28 Apr 2014
New Pedagogy, Old Practice: Conflicts of Culture in Teaching and Learning By Ruth Naylor
By Ruth Naylor, CfBT, Reading.
Working as a teacher in Tanzania at the turn of the millennium, I was struck by the resilience ... Read More
10 Sep 2013
Post-1990; Post-2000; Post-2015 – Education and Skills – North & South
By Kenneth King, NORRAG.
The 12th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development opens today covering the topic of education and Development ... Read More
09 Sep 2013
Education Aid and the “Transformative Shifts” Called for by the Post-2015 Agenda
By Birger Fredriksen, Consultant, formerly World Bank.
The report of the High-level Panel (HLP) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda concludes that this ... Read More
29 May 2013
Future Education - Global Mega -Trends and the Post-2015 Agenda for Education
By Desmond Bermingham, Save the Children.
Global ‘mega-trends’ are having an impact on education: Slowing population growth and an ageing population; the continuing ... Read More
16 May 2013
NORRAG News 48 on "2012: The Year of Global reports on TVET, Skills & Jobs - Consensus or Diversity?" NOW ONLINE
This issue of NORRAG News looks at the many different meanings of skill in these reports: high, medium, low, foundation, transferable, technical ... Read More
10 May 2013
The UNESCO World TVET Report
By Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham.
Amidst the current wave of international reports on skills, the most striking aspect of the Shanghai preview ... Read More
02 May 2013
The Meaning of Skills in Global Reports
Peliwe Lolwana, University of Witswatersrand
The sudden interest in skills development by global and large research agencies is contributing to a very active ... Read More
29 Apr 2013
If Data is Not Wisdom, then Non-Data Certainly is Not
Karina Veal, Asian Development Bank.
Where hide the wise answers to questions vexing TVET policy makers and practitioners in developing countries today? They ... Read More
24 Apr 2013
Don’t Get Lost – Focus on Quality
Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University.
UNESCO has done both a service and a disservice to those concerned about global development. GMR 2012, Youth ... Read More
22 Apr 2013
Transforming Education into Better Jobs and Better Lives
Andreas Schleicher, OECD.
Everywhere skills transform lives and drive economies; and without the right skills, people are kept on the margins of society, ... Read More