20 Nov 2014
Without Theory, there are only Opinions By Roger Dale
By Roger Dale, University of Bristol. The phrase ‘without data you’re just another person with an opinion’ which has been frequently uttered... Read More
12 Nov 2014
The Global Influence of the OECD in International Education Policies By Simone Bloem
By Simone Bloem, Université Paris Descartes/University of Bamberg. The OECD is the co-ordinator of what some claim is currently the most important... Read More
08 Sep 2014
Lessons From Chengdu (2): The Political Economy of Learning Metrics By Trey Menefee
By Trey Menefee , Hong Kong Institute of Education I argued in my previous NORRAG blog post, Lessons From Chengdu: The Case... Read More
04 Sep 2014
Lessons From Chengdu: The Case For ‘Open-Source’ Learning Metric Methods By Trey Menefee
By Trey Menefee, Hong Kong Institute of Education. A few years ago I tried to learn a research technique called Agent-Based Modeling... Read More
14 Aug 2014
The Challenges of Implementing Assessment to Improve Learning – the Latest Report from the Learning Metrics Task Force By Rukmini Banerji
By Rukmini Banerji, Pratham and Learning Metrics Task Force. As is common on hot summer afternoons in villages in India, a man... Read More
11 Jul 2014
Metrics on Policies and Learning Outcomes for Post-2015: Some Words of Caution By Alexandra Draxler
By Alexandra Draxler, Independent Consultant. The UN Post-2015 High Level Panel’s call for a “data revolution” and for a new global partnership... Read More
14 Apr 2014
A NEET Indicator for Post-2015? Let’s be More Precise By Enrique Pieck
By Enrique Pieck, Academic Researcher, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Mexico. When trying to ensure an effective youth transition to the labor... Read More
10 Apr 2014
NEETS is Not a Neat Concept By Kenneth King
By Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh and NORRAG ‘Ensure that all youth transition effectively into the labour market’, was one of the... Read More
31 Mar 2014
‘Big Data’ Does Not Mean Good Data By Susan L. Robertson
By Susan L. Robertson, University of Bristol. Andreas Schleicher – Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division in the OECD, Paris, in... Read More
20 Mar 2014
International Private Sector Entities and Education Reform: a View from the CIES Conference By Alexandra Draxler
By Alexandra Draxler, Independent Consultant. In some OECD countries, education “reform” has of late become a code word for measures that involve... Read More