29 Apr 2013
If Data is Not Wisdom, then Non-Data Certainly is Not
Karina Veal, Asian Development Bank. Where hide the wise answers to questions vexing TVET policy makers and practitioners in developing countries today?... Read More
24 Apr 2013
Don’t Get Lost – Focus on Quality
Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University. UNESCO has done both a service and a disservice to those concerned about global development. GMR 2012,... Read More
22 Apr 2013
Transforming Education into Better Jobs and Better Lives
Andreas Schleicher, OECD. Everywhere skills transform lives and drive economies; and without the right skills, people are kept on the margins of... Read More
19 Apr 2013
Post-2015 Agendas: NORRAG Paper on the Case of Education and Skills
By Kenneth King and Robert Palmer, NORRAG. We carried out an analysis of what looked like the gathering storm of proposals around... Read More
15 Apr 2013
Is a Skills Goal Feasible for Post-2015?
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham. It sometimes feels like all of us interested in development are getting sucked into the... Read More
08 Apr 2013
The Future of Education Financing - Mobilizing Domestic Savings?
By Dan Bond, international economist and development finance consultant. The recent OECD announcement that official aid from rich to poor countries declined... Read More
28 Mar 2013
Post-2015 Agendas: Northern Tsunami, Southern Ripple? The Case of Education and Skills
By Robert Palmer and Kenneth King, NORRAG. The storm is upon us! We carried out an analysis of what looked like the... Read More
25 Mar 2013
Education Post-2015: Re-Invigorating the Agenda, or Reshuffling the Lobbies? NORRAG Panel at CIES 2013
By Kenneth King and Alexandra Draxler. This panel at CIES was organized by NORRAG as part of its contribution to the discussion... Read More
20 Mar 2013
Coming Full Circle? Reflections on the International Education Agenda for 2015 and Beyond
By Sobhi Tawil, UNESCO. This text summarizes some of the ideas presented at the annual CIES conference (10-15 March 2013) during the... Read More
18 Mar 2013
The 2013 Human Development Report: education, skills and decent work matter; just don’t ask us what any of these mean!
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham. I always read the UNDP Human Development Reports with interest, finding that they combine grand narrative... Read More