The Global Education Equity Research Initiative: Overview & Progress to Date
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Director, Technical Leadership & Learning Global Education [email protected] Ottawa, Ontario | 9 January 2017 The Global Education Equity Research Initiative: Overview & Progress to Date STEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D. ICSEI 2017
Transcript of The Global Education Equity Research Initiative: Overview & Progress to Date
Director, Technical Leadership & Learning Global [email protected]
Ottawa, Ontario | 9 January 2017
The Global Education Equity Research Initiative: Overview & Progress to DateSTEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D.
ICSEI2017
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OUTLINE• Introducing FHI 360• Equity-informed development goals• Challenges• Education Equity Research Initiative• How Can You Help?
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Nutrition
Education
Economic
Civil Society +
Research
Gender
Youth+ Social
Marketing
FHI 360: A Comprehensive Approach to Human Development
Environment
Technology
Peacebuilding
Communication
Development+ Livelihoods
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G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.1 FREE, EQUITABLE & QUALITY UNIVERSAL PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.3 EQUAL ACCESS TO TVET,TERTIARY & ADULT EDUCATION
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.5 EQUALITY IN EDUCATION INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES &
CHILDREN IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.7 EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
(INCLUDES AWARENESS/RESPECT FOR EQUITY)
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.A SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE(DISABILITY & GENDER SENSITIVE)
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.B SCHOLARSHIPS(INCLUDING THOSE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)
G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :
4.C TEACHERSINCREASE SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS
ESPECIALLY IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
19https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf
http://epdc.org/education-data-research/economic-costs-educational-inequality-developing-countries
20https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf
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GLOBAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO EQUITY• Lack of common:
– Definitions– Indicators– Tools– Policy frameworksacross national, regional, & international levels
• Insufficient data
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• Interagency Group on Education Inequity Indicators
• Education Equity Research Initiative • International Observatory on Equity &
Inclusion in Education
*UIS Handbook on Education Equity
GLOBAL INITIATIVES
23https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf
• educationequity2030.org/ • facebook.com/groups/EducationEquity/
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EDUCATION EQUITY RESEARCH INITIATIVEA collaborative partnership that connects organizations and individuals interested in developing, supporting, or disseminating evidence on education inequality and solutions for strengthening equity.
• Research institutions• Implementing
organizations• Donors
• Membership organizations• Private actors• Individuals
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STEERING COMMITTEE• FHI 360 • Save the Children • UNICEF
• Education in Conflict and Crisis Network (ECCN)
• World Vision
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP• Kate Anderson, Brookings
Institute• Kolleen Bouchane, Global
Business Coalition for Education, Theirworld
• Dana Burde, NYU
• Michael Gibbons, Wellspring Advisors
• John Gillies, FHI 360• Jordan Naidoo, UNESCO• Pauline Rose, Cambridge
University
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MEMBERS• A World at School• Brookings Center for Universal
Education• Cambridge University REAL
Centre• Creative Associates• International Institute for
Applied Policy Studies, Vienna• International Network for
Education in Emergencies (INEE)
• International Rescue
Committee• People’s Action for Learning
Network• RESULTS Educational Fund• New York University• Room to Read• RTI International• UNESCO• UNESCO Institute for Statistics• UNHCR• University of Arizona
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OBJECTIVES• Contribute to building a stronger knowledge and evidence
base on:– root causes, dynamics, institutional drivers, and effects of
inequality in education– effective solutions for improving equality in educational
participation and learning• Develop common measurement frameworks, address known
data gaps and under-researched equity issues and dimensions• Develop and test hypotheses for strengthening equity in and
through education• Help maintain the focus on equity in education in the post-
2015 global development agenda
WORKSTREAMS…
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MEASUREMENT & METRICSDefinitions | Indicators | Dimensions | Methods
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LEARNING & RETENTIONStrengthening the evidence base on who isn’t learning, and what works to improve equity
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CONFLICT & FRAGILITY• Connecting inequality and fragility• Strengthening equity in fragile contexts
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FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATIONLeveling the playing field in education through resource reallocation
MEASUREMENT & METRICS:
Review of the Global & Programmatic Data Landscape
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LANDSCAPE REVIEW
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Major household survey programs
Learning outcomes data sources
School census
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LANDSCAPE REVIEW
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Population census
Early childhood development
International databases
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GAPSAvailability of different dimensions of inequality for education statistics from major international databases (solid fill indicates availability for at least some indicators)
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AVAILABILITY & COMPARABILITY OF DATA
KEY TAKEAWAY #1
Equity is not a main focus of these organizations or these analyses, but is often a generalized
approach or byproduct.
KEY TAKEAWAY #2
There are few, if any, specific measurement tools being utilized or developed for the purpose of
measuring equity.
KEY TAKEAWAY #3
Data being captured by equity indicators is usually a byproduct of general data collection,
but not the main purpose of measurement.
KEY TAKEAWAY #4
Frequency of measurement is mostly dependent on partners, contracts, or programs.
KEY TAKEAWAY #5
Collecting data in general, and even more so on equity, has many challenges; most commonly a
lack of time or resources.
LEARNING & RETENTION:
Structured Approach to Equity Analysis with Learning Outcomes Data
FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATION:
Fair Financing: Education Finance Policy for EquityA Literature Review
FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATION:
Fair Financing: Policy Compendium
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PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD• Metrics for equity: strengthening existing metrics and
developing tools for closing data gaps • Equity-oriented impact analysis: who is left behind • Disability: generating data and research evidence • Equity in early childhood education • Equity and Youth: skills for workforce transition • Fragility: alternative education models for
strengthening equity
JOIN THE EFFORT!CONTRIBUTE research and data
PARTICIPATE in Work Stream consultationsREVIEW studies and summary reports
HOST or convene eventsCONNECT at CIES
Contact the Equity Initiative:[email protected]
Connect with Steve: [email protected] | twitter.com/StephenLukeEdD
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