Tag: textbooks

Breaking the textbook gender bias: Inspiring girls and young women through providing role models they can identify with

by Liz Chamberlain and Caroline Dean | Mar 11, 2022 | Girls' Education, Learning

For many girls and young women in the world, and particularly those in the most fragile states, access to education is underpinned by pervasive gender inequality and discussion of their aspirations, their futures, and potential pathways into imagined futures remains limited. Read More

Competing Narratives of History: The Curious Case of Akbar and Aurangzeb

by Laraib Niaz | Jan 29, 2020 | Learning

This blog was written by Laraib Niaz, a PhD candidate at the Institute of Education, University College London. Her research focuses on the nexus between religion and education...

Launch of NISSEM Global Briefs: Educating for the social, the emotional and the sustainable

by Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair | Sep 11, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Andy Smart, education and publishing consultant, and Margaret Sinclair, consultant on education and emergencies and conflict-sensitive policies. The...

Tips for making textbooks and study materials more engaging

by Chris Joynes | Mar 1, 2018 | Learning, Literacy and Numeracy

This blog was written by Chris Joynes, Senior International Advisor, Education Development Trust for World Book Day The role of textbooks and study materials, regardless of...

Inclusive education: disability, textbooks and gender

by Amy Parker and Susy Ndaruhutse | Oct 18, 2017 | 2017 UKFIET Conference

Inclusive education: disability, textbooks and gender Part 2 of the Summary of thematic strand from UKFIET conference, September 2017 Thematic convenors: Susy Ndaruhutse,...