Why host country education for refugees isn’t a magical solution
‘For Syrian children in Lebanon, enrolment in the national education system has been a mixed bag.’
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Tag: Education Systems
Spotlight on Ethiopia’s Secondary Education Challenges
The education system in Ethiopia has been grappling with a substantial crisis. Continuing civil war and political instability have disrupted the educational trajectories of millions of Ethiopian children.
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Our education system is failing, not the students. But we can fix this
The recently-released PISA scores show declining performance among students across many European countries. While some education ministers rush to blame other ministers, students, teachers, or a lack of funding, and some others celebrate themselves for not failing quite like others, the real issue lies much deeper.
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Education Crisis in Myanmar: Reflections on the resilience and responses of ethnic education systems
Education in Myanmar is in crisis and will need a concerted effort by researchers, practitioners, donors, policymakers and partners to come together to find solutions. At the UKFIET conference, I felt very supported and replenished with new knowledge and got to know an expanded network of professionals to benefit MEC…
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Building Climate-Smart and Resilient Education Systems: Ways to Navigating Tomorrow’s Challenges
In this blog, we undertake a multidimensional analysis, discussing the definitional nuances of climate-smart education, assessing its role in fostering climate literacy and resilience, and scrutinising the challenges plaguing the current educational landscape.
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Central Square Foundation’s Experience of Working with the RISE Diagnostic Framework in North India
The RISE Education Systems Diagnostic is a tool for identifying strategic priorities for education system reform. In the first blog in this series, we hear from Central Square Foundation, one of the organisations that piloted the Diagnostic in 2022.
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Education systems including workforce and curricula – interview with convenors of UKFIET conference theme
Interview with theme convenors of one of six 2023 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Education systems including workforce and curricula’: Claire Hedges, Senior Programmes Manager, International Development Office of The Open University, and Purna Shrestha, Global Technical Lead for Resilient and Inclusive Education Practice Area at VSO International.
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Lessons from Ethiopia for the global education community on large-scale education reforms with equity
In recent years, primary school enrolment has expanded rapidly in Ethiopia. However, even before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most disadvantaged still face challenges in completing primary school and learning levels have remained low and even appear to have stalled. The Research for Improving Systems of…
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Accelerating Change for Children’s and Youth’s Education Through Systems Strengthening (ACCESS): Transition to Phase 2
From March 2022 onward, the ACCESS research team has been rapidly transitioning from the Phase 1 political economy analysis of education systems in Colombia, Jordan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Uganda to Phase 2 action research in three countries.
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Deconstructing Ethical and Equitable Research Practices
This blog was written by Sixtine Berquist, Advocacy & Communications Officer, and team at ACCESS (Accelerating Change for Children’s and Youth’s Education Through Systems...
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What Trashy Reality TV Has Taught Me About Education System Reform
This blog was written by Kirsty Newman, Programme Director for the RISE Programme. It was originally published on the RISE Programme website on 2 December 2021. Support for...
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A new policy tool to help build resilient education systems
This blog was written by Pina Tarricone, Kemran Mestan and Ian Teo, GEM Centre at the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER). It was originally published on the ACER...
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