29 Dec 2015
Disadvantage at the Starting Gate: Early Childhood Education in Pakistan By Huma Zia Faran
By Huma Zia Faran, Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Pakistan. The recent upsurge in research on the development of a child’s... Read More
23 Dec 2015
Rethinking Education: Towards a Global Common Good? UNESCO’s New Humanistic Manifesto? By Maren Elfert
By Maren Elfert, University of British Columbia, Canada. UNESCO’s Education Sector launched Rethinking Education: Towards a Global Common Good? on 4th November... Read More
21 Dec 2015
Rebranding TVET to Attract Youth in Ghana: The Use of Competency-Based Training and the National TVET Qualification Framework By Sebastian Deh
By Sebastian Deh, Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Ghana. Rebranding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to make... Read More
09 Dec 2015
How can Teachers be Supported to Provide Quality Learning in Emergency and Conflict Situations? The Experience of South Sudan By John J. Lujang Wani
By John J. Lujang Wani, Ministry of Education, South Sudan. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, committed itself to the Education for... Read More
03 Dec 2015
The Role of Education in Preventing Urban Violence and Countering Violent Extremisms By Mario Novelli & Joost Monks
By Mario Novelli, University of Sussex and NORRAG & Joost Monks, NORRAG. In the wake of the bombings in Ankara, the blowing... Read More
26 Nov 2015
Vocational Education and Training, Human Rights, Human Development and Equality in the Occupied Palestinian Territory By Randa Hilal
By Randa Hilal, OPTIMUM for Consultancy and Training, Ramallah, Palestine. How can Vocational Education and Training (VET) reduce the inequalities related to... Read More
19 Nov 2015
Learning Assessments as Public Goods? By Michel Carton and Velibor Jakovleski
By Michel Carton and Velibor Jakovleski, NORRAG The intentions behind the “data revolution” in terms of policy-making are relatively straightforward. Data are... Read More
13 Nov 2015
The Need for an SDG Demonstration in Education: Why Wait Till 2030? By Steven J. Klees
By Steven J. Klees, University of Maryland. The recently approved United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for education, like all the SDGs,... Read More
05 Nov 2015
Without a Proper Financing Plan, Let’s Kiss the Education SDG Good Bye By Charles Aheto-Tsegah
By Charles Aheto-Tsegah, National Council for /Curriculum and Assessment, Ghana. Special gratitude to Burnett and Upadhyay for drawing attention to the essential... Read More
02 Nov 2015
What is New for TVET and TVSD in the SDGs’ Agenda? By Michel Carton and Sylvia Garcia Delahaye
By Michel Carton and Sylvia Garcia Delahaye, NORRAG. The Sustainable Development Goals pay some level of attention to training and skills development,... Read More