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Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development: Where Does Education Come in?

by Anna Robinson-Pant | Jun 28, 2023 | Critique, Girls' Education | 0

In this blog, Anna Robinson-Pant comments on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) International Women and Girls Strategy 2023-2030 by drawing on findings from a recent family literacy project. Read More

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 | 0

This blog explores the relationship between educational attainment and political participation using evidence from RISE data collection in Nigeria. Read More

Great Buys, Good Buys, and Bad Buys

by Joel Samoff | Nov 10, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking | 0

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...

Interrogating the question ‘what works?’

by Angela Little | Oct 7, 2021 | Critique, Teachers | 0

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...

Funding for global education must move away from neo-colonial aid

by Julia Sánchez and David Archer | Aug 11, 2021 | Critique, Finance | 1

This blog was written by ActionAid International’s Julia Sánchez, Secretary General, and David Archer, Head of Participation and Public Services. They share their...

UKFIET event – Global Education ‘Smart Buys’: Debating the Evidence

by UKFIET | Jul 8, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking | 0

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...

Debating what evidence counts and how to ensure more voices are heard: highlights from UKFIET event

by Susy Ndaruhutse | Jul 8, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking | 0

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’:...

Compare: Journal of Comparative and International Education – A reflection on the 50th Anniversary Retrospective

by Alison Buckler | May 28, 2021 | Critique | 0

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...

As 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 | 0

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...

What next for UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education? Cuts and consequences: Uncertainties and opportunities

by Steve Packer | Apr 23, 2021 | Critique, Policymaking | 0

This article was written by Steve Packer, UKFIET Trustee. In correspondence with Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers (July and November 2020, March...

Open letter from UKFIET and BAICE to UK Government regarding ODA research funding cuts

by UKFIET | Mar 22, 2021 | Aid, Critique, Policymaking | 0

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...

Correspondence between UKFIET and FCDO following announcement about intended cuts to the international aid budget

by UKFIET | Dec 9, 2020 | Critique | 0

Following the recent announcement by the UK Government of the worrying intention to cut the international aid budget from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5%, UKFIET Trustees...

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