14 Aug 2014
The Challenges of Implementing Assessment to Improve Learning – the Latest Report from the Learning Metrics Task Force By Rukmini Banerji
By Rukmini Banerji, Pratham and Learning Metrics Task Force. As is common on hot summer afternoons in villages in India, a man... Read More
04 Aug 2014
Rebalancing Progress in Education: How to Deliver on Improvements in Access and Quality? By Leni Wild, ODI
By Leni Wild, ODI. Rather than a sole focus on financing education and the debate over how much money is needed, Leni Wild suggests... Read More
31 Jul 2014
From Government to Governance: Reflections on Global Education Governance and the Global South by Barbara Trudell
By Barbara Trudell, SIL Africa. Government is a funny thing. Sometimes it stands as the defender and protector of the vulnerable, and... Read More
28 Jul 2014
Breaking Down the Silos: Learning Knowledge and Skills for Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods By Anna Robinson-Pant
By Anna Robinson-Pant, University of East Anglia. As a researcher in literacy, gender and development, I was excited to have the opportunity... Read More
23 Jul 2014
10 Policy Disjunctures Undermining Education’s Potential to Contribute to Peacebuilding in Conflict Affected Contexts By Mario Novelli
By Mario Novelli, University of Sussex. In 2013, I led a small research team[1] in a DFID-funded rigorous literature review on research... Read More
21 Jul 2014
Demand and Supply of Skills in Ghana: How Can Training Programs Improve Employment? By Peter Darvas
By Peter Darvas, World Bank, and Robert Palmer, Independent Education and Skills Consultant. Ghana’s impressive gains in economic growth and in poverty... Read More
11 Jul 2014
Metrics on Policies and Learning Outcomes for Post-2015: Some Words of Caution By Alexandra Draxler
By Alexandra Draxler, Independent Consultant. The UN Post-2015 High Level Panel’s call for a “data revolution” and for a new global partnership... Read More
08 Jul 2014
DeMOOCratizing Higher Education? Massive Open Online Courses for Developing Countries By Clara Franco, Dilnoza Nigmonova and Wipada Panichpathom
By Clara Franco, Dilnoza Nigmonova, Wipada Panichpathom, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. In the last few years, Massive Open... Read More
27 Jun 2014
What about Good Global Governance and Education? by NORRAG
By NORRAG. What is the link between education and good governance? This was an issue addressed by the recent Education for All... Read More
20 Jun 2014
Expanding PISA: The OECD and Global Governance in Education by Sam Sellar and Bob Lingard By Sam Sellar and Bob Lingard
By Sam Sellar and Bob Lingard, School of Education, The University of Queensland. The education work of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation... Read More