25 Feb 2020
22 - 26 March 2020, Miami, Florida – NORRAG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education Beyond the Human: Toward Sympoiesis
Dear NORRAG Members: As you may know, the CIES Board has, in consideration of the safety and health of the CIES community, cancelled the on-site conference in Miami. We fully support the decision of the CIES Board. The following compilation of panels provides nevertheless a useful overview of the work of colleagues that would have... Read More
25 Feb 2020
5-8 May 2020, São Paulo, Brazil: Philanthropy in Education – Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Countries (postponed)
Due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, this event is postponed. More information will follow shortly. NORRAG and the Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education (BCRE) are engaged in an international effort to facilitate dialogue, research, and stakeholder collaboration for understanding how private actors, especially philanthropy, engage in education and interact with the Right to... Read More
24 Feb 2020
24 March 2020: FreshEd Live Event
Where Progress Lies: The Failures and Futures of Education NORRAG is pleased to announce that it will co-organise a FreshEd Live event at the Comparative International and Education Society (CIES) 2020 on Tuesday March 24 2020 in Miami. The event will take place between 3:30 – 5:00pm on Terrace (Level 0), Hibiscus B. During this... Read More
24 Feb 2020
Call for Proposals - International Field Research Grants in the UAE
The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research is currently accepting submissions for its Doctoral Research Grants, Faculty Research Grants, and Seed Grant opportunities. Apply for a grant before 1 April 2020. Ideal Applicants: The Al Qasimi Foundation grants are ideal for individuals with existing research interests in the GCC and Middle East region related to education,... Read More
18 Feb 2020
How (Un)representative Are China's Stellar PISA Results?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Rob J. Gruijters, is University Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. In this post, the author argues that China’s PISA results are unrepresentative because they only take into consideration Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the four wealthiest states of the country. He suggests that enabling China... Read More
31 Jan 2020
Lifelong learning in SDG4: A transformative vision or just another passing fad?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Maren Elfert, Lecturer in the School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London. In this post, the author looks at the often-misunderstood concept of lifelong learning (LLL) in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. Will the SDG promise of a transformative vision concerning LLL be translated into... Read More
27 Jan 2020
Call for contributions for the 2020 HRC report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education - Cultural dimension of the right to education
The next thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms. Koumbou Boly Barry, to be presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2020, will be devoted to the issue of the cultural dimension of the right to education. It will address how education systems can provide inclusive and quality education... Read More
21 Jan 2020
Innovative Financing Case Studies and Debates in the New PPP Aid Architecture
Given the general decline in global aid to education and the need for an additional USD 1.8 trillion per year (as estimated by the Education Commission) in low and middle-income countries to achieve SDG4, there is a growing interest in turning to innovative financing mechanisms for the sector. Over the last decade, several proposals have... Read More
20 Jan 2020
Event Report - NORRAG at the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum on “The Futures of Teaching”
As a member of the UNESCO Teacher Task Force and a key partner, Professor Ji Liu, NORRAG Senior Research Associate, joined delegates at the Annual meeting and the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (TTF), jointly organised by the TTF Secretariat, the UAE Ministry of Education and... Read More