18 Jul 2016
International Geneva, Conflict and Peacebuilding: What Role for Education? By Mario Novelli
By Mario Novelli, University of Sussex & NORRAG[1] When we think of ‘International Geneva’ we may reflect on the unique role that... Read More
27 Jun 2016
“(Mis-)Educating the Ghettoes of our world” – is there a Collective Neglect of the Role of Education for Youth in Violent Cities Around the World? By Mieke Lopes Cardozo, Jovana Carapic, and Joost Monks
By Mieke Lopes Cardozo, University of Amsterdam; Jovana Carapic, Small Arms Survey, Geneva; Joost Monks, NORRAG Violent cities: the ghettoes of our... Read More
20 Jun 2016
Can African Universities Deliver Knowledge for ‘Transforming our World’ Without Decolonizing the Academy? By Hanne Kristine Adriansen
By Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, Aarhus University, Denmark. In the UN document of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Transforming our World: the... Read More
01 Jun 2016
Refugees, Displaced Persons and Education: New Challenges for Development and Policy By Kenneth King
By Kenneth King, Editor NORRAG News. >>NORRAG NEWS 53 on ‘Refugees, Displaced Persons and Education’ – is now online The greatest humanitarian... Read More
09 May 2016
Weak Institutional Capacity: A Growing Barrier to Reaching the Education Sustainable Development Goal in sub-Saharan Africa By Birger Fredriksen
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development Institute. A blog posted on April 27th on NORRAG NEWSbite reflected on the massively increased funding... Read More
06 May 2016
How to Bridge the Skills Gap? The Scientific Benefits of Old-Fashioned Drill By Helen Abadzi
By Helen Abadzi, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington In 2014, a television show in the United Kingdom, “The Apprentice”,... Read More
22 Feb 2016
The Glass is Half Full! Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the Sustainable Development Goals By Salim Akoojee
By Salim Akoojee, International Research Associate and Consultant, South Africa and Hong Kong. After the dust has settled on the somewhat arduous... Read More
04 Jan 2016
Education and Work’s New Lease of Life: The End of Post-2015 and the Start of 2030? By Kenneth King
By Kenneth King, Editor NORRAG News. Almost exactly a year ago, we told readers of the NORRAG Blog: ‘We [in NORRAG] 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