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View article: Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework
Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework Open
This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work which addresses complexity in education s…
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This short book aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perspectives and experiences of a sample of teachers in Colombia, Ethiopia, I…
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This short book aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perspectives and experiences of a sample of teachers in Colombia, Ethiopia, I…
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This short book aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perspectives and experiences of a sample of teachers in Colombia, Ethiopia, I…
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This short book aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perspectives and experiences of a sample of teachers in Colombia, Ethiopia, I…
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This short book aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perspectives and experiences of a sample of teachers in Colombia, Ethiopia, I…
View article: School leadership research in Botswana: Developing an indigenous approach
School leadership research in Botswana: Developing an indigenous approach Open
This background paper develops a case for adopting an indigenous approach to researching school leadership in Botswana. As an upper middle-income country Botswana has a stronger economy than many of its neighbours in the region, yet with r…
View article: School Leadership Research in Botswana: Developing an Indigenous Approach
School Leadership Research in Botswana: Developing an Indigenous Approach Open
This background paper develops a case for adopting an indigenous approach to researching school leadership in Botswana. As an upper middle-income country Botswana has a stronger economy than many of its neighbours in the region, yet with r…
View article: Lesson observations in sub-Saharan Africa: bringing learners into focus
Lesson observations in sub-Saharan Africa: bringing learners into focus Open
This article considers different approaches to lesson observation and their potential for understanding and evaluating classroom practice in sub-Saharan Africa. We start with a critical appraisal of Teach, a recent World Bank initiative. T…
View article: Taking a global perspective
Taking a global perspective Open
Comparative and international education (CIE) offers undergraduate students a perspective on education systems and contexts beyond their own direct experience. In this chapter, we introduce CIE as a field, and share an overview of what is …
View article: Doing harm: the impact of UK’s GCRF cuts on research ethics, partnerships and governance
Doing harm: the impact of UK’s GCRF cuts on research ethics, partnerships and governance Open
In spring 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, research projects funded by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) were subjected to budget cuts. The cuts were the result of UK government’s decision to reduce its Official Developmen…
View article: Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher‐led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England
Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher‐led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England Open
This article draws on the experiences of teachers and teacher educators within the “Bristol Decolonising Network”, an informal professional learning network based in South West England, to share examples of teacher‐led decolonising/antirac…
View article: Peer support in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical interpretive synthesis of school-based research
Peer support in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical interpretive synthesis of school-based research Open
This paper concerns an aspect of schooling in sub-Saharan Africa which receives limited attention in official education discourse – namely, that students themselves often bear educational responsibilities for the access and learning of the…
View article: Inclusive Education in Uganda - Examples of best practice
Inclusive Education in Uganda - Examples of best practice Open
There is a lack of research into what works in Inclusive Education (IE) in Uganda, as elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet with children with disabilities (CwDs) constituting only 1.79% of total school enrolment, serious attention is…
View article: Decolonising Teacher Professionalism: Foregrounding the Perspectives of Teachers in the Global South
Decolonising Teacher Professionalism: Foregrounding the Perspectives of Teachers in the Global South Open
The paper aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perceptions of a sample of teachers based in Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Rwanda and …
View article: Decolonising Teacher Professionalism: Foregrounding the Perspectives of Teachers in the Global South
Decolonising Teacher Professionalism: Foregrounding the Perspectives of Teachers in the Global South Open
The paper aims to provide a decolonial critique of dominant global agendas concerning teacher professionalism and to propose new understanding based on the perceptions of a sample of teachers based in Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Rwanda and …
View article: Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries
Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries Open
The working paper develops a framework for ‘endogenous systems leadership’ as a means of supporting the distribution of leadership across the local, middle and central tiers of complex education systems in low- and middle-income countries …
View article: Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries
Endogenous systems leadership for education in crises: A framework for inclusive and equitable quality education in low- and middle-income countries Open
The working paper develops a framework for ‘endogenous systems leadership’ as a means of supporting the distribution of leadership across the local, middle and central tiers of complex education systems in low- and middle-income countries …
View article: Teaching Comparative and International Education in the UK: a national survey of undergraduate programmes
Teaching Comparative and International Education in the UK: a national survey of undergraduate programmes Open
This BAICE-funded study reports on the status of comparative and international education (CIE) in undergraduate programmes in the UK based on analysis of curriculum documents and interviews with teachers on CIE units. While there are have …
View article: Understanding the External Social Benefits of Education in Ethiopia: A Contextual Analysis Using Young Lives
Understanding the External Social Benefits of Education in Ethiopia: A Contextual Analysis Using Young Lives Open
This paper explores social benefits, or externalities, of education in Ethiopia. Enrolment has expanded rapidly across all phases of formal education, yet there is limited evidence of its potential externalities in this context. This paper…
View article: How Accessible are Journal Articles on Education Written by Sub‐Saharan Africa‐based Researchers?
How Accessible are Journal Articles on Education Written by Sub‐Saharan Africa‐based Researchers? Open
This article investigates the extent to which education publications authored by researchers based in sub‐Saharan Africa are published as open access (OA). We draw on bibliometric analysis of 1,858 peer‐reviewed articles over the period 20…
View article: Mobilising capacities for Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures: Opening spaces for collaborative action and learning
Mobilising capacities for Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures: Opening spaces for collaborative action and learning Open
This background paper introduces our plans for collaboration, learning and action within the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) research network. It sits alongside others addressing the conceptual foundations of TESF, th…
View article: Global policy agendas and the Education Sustainable Development Goal: Perspectives from sub-Saharan African research and researchers
Global policy agendas and the Education Sustainable Development Goal: Perspectives from sub-Saharan African research and researchers Open
African education research is often ‘overlooked and undervalued’ in global policy debates (Maclure 2006). This paper reports on a project to catalogue education research from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the purpose of raising its visibili…
View article: How equitable are South-North partnerships in education research? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
How equitable are South-North partnerships in education research? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa Open
This article explores equity with respect to South-North partnerships in the context of education research involving scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on large-scale bibliometric analysis of over 1,000 publications published in…
View article: Education Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quality, Visibility, and Agendas
Education Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quality, Visibility, and Agendas Open
This article combines large-scale bibliometric analysis of publications on education by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa with researchers’ accounts of their priorities and practice. Patterns in the thematic foci of the research from…
View article: The Case for Transformative Public Education: Responding to COVID-19 now while addressing long-term underlying inequalities
The Case for Transformative Public Education: Responding to COVID-19 now while addressing long-term underlying inequalities Open
Educating the public is central to governmental and NGO responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This briefing paper of the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures Network Plus addresses the following topics: What is Transformative Publi…
View article: Student organisation as a facet of teaching quality in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence to inform the World Bank’s Teach observation instrument
Student organisation as a facet of teaching quality in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence to inform the World Bank’s Teach observation instrument Open
In a global policy context which calls for ‘inclusive and equitable quality education…for all’ (SDG4), this paper considers the potential of the World Bank’s new Teach instrument to promote inclusive education in sub-Saharan Africa. Teach …
View article: Mapping the landscape of education research by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa Insights from the African Education Research Database
Mapping the landscape of education research by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa Insights from the African Education Research Database Open
This report outlines key features of education research undertaken by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa, as represented in the African Education Research Database. The database catalogues social science research with implications for ed…