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Special Edition E-Book: Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined

It is no longer news that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about massive disruption to the education ecosystem—to the learners, teachers, school leaders, parents, and policymakers alike. The changes have been so pervasive, fast-moving, and frequent that one could blink and miss them. After all, there have only been few instances in human history when […]

September 21, 2020
Research Studies
Early Childhood

Do Children need to go ‘Back to School’?

Wherever we look for the origin of schools, it is usually defined by ‘studying’ subjects and being separate from the everyday reality of work and personal life. Nothing could be more wrong. Right now, we are falling short of providing education for all, including seeing some of the biggest decline in well-being, and the current rapid changes […]

August 14, 2020
Bo Stjerne Thomsen
Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Secondary Education Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a very promising region with strong economic potential and millions of young men and women who can make remarkable contributions to the economies of their countries if provided with quality education. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Education for All (EFA) movement have […]

April 14, 2020
Ahmed Baghdady - Omar Zaki
Research Studies
Higher Education

WISE Global Education Barometer – Youth Perceptions on their Education and their Future

On the occasion of the International Day of Education, WISE has released an extensive study on the views of young people. Conducted by Ipsos, the survey was undertaken in 20 countries across the globe, in order to understand how the youth perceive their education and how prepared and confident they feel in their future. These […]

January 24, 2020
Research Studies
المهارات الحياتية

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 […]

November 20, 2019
Research Studies
Learning and Behavioral Sciences

Evaluating the Impact of Global Citizenship Education on Young People’s Attitudes Towards Equality, Diversity and Tolerance

This research aims to address questions around the implementation, measurement, and success of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) as a response to the global challenges of the twenty-first century. GCE aims to foster peaceful, inclusive, tolerant, sustainable, and socially just societies; yet despite its centrality in international policy discourse and academic research, the impact of GCE […]

November 4, 2019
Multiple Authors

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