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Farmer Research Networks in Malawi as a socially just model of inclusive knowledge co-creation

by Stats4SD | Feb 12, 2024 | 2023 UKIFET Conference

This article provides a video of a presentation given at the September 2023 UKFIET conference by team members from Statistics for Sustainable Development (Stats4SD). Read More

Implementation research for sustainability: encouraging holistic thinking

by Kris Stutchbury, Clare Woodward, Olivier Biard and Lore Gallastegi | Jan 31, 2024 | Teachers

There is welcome interest in the issue of ‘implementation’ in the context of international educational development, as exemplified by Maria Brindlmayer. She and the Building Evidence in Education (BE2) team challenge the notion of a rigid theory of change, suggesting that ongoing research during the implementation of an intervention ..... Read More

Understanding research priorities and professional development needs of early years researchers in Africa

by Samuel Asare and Pauline Essah | Dec 14, 2023 | Early Childhood

Even though research from Africa has increased over the last decade, it is still low compared to other regions. This can be attributed to several factors, including limited investment in research priorities and professional development of researchers in the region. Read More

Disrupting Power Dynamics in Collaborative Educational Research: Dialogue-based Research on Family, School, and Community Engagement

by Laura Nóra and Emily Markovich Morris | Nov 3, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Learning

This study is part of a larger transnational research collaborative that is developing a methodology for understanding families’, educators’, and students' beliefs and experiences in education, and strategies for how to create deeper partnerships. In this research collaboration, educators are leading research with schools in their communities. Read More

Lessons learned from a North-South research partnership in Rwanda

by Lydie Shima and Emma Carter | Oct 18, 2022 | SDGs

The last two decades have seen an increase in Global South and Global North research partnerships. This has been motivated in part by the Sustainable Development Goals, which identify “Partnerships for the goals” as one of the most effective means through which to achieve their aims. Within the context of… Read More

It’s Time to Update the Narrative on Educational Technology Research

by Mary Burns | Mar 22, 2022

If you’ve spent any time in the technology in education world, particularly in developing country donor-funded work, you probably know the general lament about the many deficiencies of educational technology research: its paucity, its poverty and lack of purity. Read More

Storytelling research in international education and development: a resistance to, or reproduction of coloniality?

by Alison Buckler, Jennifer Agbaire, Joanna Wheeler, Faith Mkwananzi and Yusra Price | Feb 7, 2022 | Learning

This blog was written by Alison Buckler, Senior Research Fellow, The Open University; Jennifer Agbaire, Research Associate, The Open University; Joanna Wheeler, Director,...

Listening to African Researchers: Making sure evidence informs education policy and practice

by Samuel Asare, Pauline Essah, Izel Kipruto, Pauline Rose and Sandra Baxter | Oct 27, 2021 | Policymaking

This blog was written by Samuel Asare, Pauline Essah and Izel Kipruto from Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA); and Pauline Rose and Sandra Baxter from the Research for Equitable...

Early career researchers and practitioners – first session at the 2021 UKFIET conference

by Katie Godfrey and Emma Jackson | Aug 17, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference

This article summarises an interview with co-chair of the opening session of the UKFIET conference for early career professionals: Katie Godfrey, CAMFED and Emma Jackson,...

Research methods: Building back better in international education and development research – what to expect from the 2021 UKFIET conference

by Elizabeth Walton and Bronwen Magrath | Jul 15, 2021 | 2021 Conference Themes, Skills

This article summarises an interview with co-convenors of one of six 2021 UKFIET conference themes: Research methods: Building back better in international education and...

Practical and ethical challenges of doing distance research in the Global South during a global pandemic

by Janice Kim and Louise Yorke | Apr 19, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Louise Yorke and Janice Kim, Research Associates at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge. Yorke is also...

High-speed quality research services

by UKFIET | Jul 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

Education Development Trust are one of UKFIET’s member organisations. This article, published on their website, showcases a series of evidence reports recently published for the...