Tackling gender norms offers hope for girls’ education in low- and middle-income countries
This blog was written by Dr Catherine Jere, Lecturer in Education and International Development at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia, and member of the UKFIET Executive Committee. It was originally posted on the Advancing Learning and Innovation in Gender Norms (ALiGN) website on 13th March 2019. A new ALIGN policy brief, […]
Understanding the politics of the learning crisis: Lant Pritchett reflects on new book
This blog was written by Professor Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, USA, and RISE Research Director at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. This blog was originally published on the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre website on 7th […]
5 Highlights from Parliamentarians’ Debate on Global Education for the Most Marginalised
This blog was written by Tisha Verma, Policy Co-chair of Send My Friend to School, and Education Policy and Advocacy Adviser for Save the Children UK. This blog was originally posted on the Send My Friend to School website on 27 February 2019. On Tuesday 26 Feb, UK MPs participated in a Westminster Hall Debate […]
‘Problematising inclusive education systems’ – Interview with Amy Parker on 2019 UKFIET conference theme
Interview with theme co-convenor of one of six 2019 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Problematising inclusive education systems’: Amy Parker, Portfolio Lead for the DFID-funded Leave No Girl Behind programme, which aims to support interventions for highly marginalised, adolescent girls who are out of school. Amy is co-convening this theme with Elizabeth Walton, who has also given […]
‘Education technology and data science for inclusive systems’ – Interview with Kate Radford on 2019 UKFIET conference theme
Interview with theme co-convenor of one of six 2019 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Education technology and data science for inclusive systems’: Kate Radford, Programme Director – Can’t Wait to Learn, War Child Holland. Kate is co-convening this theme with Patrick Montjouridés, who has also given an interview on his thoughts and expectations for the theme. What […]