News & Events
EdQual representatives to present at seminar at Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar, Tanzania. September 2010
The seminar, featuring EdQual institutional co-ordinator Angeline Barrett, will bring together researchers, education experts, planners and development partners to debate the implications for policy and practice of recent research findings on school quality in Zanzibar.
EdQual Joint RPC dissemiation event, University of Cape Coast, Ghana September 2010
Dr. George K.T. Oduro, University of Cape Coast, will convene this event to share and discuss findings from across the three DFID-funded RPCs (EdQual, RECOUP, CREATE). With respect to EdQual research the focus will be on findings from the Leadership & Management and Language & Literacy projects. The event will bring together officials from the Ministry of Education, Sports & Science, Ghana Education Services, academics, teacher trainers and practitioner action researchers, who have participated in EdQual research.
EdQual Rwanda dissemination event, Kigali Institute of Education, September 2010.
EdQual institutional co-ordinator Evariste Karangwa will convene an event to share and discuss findings from EdQual’s research in Rwanda through the Use of ICTs and Curriculum Change project. The event, taking place on 24-25th September, will bring together education planners from the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, representatives of organisations supporting the distribution of ICTs to Rwandan schools, academics, teacher trainers and and teachers, including action researchers within EdQual’s projects.
EdQual Tanzania dissemination event, University of Dar es Salaam, September 2010
Dr. Hillary Dachi, EdQual institutional co-ordinator for Tanzania will convene this event to share and discuss findings from EdQual’s research in Tanzania through the Language & Literacy and Leadership & Management projects. The event will bring together education planners from the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, representatives of NGOs working in education, academics, district education officers, teacher trainers and teachers, including action researchers within EdQual’s projects.
EdQual representatives participating in British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) conference September 2010
EdQual representatives Angeline Barrett, Jolly Rubagiza, Leon Tikly and Dorothy Phumbwe will be presenting on a variety of topics at the conference set to take place at the University of East Anglia, Norwich 10-12 September 2010.
Graduate School of Education Seminar - Factors affecting pupil achievement in South Africa, June 2010
Michelle Smith presented within the Graduate School of Education June 22nd 2010.
EdQual supported student awarded full Commonwealth scholarship to complete PhD on the causes of conflict in Kenyan secondary schools
Rittah Njeru has been awarded a full Commonwealth Scholarship to complete Ph.D. at the University of Bristol.
Edqual supported student recieves split-site Commonwealth scholarship researching quality assurance in Ghanaian polytechnics
Clara Araba Mills has been awarded a split-site Commonwealth Scholarship to cover the costs of 12 months in the UK. She will be based at the University of Bristol, during her Ph.D. studies and will be registered and awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Cape Coast.
Research on family resources and primary schooling in Tanzania awarded Doctorate
The first EdQual-sponsored PhD student has officially graduated after successfully completing their studies. Dr Aneth Komba's research looked at the link between family resources and children's engagement with primary school in Tanzania. She graduated from the University of Bath on July 6 2010 and will be returning to her work as a lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam.
EdQual Programme Director Convenes Thematic Group at the XIV World Congress World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), June 2010
Leon Tikly, EdQual Programme Director, convened a Thematic Group at the XIV World Congress World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), 14-18 June 2010.
