04 Oct 2021
12 Octobre 2021: Lancement de la Publication "Droits des femmes et droits des enfants ; Vers une approche intégrée dans la coopération au développement"
12 Octobre 2021 15H30-17H30 CET, Rejoignez Enfants du Monde pour un Lancement de la Publication “Droits des femmes et droits des enfants ; Vers une approche intégrée dans la coopération au développement.” Sachant que les vies des enfants et celles des femmes sont fortement entremêlées, souvent à travers des relations d’interdépendance, et que néanmoins les... Read More
03 Oct 2021
KIX EAP Podcast #7: Almagul Osmonova, founder and CEO of the Taalim Forum Public Foundation, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
русский I العربية This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Almagul Osmonova, the founder and CEO of the Taalim Forum Public Foundation based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Ms Osmonova discusses her background and passion for education. This is a special edition of the KIX EAP podcast... Read More
01 Oct 2021
Country in Focus: Maldives
русский I العربية In this video, KIX EAP National Steering Committee member, Dr Aminath Shafiya Adam, Assistant Professor at the Maldives National University, is joined by Moosa Adam, Senior Policy Director at the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Education to discuss past educational challenges and future educational priorities in the Maldives. They also... Read More
29 Sep 2021
Event Highlight - Why technology alone can’t transform education
On 17 September 2021, NORRAG organised a webinar on “Why technology alone can’t transform education”. The webinar, attended by 217 participants, showcased the use and potential of technology for teaching and learning as well as the reach and distribution of tools and data. Presenters were Justin Reich (MIT, Director of Teaching Systems Lab and Associate... Read More
24 Sep 2021
Girls’ Education in Afghanistan: Progress and Challenges
In this NORRAG Highlights, Yixin Wang, an education data consultant focusing on topics such as data-driven policymaking to achieve inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all, discusses the education system in Afghanistan in light of the recent US withdrawal. She discusses the challenges that the Afghan education system faces, as well as the barriers to... Read More
23 Sep 2021
Introducing KIX Research - Integrating early child education in sectoral planning
русский I العربية In this video, Divya Lata, Education specialist at UNICEF, explains the need for pre-primary education to move from the peripheries of education sector planning and be mainstreamed within sector analysis, planning, budgeting, governance and accountability systems. She proceeds to illustrate how the KIX Early Childhood Education (ECE) project does this by supporting... Read More
19 Sep 2021
NORRAG celebrates Paulo Freire centenary: archival video with Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Released on 19 September on the Centenary of Paulo Freire, is an archival video from 1988 of a panel discussion at the University of Zurich. At the panel, Freire speaks, among others, about education of migrants, the situation in Brazil, women liberation movements and develops some of the ideas from his landmark book Pedagogy of... Read More
13 Sep 2021
NORRAG and FreshEd are partnering to support Education International training on Podcasting
Organised at the end of September, NORRAG and FreshEd will run a tri-lingual professional development training session on Podcasting for Education International (EI). The training session “Reaching for impact: Podcasting tools and climate change” will support EI members to reach new audiences and help develop new tools for communication and advocacy. Paul Gerhard, NORRAG Senior... Read More
10 Sep 2021
GEMR Consultation: what country profiles on technology and education?
The 2023 GEM Report will critically examine the role of technology in education. It will examine the potential and risks involved, as well as the challenges that technology puts on governments aiming to come up with coherent policies that maximize gains, while minimizing threats. The concept note of the report will be published in September,... Read More
06 Sep 2021
The Limits of Social Science Empiricism and Evidence-Based Policy: GEEAP, SABER, Dashboards and More
Abstract: In this NORRAG Highlights, Steven J. Klees, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor of International Education Policy at the University of Maryland, looks at the limitations of “Evidence Based Policy” and “Best Practices” through the examination of the recent NORRAG blog of Joel Samoff, as well as his own study on the World Bank’s Systems Approach... Read More