http://www.edqual.org daily 1 2010-07-02T15:07:14Z http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/disseminationevent Article by Guy Collender of the London International Development Centre and Martina Vojtkova of 3ie. No publisher em3353 EdQual in the news 2010-11-19T15:15:30Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/PhD.appointment. Alfred Ampah-Mensah, has been appointed 'Coordinator' for the Leadership for Learning (LfL) Programme in Ghana, a collaborative programme between the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Centre for Commonwealth Education (CCE) of the University of Cambridge, UK and the Ghana Education Service (GES). LfL is intended to build the capacity of basic school headteachers in Ghana in order to improve the quality of education provided. No publisher em3353 2010-10-15T11:12:35Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/KIEDissemination. The Kigali Institute of Education (KIE), a partner in the EdQual group, has conducted its final dissemination event presenting findings and points of interest from the project that has dealt primarily with the introduction and use of ICT as a teaching tool. No publisher em3353 2010-10-15T10:54:58Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/EdQualConf2010. The conference will present the findings from the work of three DfID Education Research Programme Consortia (RPCs), EdQual, RECOUP and CREATE, with the aim of helping to inform the future direction of policy in the area of education and development. No publisher em3353 2010-10-14T10:09:47Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/EdQualMarang10. EdQual researcher Hamsa Venkat along with Corin Mathews and Jacques du Plessis will present their paper “Examples and non-examples for teaching patterns – Findings from the EdQual study on primary mathematics teaching” to the inaugural research seminar at the Marang centre in Johanesburg, South Africa. The seminar coincides with the fifth birthday of the centre and looks at the presentation and progression of teaching ‘pattern’ as a topic in African primary schools. No publisher em3353 2010-10-13T11:55:59Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/MOEVTseminar 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T12:05:44Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/GhanaDiss 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T11:18:26Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/RwandaDiss 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T11:12:19Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/TanzDissem 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T11:19:34Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/BAICE2010 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T11:00:11Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/GSOE0610 Michelle Smith presented within the Graduate School of Education June 22nd 2010. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T10:26:23Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/commonwealth2 Rittah Njeru has been awarded a full Commonwealth Scholarship to complete Ph.D. at the University of Bristol. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T10:35:16Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/commonwealth1 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T10:34:12Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/kombagrad0710 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. No publisher nm4731 2010-08-26T09:15:20Z News Item http://www.edqual.org/news-and-events/wccesgroup 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. No publisher ma9371 2010-08-26T10:14:52Z News Item