02 Feb 2023
KIX EAP Podcast #21: Demystifying data for localised and meaningful educational results, with Amélie Gagnon
This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Amélie Gagnon, demographer and Senior Programme Specialist (Data and Evidence) at the IIEP-UNESCO. In the podcast, Amélie Gagnon talks about bringing stats into education, data-driven decision-making, advising governments, educational planning for natural hazards, online education and the open access... Read More
31 Jan 2023
Innovating Online Research for Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice during the Pandemic
In this NORRAG Highlights, Anna CohenMiller presents online research using photovoice on the challenges faced by “motherscholars”, while balancing their academic and personal lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. COVID-19: Same boat, different storms Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the sudden transition to online work and education affected caretakers disproportionately (Higginbotham & Dahlberg, 2021). The added... Read More
NORRAG contributes to Geneva Graduate Institute flagship publication "Geneva Policy Outlook"
NORRAG is pleased to invite you to the launch event of the Geneva Policy Outlook, a new digital publication produced by our host institution, the Geneva Graduate Institute, in partnership with the Swiss Confederation, the Republic and State of Geneva, the City of Geneva and the Fondation pour Genève. In an age of radical uncertainty,... Read More
25 Jan 2023
Job Board: 3 Program Officers for the IDRC
IDRC is home to people who share a passion for international development research. The organisation looks for employees who believe that knowledge and innovation can help solve the world’s most critical challenges. The IDRC is looking to expand the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange team with three Program Officers, within the Education and Science program area.... Read More
24 Jan 2023
Call for Expression of Interest: Education out Loud is seeking qualified and engaged Regional Learning Partners
Education out Loud is seeking qualified and engaged Regional Learning Partners to support learning and capacity development among civil society coalitions and organisations. Deadline for all applications: 27/02/2023. Oxfam IBIS invites applications from expert organisations, centres of excellence, institutions (NGOs, INGOs, Academic/Research Centres, Think Tanks, Consultancies etc.). Applicants should demonstrate their experience and knowledge from... Read More
20 Jan 2023
Professional Development Opportunity: second review of the quality of USAID-funded research and evaluation studies
USAID commissioned the second review of the quality of USAID-funded research and evaluation studies using an updated quality assessment framework. The review will be conducted remotely between January 23 and February 3, 2023. Although the reviewers will not be compensated, this is a great professional development opportunity. Meetings will be organized to answer reviewer questions... Read More
20 Jan 2023
Event Highlights: Book Launch Systems Thinking in International Education and Development: Unlocking Learning for All?
On 8 February 2023, NORRAG launched the book Systems Thinking in International Education and Development: Unlocking Learning for All?, edited by NORRAG Executive Director Moira V. Faul and Laura Savage, Associate Member of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge. The book is the fourth volume in the... Read More
19 Jan 2023
How Far are Arab Countries from Meeting SDG4 Education Targets?
In this NORRAG Blog, part of the series on Missing Education Data, Karma El Hassan, Professor of Educational Psychology Measurement and Evaluation at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, addresses priority gaps within the education data systems across the Arab States. Despite Arab States’ efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education (SDG4), their progress... Read More
18 Jan 2023
Event Highlights: Launch of the Chinese Edition of NORRAG Special Issue 06: “States of Emergency: Education in the Time of COVID-19”
The Chinese Edition of NSI 06, prepared by Jun Teng, Deputy Director, Professor of Institute of International and Comparative Education-IICE, Beijing Normal University and Editor of the Chinese language version of NSI, was launched online on 30 December 2022. It includes two articles written by authors located in China in addition to translations of 15... Read More
12 Jan 2023
Education and Skills for Women’s Integration Into the Labor Market: a Comparative Analysis of Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries
In this NORRAG Highlights, Carolina Alban Conto, Research and Development Manager of the IIEP-UNESCO Dakar, and Alessia Forti, Lead researcher, IIEP-UNESCO Dakar, present the key findings of a recently published paper which diagnoses the situation of women in terms of their integration into the labour market and identifies promising education and training practices to address... Read More