Tag: evidenced-based policy

The case for demand-driven evidence in education reform

by Anna Riggall | Aug 15, 2022 | Learning, Policymaking

What is the most important thing we can do to get evidence to drive education reform at the highest levels? This is an age-old question as much as it is a pressing and relevant challenge today. Read More

COVID-19 school closures may further widen the inequality gaps between the advantaged and the disadvantaged in Ethiopia

by Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh | Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Education in Emergencies

This blog was written by Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, Research Associate at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge and member of the RISE Ethiopia research programme. This blog is...

The Opportunities and Challenges of Translating Evidence into Policy and Practice

by Elizabeth Tofaris | Oct 9, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Elizabeth Tofaris, University of Cambridge, on behalf of the Impact Initiative for international development research. It was originally posted on the...

Back to the Future: The Evolution of DFID’s education programme – What have we learnt and where are we going?

by Chris Berry | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013 UKFIET Conference, Aid, Post 2015

DFID is putting much more emphasis on the development and use of evidence to underpin education policies and programmes. Examples include the Independent Commission for Aid...

How do we stop language screwing up learning?

by Helen Pinnock | May 21, 2013 | Learning

Language of instruction can be frustrating. The evidence says children learn based on what’s familiar to them. This ideally means teaching in children’s mother tongue, and at...

How long does a policy take?

by Simon McGrath | May 14, 2013 | Policymaking

One of my tasks this week was writing a review of further education and training in South Africa as one of the many background papers for the Presidency’s forthcoming...