Lizzie O. Milligan is a Lecturer in International Education at the University of Bath, UK. Her research focuses on issues of social justice, rights and educational quality in low income countries. She particularly explores the disjuncture between policy and practice and the impact this has on inequalities in learning experiences and outcomes. Recent work has considered this in relation to language of instruction, educational resources and gender.

Leon Tikly is Professor in Education at the School of Education, University of Bristol, UK. His areas of expertise are in the quality of education in low income countries, including a focus on medium of instruction and in the achievement of Black and Minority Ethnic learners in the UK and in Europe.