Global Sport Development Systems and Athletes’ Access to Education
This research explores elite sport development systems and aspects of educational attainment and opportunities for elite athletes in a variety of national sport development systems. The countries analyzed for this project are the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Senegal, and Qatar. These were selected by the researchers because of the heterogeneous social-political contexts, the […]
Language Policy in Globalized Contexts
Decisions about languages to teach and use as part of formal schooling directly impact educational outcomes globally. They influence the accessibility of content and create implicit messages about whether students’ heritages and identities are welcome and capable of succeeding at school. Current language policies in many contexts are negatively impacting educational opportunities for indigenous and […]
Promoting Youth Well-Being Through Health and Education: Insights and Opportunities
Putting well-being at the heart of planning, policy making, and resource allocation is emerging as critical to the development of thriving communities and nations. We examined the academic and grey literature to identify theoretical frameworks that integrate health and education. We identified and described policies and programs supporting well-being around the world, and interviewed experts […]
Local Learning Ecosystems: Emerging Models
Across the globe there is a growing consensus that education demands radical transformation if we want all citizens to become future-ready in the face of a more digitally enabled, uncertain and fast changing world. Education has the potential to be the greatest enabler of preparing everyone, young and old, for the future, yet supporting learning […]
WISE-JobTeaser Survey: “Preparing the New Generation for the Future of Work” World of Work February 21, 2019
On the occasion of WISE@Paris taking place on February 20-21, 2019, the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) and its partner JobTeaser, the European leader in career guidance and the recruitment of young talent, have asked Ipsos to conduct an extensive survey that dives into the prospects of the European youth, employers and educators regarding […]
Measure, Match and Mobilize: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age
Digitization is both a challenge and part of the solution for lifelong learning. When we discuss its impact, we often focus on two questions: what and how we will (have to) learn in the future. Going beyond that I would like to draw attention to how these new technologies change our education system as […]
Maximizing the Contribution of Private Education: Policy and PPPs
The growth of private education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has sparked robust debate about the private sector’s place as an education provider. In light of this debate, it is important to explore how governments—guardians of their countries’ education systems—can choose to encourage and regulate private sector participation. In what follows we explore the tools governments […]
Securing the 21st Century Teacher Workforce: Global perspectives on teachers motivation, professionalism and retention
The Securing the 21st Century Teacher Workforce Project is an innovative co-created project led by University College London Institute of Education and STIR Education. The project explores how various jurisdictions, at different levels of education systems, strive to enhance the work and lives of teachers. The report draws on a recent literature review and jurisdictional […]
Thinking & Acting like a Designer: How design thinking supports innovation in K-12 education
The needs of the twenty-first century demand new approaches to learning. Today, student success requires skills for collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving, and these skills are increasingly becoming a focus in both K-12 and higher education settings. But twenty-first century learning needs to be much more if we are to expect young people […]
The Challenges and Implications of a Global Decline in the Educational Attainment and Retention of Boys
Over the past two decades, policymakers, international organizations, and scholars focusing on gender and education have largely concentrated their efforts on issues relating to girls. However, results from recent international assessments, coupled with data on higher education enrolment rates, have led to a new concern about the performance and retention of males ‒particularly those from […]