter 4 Kenya: Joint School-Community Approach for Education of the Marginalized Children -- Chapter 5 Uganda: Improving the Quality of Rural Education Through Standard-based Teacher Development and Management Reforms -- Chapter 6 Summary and Policy Recommendations.

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This open access book examines the rural school improvement programs implemented in four developing countries, including China, Myanmar, Uganda, and Kenya. It analyzes research questions such as problems faced by rural schools in these countries, approaches or models adopted to improve these rural schools, specific interventions to address the problems and their effectiveness, and lessons learnt from these programs. It serves as a useful reference for researchers and policy makers interested in the field of rural education improvement.

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