Working with traditional leaders to tackle child marriage
This blog was written by Esme Kadzamira, Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi. I was privileged to attend the London launch of the 2018 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report Gender Review on 8th March 2018. The panel discussion, involving a number of key players from UNESCO GEM Report team, Malala Fund, Relief […]
Meeting commitments to gender equality in education
This blog was written by Catherine M. Jere, School of International Development, University of East Anglia. Catherine is a member of the UKFIET Executive Committee. On March 8th 2018, to mark International Women’s Day, UKFIET, together with the Gender and Development Network (GADN), hosted the launch of the sixth Gender Review from UNESCO’s Global Education […]
Education in Emergencies and EdTech: What the evidence shows us
This blog was written by Luke Stannard, a research consultant with Save the Children UK At the UKFIET 2017 conference, researchers from Save the Children UK presented their preliminary findings of a rigorous review of the evidence related to educational technology use in emergency education provision. What follows is a brief summary of the final […]
Creative story writing: formatively assessing graph construction
This blog was written by Dr. Garima Bansal, Assistant Professor, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi “Students cannot learn in school everything they will need to know in adult life. What they must acquire is the prerequisite for successful learning in future life” (OECD, 1999). In the present day world where opportunities to learn, both […]
Tips for making textbooks and study materials more engaging
This blog was written by Chris Joynes, Senior International Advisor, Education Development Trust for World Book Day The role of textbooks and study materials, regardless of subject, is to present learners with key content and to help them to acquire necessary skills. However, a key challenge is how to make the textbook itself engaging enough […]