08 Nov 2021
UNESCO publishes Futures of Education report
UNESCO launched its landmark Futures of Education Report titled: Reimagining ur futures together. A new social contract for education on 10 November 2021. The Futures of Education initiative launched at the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2019 aims to reimagine how knowledge and learning can shape the future of humanity and the planet.... Read More
04 Nov 2021
NORRAG Member Keith Lewin contributes post on sustainable educational development: can the dots be joined up by COP 26?
NORRAG Member Keith Lewin and Emeritus Professor of International Education and Development at the University of Sussex, recently wrote a blog post on the Ukfiet Blog in connection with COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference taking place on 31 October – 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. In the Blog post, Professor Lewin argues that... Read More
04 Nov 2021
Job Board: Research Assistant/Associate (Part Time, Fixed Term)
The Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge is recruiting a Research Associate to work with Dr. Nidhi Singal on a study focused on Disability and Gender in Southern contexts as part of a series of studies being undertaken by the Independent Evaluation Team... Read More
03 Nov 2021
KIX EAP Podcast #8: Dr Kilala Devette-Chee Papua New Guinea National Research Institute
русский I العربية This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features KIX EAP National Steering Committee member, Dr Kilala Devette-Chee, Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader of the Universal Basic Education Research Program at the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute. Dr Devette-Chee is from the country with... Read More
01 Nov 2021
Foundational Learning
29 Oct 2021
The future of equity policy in education and health: will intersectoral action be the solution?
This NORRAG Highlights is cross-posted by Paul Cairney: Politics and Public Policy Blog and NORRAG. This post summarises key points from two qualitative systematic reviews of peer-reviewed research on health equity policy (Cairney, St Denny, Mitchell) and education equity policy (Cairney, Kippin) for the European Research Council funded IMAJINE project. Our focus on comparing strategies... Read More
27 Oct 2021
UNICEF’s Innocenti Report on Teacher Absenteeism in Africa: The Wrong Approach at the Worst time
In this NORRAG Highlights originally posted by NORRAG and cross-posted on Education International in English, French and Spanish, Dennis Sinyolo, Director of the African regional office of Education International, the global union federation representing over 32 million teachers and education workers around the world, discusses teacher absenteeism in Africa. He claims that this in reality is an “education... Read More
25 Oct 2021
27 October: Mapathon Madagascar with the Planning Department of the Ministry of Education in Madagascar , UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), and Unite Maps
On 27 October 2021, the Planning Department of the Ministry of Education in Madagascar, in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) and Unite Maps, is seeking to map the full road network (including trails and walking paths) in the Vakinankaratra region to make sure that the journey to school can be... Read More