Category: Critique
Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development: Where Does Education Come in?
by Anna Robinson-Pant | Jun 28, 2023 | Critique, Girls' Education
Linkages between Political Participation and Educational Attainment in Nigeria: What Does the Data Say?
by Fredo Bankole and Wilsohn Arnold Alabi | Jan 11, 2023 | Critique, Learning
Great Buys, Good Buys, and Bad Buys
by Joel Samoff | Nov 10, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking
In this NORRAG Highlights, Joel Samoff, Research Associate at the Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg looks at the World Bank’s business of providing policy advice...
Read MoreInterrogating the question ‘what works?’
by Angela Little | Oct 7, 2021 | Critique, Teachers
This blog was written by Angela W Little, Professor Emerita, UCL Institute of Education, and UKFIET Trustee. This blog extends an earlier discussion of the report by the Global...
Read MoreFunding for global education must move away from neo-colonial aid
by Julia Sánchez and David Archer | Aug 11, 2021 | Critique, Finance
This blog was written by ActionAid International’s Julia Sánchez, Secretary General, and David Archer, Head of Participation and Public Services. They share their...
Read MoreUKFIET event – Global Education ‘Smart Buys’: Debating the Evidence
by UKFIET | Jul 8, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking
On 21 June 2021, UKFIET convened an online event to discuss the generation and use of evidence-based recommendations for addressing real-world educational challenges at scale. We...
Read MoreDebating what evidence counts and how to ensure more voices are heard: highlights from UKFIET event
by Susy Ndaruhutse | Jul 8, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking
This blog was written by Susy Ndaruhutse, Chair of the UKFIET Trustees. She highlights here some of the key points from the recent UKFIET event: Global Education ‘Smart Buys’:...
Read MoreCompare: Journal of Comparative and International Education – A reflection on the 50th Anniversary Retrospective
by Alison Buckler | May 28, 2021 | Critique
This blog was written by Alison Buckler, The Open University and BAICE Vice Chair. It was originally published on the BAICE website on 21 May 2021. As the Compare journal...
Read MoreAs it Assumes Leadership of the Global Education Agenda, the UK Slashes Its Own Aid to Education
by Susannah Hares and Pauline Rose | Apr 26, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking
This blog was written by Susannah Hares, Co-Director of Education Policy and Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGDev), and Professor Pauline Rose, Director of...
Read MoreWhat next for UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education? Cuts and consequences: Uncertainties and opportunities
by Steve Packer | Apr 23, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking
This article was written by Steve Packer, UKFIET Trustee. In correspondence with Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers (July and November 2020, March...
Read MoreOpen letter from UKFIET and BAICE to UK Government regarding ODA research funding cuts
by UKFIET | Mar 22, 2021 | Aid, Critique, Policymaking
The UKFIET and BAICE communities have written to the UK Government to condemn the significant reduction to UKRI’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)-funded budgets for...
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