31 Aug 2017
UKFIET 14th International Conference on Education and Development
NORRAG attended the UKFIET conference on 5-7 September 2017 in Oxford, United Kingdom. This year’s Education and Development Forum’s international conference addressed the theme Learning and Teaching for Sustainable Development: Curriculum, Cognition and Context: “What is taught and learnt are at the heart of education’s contribution to sustainable development. It is through the construction of curricula... Read More
24 Aug 2017
14-15 septembre à l'Université de Genève - Colloque international "Genève, une plateforme de l’internationalisme éducatif au 20ème siècle"
L’Équipe de recherche en histoire sociale de l’éducation (ERHISE) rattachée à la Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Éducation de l’Université de Genève, et les Archives Institut J.-J. Rousseau (AIJJR) organisent un colloque international sur le thème «Genève, plateforme de l’internationalisme éducatif au 20e siècle». Ce colloque aura lieu les 14 et 15 septembre... Read More
17 Aug 2017
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
NORRAG presented at The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) on 22-25 August 2017 in Copenhagen, which focused on the theme of “Reforming Education and the Imperative of Constant Change”. The ECER 2017 invited scholars to reflect on the role of educational research in reforming education and the imperative of constant change. The prevalence of the... Read More
17 Aug 2017
EADI 2017 Globalisation at Crossroads Rethinking Inequalities and Boundaries
NORRAG participated in the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) conference on 20-23 August 2017 in Bergen. The conference was a joint partnership between EADI, NFU (Norwegian Association of Development Research), the University of Bergen (UiB) and the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI). The conference was kindly sponsored by the Research Council of... Read More
07 Aug 2017
“Learning, if you use it, increases”: a database of African education research to inform policy and practice by Rafael Mitchell and Pauline Rose
Rafael Mitchell is a Research Associate at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Pauline Rose is Director at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. This blog takes its title from the Swahili proverb “Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.” This reflects our belief that the capacity... Read More
04 Aug 2017
"(Mis-)Educating the Ghettoes of our world” – is there a Collective Neglect of the Role of Education for Youth in Violent Cities Around the World?" on URBANET
By Mieke Lopes Cardozo, Jovana Carapic and Joost Monks The world’s population is becoming younger, and the majority of people under the age of 25 are living in the rapidly growing cities of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Reports claim that a disproportionate proportion of youth live in impoverished, unplanned, and often highly violent urban settlements... Read More
29 Jul 2017
Education International - Report "Partnership Schools for Liberia: a critical review"
We are pleased to share the Report “Partnership Schools for Liberia: a critical review”, by Tyler Hook, PhD student in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The report was commissioned by Education International with the support of Action Aid. >> Download the Report The announcement by the Government of Liberia to outsource its... Read More
18 Jul 2017
Towards a Learning Generation in Africa: From the Nairobi Workshop, a Newfound Value for 'Ruthless Prioritization' by Veronica Dzeagu
Veronica Dzeagu, Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition From 8-12 May 2017, the Education Commission hosted the Learning Generation Lab Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. It was my privilege to attend this gathering, which brought together 12 African countries, at the invitation of Ghana’s Ministry of Education. Our network, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), has... Read More
12 Jul 2017
NORRAG News 54 is now available in Arabic
Together with the support of the Al Qasimi Foundation NORRAG is pleased to share the Arabic version of NORRAG News 54 “Education, Training and Agenda 2030: What Progress One Year On?”. Articles are selected for Arabic translation based on their relevance and potential interest to policymakers in the MENA region. Articles available in Arabic from... Read More
10 Jul 2017
"Towards a renewed vision of Development Studies" published in the Graduate Institute’s International Development Policy
NORRAG is pleased to share “Towards a renewed vision of Development Studies” published in the Graduate Institute’s International Development Policy (Revue international de politique de développement) with the contribution of Joost Monks, Norrag’s Executive Director and Aude Mellet, Communication Manager. The paper is intended as a contribution to the ongoing debate on the future of... Read More