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Making international educational systems work better- Lessons we can learn from Improvement Science

Tue, 04/18/2017 - 18:47 By Lee Nordstrum

Put simply, education development can be described as work dedicated to the incremental betterment of learners’ experience with and success in educational systems in lower-income settings. It is about making educational systems, and all the many moving parts that comprise them, work better to reliably produce quality outcomes for all children. These truisms would seem to make education development work fertile soil for the use of improvement science methods, which aim to use disciplined inquiry and scientific methods to make social systems work better for the people they serve.

Thu, 03/30/2017 - 01:19 By Sarah Pouezevara

The world of online learning—and the prevailing wisdom within it—changes rapidly. This is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that within two years, global commentary moved from “the year of the massive online open course” (2012) to “the death of the MOOC” (2014).

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 00:46 By Ben Piper

Imagine yourself as an international education officer in sub-Saharan Africa. You are walking into a meeting with the Minister of Education of your host country, prepared to share the results of your research study, and make your “asks” directly to the Minister.

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 16:16 By Carmen Strigel Ethiopia, assistive technology, disability, inclusive education

To help achieve the goals of Education for All and inclusive education as outlined in Ethiopia’s education strategic plans, as well as the objectives of USAID’s education assistance to Ethiopia, RTI International partnered with South African firm HearScreen and UK’s Peekvision for a proof of concept activity implemented under the USAID-funded READ TA project aimed at improving the classroom experience for children with disabilities.

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 17:14 By Joe DeStefano

A recent paper published under USAID’s Education Data for Decision Making Project (EdData II) reviewed the literature on boys’ underachievement in education (find it here). After examining the available studies on how and why boys underperform compared to girls in many education systems, the authors Jyotsna Jha and Sarah Pouezevara, conclude that,

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