Education | The Impact Initiative

Education in international development settings, including in conflict and post-conflict contexts: teachers, quality and learning, and inequalities related to poverty, gender and disability.

Raising learning outcomes in diverse Indian contexts

Improving learning outcomes in India requires a rethinking of educational strategies. While improvements in physical access to schools are welcome, improving learning outcomes requires different stakeholders to adapt teaching content and methods to local contexts.

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Improving Literacy Through Indigenous Languages in South Africa

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers are working towards a deeper understanding of higher reading gains in English and three African languages.

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News: Raising Learning Outcomes in Diverse Indian Contexts

12/11/2019

On Monday 9th December seven ESRC-DFID funded projects from the Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research Programme will meet alongside policymakers, development practitioners & civil society in Delhi to present evidence & explore pathways to improving learning outcomes in different Indian contexts.

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ESRC-DFID research for policy and practice: gender and education

Valuable research evidence enabled by ESRC-DFID draws from Honduras, Malawi, Niger and South Africa to provide key insights about strategies to ensure that commitments to eliminate gender disparities in education are met.

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Blog: Make some noise so no one is left behind! Halla Bol!

Oct 2019

In this blog, Dr. Ricardo Sabates (Research for Equitable Access and Learning Centre, University of Cambridge) describes his experience of attending a community 'Halla Bol' event led by Indian NGO Pratham. He explores whether these types of community-based initiatives can strengthen systems of accountability between schools and communities, with the ultimate aim of improving foundational learning outcomes for children.

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News: The opportunities and challenges of translating evidence into policy and practice

25/09/2019

The Impact Initiative for International Development Research led a practical workshop at the 2019 UKFIET conference to give delegates a better understanding of the needs, processes and requirements from key stakeholders to translate evidence into impact.

Vlog: Achieving quality inclusive education for children with disabilities

Jul 2019

APPG panellists Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo (Global Disability Advisor, World Bank) and Anderson Gitonga (CEO, United Disabled Persons of Kenya) discuss the value of social science research evidence to influence policy and bring about change.

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Blog: Turning Global Disability Summit promises into reality

Jul 2019

Nidhi Singal and Anderson Gitonga consider what progress has been made in relation to inclusive education, a year on from the first ever Global Disability Summit held in London in the summer of 2018.

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Blog: The power of partnerships for development progress

Jul 2019

Diana Daltan, Deputy Director of the Department for International Development (DFID UK), provides an overview of the The Power of Partnerships event which brought together UK and Southern partners – donors, researchers, policy makers - to exchange knowledge on how to collaborate effectively to enhance the impact of the UK’s investment in interdisciplinary research.

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News: A year on from the Global Disability Summit, what progress has been made?

15/07/2019

All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Education: Quality Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

Taking place a year on from the Global Disability Summit, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Global Education event (supported by the Impact Initiative and RESULTS UK) met in the House of Commons to share progress and discuss

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All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Education: Quality Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

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