Tag: Rwanda

How education systems can take the digital innovations spurred by COVID to heart: a case from Rwanda

by Loran Pieck and Lieve Leroy | Nov 24, 2022 | Learning

VVOB – education for development and government and university partners in Rwanda have been invested in strengthening educational leaders through professional development for years. Fixed practices were challenged when COVID-19 forced us all indoors, and in-person sessions were translated to online ones. Now, insights show how a well-thought-out fusion of… 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

Bringing teachers’ voices into the discussion about teaching and learning in Rwanda

by Laterite and REAL Centre | Oct 5, 2022 | Teachers

An important part of any research project should be engaging research participants so that both researchers and research participants have the chance to learn and reflect together on the findings. Engaging research participants in the findings they have contributed to can also help to identify rich evidence-based solutions. However, this… Read More

Transitioning to an unfamiliar medium of instruction: pedagogical strategies used by Rwandan primary school teachers to enable learning

by Eugene Ndabaga | Aug 1, 2022 | Learning

The project started in November 2019 and our aim was to investigate the classroom pedagogical strategies used by primary school teachers to support the transition from Kinyarwanda to English as language of instruction, which used to take place at the end of primary 3. Read More

Rwanda Learning Partnership: Insights on school and system leadership during COVID-19

by UKFIET | Sep 29, 2021 | COVID-19

This article was written by Education Development Trust and published on the Education Development Trust website in September 2021. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

Effects of school closures on secondary school teachers and leaders in Rwanda: results from a phone survey

by Laterite | Jan 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Laterite and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, who are working together as learning partners...

Celebrating World Teachers Day: Reflections from Leaders in Teaching initiative in Rwanda

by Laterite and Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge | Oct 5, 2020 | Teachers

This blog was written by Laterite and the REAL Centre and reflects on their work as part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Leaders in Teaching initiative in Rwanda. It was published...

Using the Teach classroom observations tool in Rwanda

by Laterite | Oct 2, 2020 | Learning

This blog highlights lessons learned from using the World Bank’s Teach tool and video recordings to observe classroom activities in over 100 Rwandan secondary schools. It was...

Improving teaching quality in Rwanda during COVID-19: Emerging opportunities for learning and research

by Laterite and Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge | Sep 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Laterite and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge. Laterite and the REAL Centre are learning...

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...