Documenting girls’ educational performance in developing countries
This blog was written by Roy Carr-Hill. It has often been lamented that girls are more likely to drop out (for example, because of gender preference by the parents, pregnancy or danger among many other postulated factors), or perform worse than boys. To help with measuring drop-out rates, UNESCO introduced the Gender Parity Index, which […]
Learning Matters and the World Development Report 2018
This blog was written by Keith M Lewin, Chair of the UKFIET Board of Trustees, Emeritus Professor of International Development and Education at the University of Sussex “Learning to Realize Education’s Promise” is the first time the World Bank has devoted an entire 240-page World Development Report (WDR) to education and learning. It is surprising […]
Can better sanitary care help keep African girls in school?
This blog was written by Elizabeth Tofaris, University of Cambridge, on behalf of the the Impact Initiative for international development research. The Impact Initiative seeks to connect policymakers and practitioners with the world-class social science research supported by the ESRC-DFID Strategic Partnership, maximising the uptake and impact of research from: (i) the Joint Fund for […]
Pre-schools in Vietnam: innovative approach for better learning and participating
This blog was written by Anna Murru, Adèle Dachy and Filip Lenaerts, VVOB How can a pre-school teacher make sure that all children in the class are learning? At first glance, it may seem that all pupils are learning… But by observing each one of them in a more systematic way, teachers can determine who is really […]
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 […]