The IIEP-UNESCO Gender at the Centre Initiative banner under which we presented our approach and current applied research strands was conceived of against a backdrop of widespread gender inequalities in education, and of girls’ and women’s right to education too often being unfulfilled and de-prioritised.
Under the ed-tech banner, there were many compelling presentations highlighting examples such as educational technology-enabled teacher professional development interventions, the rapid adoption of technology during Covid lockdowns, the novel use of machine learning algorithms to predict higher education student dropout, the role of ed-tech in the growing shadow education phenomenon…
Amid global reports of stagnant progress in the drive for equality, solutions which can have large scale impact in achieving justice and equity through education are more sought after than ever. This ambition is reflected in the range of presentations we can look forward to under our sub-theme. We will…
Interview with theme convenors of one of six 2023 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Planning, finance, technology and data’: Sally Rosscornes, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, and Ellen Smith, Aga Khan Foundation.
This article summarises an interview with co-convenors of one of six 2021 UKFIET conference themes: Governance, Power and Planning. The co-convenors are Sally Rosscornes, independent...