23 Oct 2019
Launch of the Gulf Education and Social Policy Review
The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research is launching a new academic journal, the Gulf Education and Social Policy Review. It is a double-blind peer reviewed, open access, international, and bilingual journal. The journal is committed to providing education and social policy research and insights on the Gulf region to a... Read More
22 Oct 2019
20-21 February 2020: Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on Youth Transitions
NORRAG is pleased to invite interested members to participate in the Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on Youth Transitions, co-organized by the Centre for Finance and Development of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the Decent Jobs For Youth initiative and the International Labour Organization. The conference will take place on the 20-21 February 2020 in Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison... Read More
09 Oct 2019
Abidjan Principles at the 2019 Paris Peace Forum
From 11-13 November 2019, the Abidjan Principles stall at the Paris Peace Forum informs about the development of, and opportunities to use the Abidjan Principles to ensure the right to education. At the Paris Peace Forum, stakeholders within the field of education and beyond come together to talk about pressing challenges in society. The Abidjan... Read More
03 Oct 2019
NSI 03: Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?
Leer este artículo en español The third edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI), released on 3 October 2019, is entitled “Global Monitoring of National Educational Development: Coercive or Constructive?”. NSI 03 aims to analyze the impact of global monitoring reports on education and educational policy around the world. The English translation was released in March 2020. For... Read More
01 Oct 2019
Event highlights: “Disruption” and the Implications for Education Philanthropy
As part of the Philanthropy in Education (PiE) series of symposia, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and NORRAG in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), organized two related events... Read More
29 Sep 2019
Call for Contributions - NORRAG Special Issue 04 New philanthropy, disruption, and other debatable trends
NORRAG, an associate program of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, invites specialists and stakeholders interested or involved in philanthropy in education to contribute an article between 3 to 4 pages (about 1500 words) to NSI 04 – New philanthropy, disruption and other debatable trends. Articles can be submitted in English, French... Read More
28 Sep 2019
Next steps in strengthening education in emergencies data
This NORRAG Highlights by Sébastien Hine an education and international development consultant, Anne Smiley, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at FHI 360, Patrick Montjouridès, Senior Research Associate at NORRAG and Sonja Anderson, Evidence for Education in Emergencies (E-Cubed) Coordinator at INEE, is cross-posted by NORRAG, INEE and FHI 360 on occasion of the International... Read More
27 Sep 2019
NSI 03: Monitoreo global del desarrollo educativo nacional: ¿coercitivo o constructivo?
Read this article in English La tercera edición de NORRAG Número Especial (NSI, por sus siglas en inglés), que se lanzará el 3 de octubre de 2019 (16pm hora del Centro de Europa). Este volumen lleva por título “Monitoreo global del desarrollo educativo nacional: ¿coercitivo o constructivo?“. NSI 03 tiene como objetivo analizar el impacto... Read More
26 Sep 2019
Structuring Democratic Voice to Improve Accountability in Education
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by William C. Smith, University of Edinburgh, and Aaron Benavot, University at Albany-SUNY. In this post, the last of a three-part series, the authors discuss the importance of providing structured space for democratic deliberation in the policy making and evaluation process. In contrast to test-based accountability and other forms of... Read More
24 Sep 2019
UN General Assembly Week: Education Side-Events
As the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) kicked-off in New York on Monday September 23, the need to meet SDG 4 on education is a focus at many side-events during the UNGA week. On the first day, Monday, September 23, two interesting new reports were launched and discussed in front of a large audience in... Read More