Category: Learning
Comparison on vocational education and training across different national and international contexts
This blog discusses the question: Why does technical and vocational education and training (TVET) remain unattractive to Pakistani youth despite a shortage of skilled labour, and what lessons can be drawn from China, Russia, India, Indonesia and Germany to inform more effective reforms?
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Teaching with Ubuntu: Relational pedagogies for greater inclusion and equity
This blog shares reflections from our new book ‘Reconceptualising the learning crisis in Africa: Multi-dimensional pedagogies of Accelerated Learning Programmes’. For more than a decade, the conversation on education in Africa has been framed by the language of ‘crisis’, particularly the so-called ‘learning crisis’.
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Language policy and socioeconomic mobility: A comparative review of English education in developing countries
This blog was written by Kashfia Latafat, research scholar at Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development. Introduction Language policy has a dominant role in...
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Designing impactful online learning for civil society organisations
In an interconnected world, learning opportunities are accessible to civil society organisations (CSOs) worldwide through online webinars, workshops and learning events. Yet, delivering learning effectively is no easy task, especially when addressing a wide range of audience needs.
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From the margins to momentum: Reaching the poorest learners through foundational learning interventions
The My Village 2 impact evaluation offers important evidence on how short-term, level-based foundational learning interventions perform across different socioeconomic groups. Many of the learners who began at the lowest proficiency levels came from the poorest households.
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Learning progress in Ethiopia’s Emerging Regions: Evidence from the GEQIP-E reform
Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has embarked on one of the most ambitious education reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa through the General Education Quality Improvement Programme (GEQIP). Implemented in three phases since 2008, GEQIP has sought to improve both the quality and equity of schooling.
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Challenging the false dichotomy: Education innovations that reach the most vulnerable AND at scale
With out-of-school populations rising, inclusion and intersectionality matter more than ever, but as education aid plummets, innovations are urgently needed. By leveraging existing systems and building collaboration it is possible to continue to reach the most vulnerable at scale – efficiently, effectively and sustainably.
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Turning evidence into routine practice: Lessons from embedded evidence labs
This blog was written by Juan Hernández-Agramonte, Senior Director, Embedded Labs. It was originally published on the Innovations for Poverty (IPA) website on 14 August 2025. In...
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Unlocking the middle tier: Learning through dialogue
The middle tier describes groups of professionals at county, zone, district or provincial level whose role is to monitor and support schools. They are the people who often become master trainers or are tasked with supporting the implementation of a new curriculum or new initiative.
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Caring about consequences: Considerations for designing large-scale assessments to monitor foundational learning
Assessing younger learners poses unique technical challenges, particularly in reading across diverse languages. At the same time, large-scale assessments, whether international or national, vary widely in standards, definitions and procedures, reflecting different priorities and limiting the global comparability of their data.
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Reimagining science education: Relevant, accessible and digital
In a world where technology evolves rapidly, our school systems often feel stuck in time. Inside classrooms, students are expected to memorise facts and copy diagrams, hoping it will prepare them for the future. But does it truly help them understand the world around them?
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Boys’ and girls’ educational performance: Persistent disparities, fascinating distractions and perilous stereotypes
In this UKFIET Blog, Mike Douse proceeds beyond the stereotypes, delineates the crucial from the inconsequential, and suggests that disparities other than boys versus girls might now be more deserving of attention.
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