25 Feb 2021
Event Highlights – KIX EAP webinar on Teachers as Agents of Change: Supporting, Enabling, and Empowering
русский I العربية On 24 February 2021, NORRAG, together with the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, HertsCam Network, CairoCam Network, Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan, School for All Educational Foundation, Soros Foundation Kazakhstan and ProDidactica Education Centre Moldova, hosted the 6th Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) webinar on the... Read More
16 Feb 2021
NORRAG Executive Director on “Decolonising Education for Sustainable Futures”
NORRAG Executive Director, Moira V. Faul, recently participated in a webinar titled, “Decolonising Education for Sustainable Futures.” It was the first of three sessions (10, 17, and 24 Feb 2021) devoted to understanding how the future can benefit from current efforts to decolonise education. The seminar was hosted by Dr. Leon Tikly, the UNESCO Chair... Read More
16 Feb 2021
NORRAG Advisor publishes article in International Journal of Educational Development
Lara Patil, NORRAG Advisor, recently published an article in the International Journal of Educational Development titled, “Disaster philanthropy: Exploring the power and influence of for-profit philanthropy in education development during pandemic times.” Patil’s article describes the phenomenon of for-profit philanthropy during the COVID-19 pandemic. This “disaster philanthropy” creates a window of opportunity for elites to... Read More
10 Feb 2021
PISA for Development: Redefining Out-of-school Youth for Success
Abstract: This NORRAG Highlights was submitted by guest-author, Xiaomin Li, a doctoral candidate at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Education. Li finds that out-of-school youth are continually excluded from OECD activities. The non-inclusive definition of ‘youth’ used in the recent PISA-D Assessment leads Li to question the legitimacy of the data. She tells... Read More
04 Feb 2021
Call for Guest Editor(s): NORRAG Special Issue on "Education in Times of Climate Change"
NORRAG is seeking proposals to serve as Guest Editor(s) of a NORRAG Special issue on “Education in Times of Climate Change” to be published by December 2021. The Guest Editor(s) mobilize approximately 25 to 30 authors to contribute relevant and high-quality articles each of about 1500-2000 words; conduct quality control/editorial duties in cooperation with NORRAG;... Read More
04 Feb 2021
NORRAG Senior Research Associates Contribute to UNESCO's Teacher Policy Development Guide
русский I العربية UNESCO’s International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 recently published the Teacher Development Policy Guide. NORRAG Senior Research Associates, Patrick Montjouridès and Ji Liu, were among the members of the UNESCO Teacher Task Force who contributed to this report. The Guide supports the Teacher Task Force’s 2018-2021 Strategic Plan which aims to... Read More
02 Feb 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - NORRAG member to present in World Bank webinar, "Beyond business as usual for aid to education: Who pays for what?"
The World Bank Education Global Practices Group, in collaboration with the 1818 Society Education Alumni Group, is hosting the next webinar in their Brown Bag Lunch Series this Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 12:30-2pm Washington, D.C. Time (6:30-8pm in Geneva). The webinar, “Beyond business as usual for aid to education: Who pays for what?” spells... Read More
29 Jan 2021
Event Highlights - NORRAG Supports Launch of Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
On 25 January 2021, NORRAG and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies supported the launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies. The online event took place from 13:00-14:30 CET and welcomed over 450 attendees. Those not registered for the event were given the opportunity to view a livestream of the... Read More
28 Jan 2021
Call for Papers - Special Issue on Education in Pandemics in the Journal on Education in Emergencies
The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), a peer-reviewed journal established by the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), is seeking research articles and field note submissions for an upcoming Special Issue on Education in Pandemics and public health crises. The publication will respond to the COVID-19 crisis and the urgent need for evidence... Read More
21 Jan 2021
NSI 03 (Russian) Launched 15 December 2020
NORRAG Partner, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, launched the Russian version of NORRAG Special Issue 03 (NSI 03): “Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?” on 15 December 2020. The Russian translation of NSI 03 includes 12 articles from the original, with two additional, localized papers. It aims to analyze the impact... Read More