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
20 Jan 2020
Education Out Loud: Open Call for Concept Notes Component 3
Education Out Loud is currently having an Open Call for Concept Notes OC 3. This call aims to support transnational civil society alliances to carry out innovative multi-country advocacy to influence transnational and national policy frameworks. The Application Deadline is January 31, 2020. Please find below the applicant guidelines in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.... Read More
15 Jan 2020
Three Questions to a NORRAG Member: Dr. Will Brehm
NORRAG is pleased to announce that it will work more closely in 2020 with FreshEd, a weekly podcast that makes complex ideas in educational research easily understood. It will co-organise three FreshEd Live events, the first of which will be with Arjun Appadurai, a prominent professor at New York University and Hertie School, Berlin. Supported... Read More
14 Jan 2020
16 – 17 January 2020: Dialogue Workshop on SDGs, Bangalore, India
Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate at NORRAG, moderated a debate titled ‘Innovative Finance: Engaging the private sector in sustainable development financing to address the SDG education challenge?’ at Swissnex India’s dialogue workshop on SDGs. The workshop took place on 16 – 17 January 2020 in Bangalore, India. Ajay Singh, a NORRAG Member and professor... Read More
17 Dec 2019
Building New Bonds for Social Impact in Education
This post is part of the NORRAG Debates stream on Philanthropy in Education which contributes to the ongoing dialogue to help unpack the questions, issues, and arguments concerning philanthropy in the education sector. In this post, Beth Yu, Executive Secretary-General of Jack Ma Foundation, discusses the role of social impact bonds in education that are... Read More