10 Oct 2023
Event Highlights: Practicing Educations | Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University, USA) | 01.12.2023
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1988) asked “Can the subaltern speak?”. In Geneva (December, 2023) she clarified again her answer to that question: “Subalterns speak, scream – by their actions! Alas, without responses, neither in representations nor in dominant discourse. So how to hear them? By listening to them.” NORRAG’s initiative #TheSouthAlsoKnows which aims to amplify under-represented expert knowledge from the South to... Read More
10 Oct 2023
Empowering Girls: Addressing School Dropout Through Data Systems, Policies, and Early Prevention Tools in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this blogpost on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, Fabricia Devignes and Tuamanaia Foimapafisi discuss the potential of innovative approaches to advance gender equality and enhance educational outcomes for vulnerable learners, specifically girls. Despite notable advancements in education access, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to face persistent challenges with school dropout. Not only... Read More
05 Oct 2023
RECI Education Forum 2023 "Mind the Gap"
Français RECI Education Forum 2023 “Mind the Gap” An alternative approach to addressing challenges and building pathways to bridge educational gaps worldwide November 21 | Centre Paul Klee (& plenary sessions online) | English & French Join the RECI Education Forum 2023 on the theme “Mind the Gap” ! This event aims to bring together a wide... Read More
05 Oct 2023
Unpacking the Concept of ‘Teacher Voice’ and Why it Matters in Refugee Settings
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Stephanie Bengtsson argues for an asset-based approach to the inclusion of refugee teacher voices in policymaking and practice. Until recently, in refugee settings, teachers have typically been treated as passive system inputs, with an emphasis on deploying them where there are shortages and improving them through training,... Read More
03 Oct 2023
World Climate Research Programme - My Climate Risk Events: 5 and 6 October 2023
Can We Do Better? Climate Science and Colonialism “Adaptation Futures 2023” 1. “Can We Do Better? Climate Science and Colonialism” This two-day webinar series is part of the MCR Education Working Group’s exploration of Colonialism and Climate. We are honored to host esteemed speakers who will delve into the complex relationship between climate science and colonialism.... Read More
02 Oct 2023
Event Highlights : Foundational Learning: Debates and Practices at Educate A Child Lecture Series
On September 17, 2023, the “Educate a Child” lecture series was inaugurated with a session focused on foundational learning in the 21st century, redefining education in the age of a climate crisis, and how we can provide quality education in inclusive ways. This event organised by Mission 4.7, the Education Above All Foundation and the... Read More
28 Sep 2023
NORRAG Job Board: Research Fellow in Reparative Studies of Education, University of Oxford
Research Fellow in Reparative Studies of Education Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6PY. APPLY HERE This is an exciting opportunity for two postdoctoral researchers to join a collaborative research project which examines reparations and reparative justice in school education. The project is funded by the UKRI Frontier Research grant, Reparative Futures of... Read More
28 Sep 2023
Building a More Peaceful Future Through Education
This blog was originally published by the Global Partnership for Education. A new study by the Institute for Economics and Peace and GPE shows how inclusive and quality education can contribute to build peaceful societies, and why it’s urgent to invest in education. Education has long been regarded as the cornerstone of development. However, in the... Read More
28 Sep 2023
Event Highlights : Decolonising Education and Development: Curricula, Data and Purpose
On Thursday 14 September 2023, the hybrid panel discussion on “Decolonising education and development: curricula, data and purpose” took place. This was part of the 2023 UKFIET Conference Education for Social & Environmental Justice: Diversity , Sustainability , Responsibility. This panel brought together six papers with the aim of contributing to the current debate on... Read More