28 Nov 2014
Transfer of the Dual System of Vocational Education to Developing Countries – Help or Hindrance for Development? Reflections from an Austrian Perspective By Margarita Langthaler
By Margarita Langthaler, Austrian Research Foundation for International Development. Currently, there is much talk about why youth unemployment rates in Austria, as... Read More
27 Nov 2014
Education Diplomacy - Towards a Common Understanding By Katharina Hone
By Katharina Hone, DiploFoundation. Many of the participants in the Education Diplomacy Day in Geneva in October pointed out that they were not sure... Read More
25 Nov 2014
The Challenges of Promoting Transfer of the Dual Model of Vocational Training in International Cooperation By Markus Maurer
By Markus Maurer, Zurich University of Teacher Education. In today’s highly globalised world it would be surprising if governments and their experts,... Read More
20 Nov 2014
Without Theory, there are only Opinions By Roger Dale
By Roger Dale, University of Bristol. The phrase ‘without data you’re just another person with an opinion’ which has been frequently uttered... Read More
17 Nov 2014
Are Brazilians Masochists? Why do they Insist on PISA? By Claudio de Moura Castro
By Claudio de Moura Castro, Positivo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Kenneth King, NORRAG NEWS’ editor, has asked me why Brazilians insist on participating... Read More
12 Nov 2014
The Global Influence of the OECD in International Education Policies By Simone Bloem
By Simone Bloem, Université Paris Descartes/University of Bamberg. The OECD is the co-ordinator of what some claim is currently the most important... Read More
10 Nov 2014
Situating Post-2015: the Global Architecture of EFA, GCE, ESD and the World Education Forum By Bong-gun Chung
By Bong-gun Chung, Seoul National University. It is not certain whether those who designed the Education for All (EFA) Goals and the... Read More
05 Nov 2014
The Elephant in the Post-2015 Education Room: What about the Global Governance of Education and Training? (Part 2) by Kenneth King and Robert Palmer
By Kenneth King and Robert Palmer, NORRAG. In our last post, we argued that a crucial missing element of the post-2015 education... Read More
03 Nov 2014
The Elephant in the Post-2015 Education Room: What about the Global Governance of Education and Training? (Part 1) by Kenneth King and Robert Palmer
By Kenneth King and Robert Palmer, NORRAG. Since at least 2012 there has been a significant amount of discussion and debate about... Read More
28 Oct 2014
From EFA post-2015 to EFA 2030: A Reflection on the Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference By Manzoor Ahmed
By Manzoor Ahmed, BRAC University. The first of the UNESCO-organised regional consultations planned to be held in different regions leading to the... Read More