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PB 11: Longitudinal data sets in education (342.5 kB)

November 2011

Sally Thomas and Massoud Salim

Collecting longitudinal data on educational achievement allows schools and governments allows schools and governments to evaluate school effectiveness. Evidence is provided from China and Zanzibar.

Researching Education Quality in Low-Income Countries: Politics, Processes and Practice

February 2011

Leon Tikly & Angeline M. Barrett (guest editors)

Special Issue of Comparative Education 47(1)

Towards a framework for researching the quality of education in low-income countries

February 2011

Leon Tikly

Comparative Education Vol. 47, Issue 1, pp. 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541671

International collaboration and research capacity building: learning from the EdQual experience

February 2011

Angeline M. Barrett, Michael Crossley & Hillary A. Dachi

Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 67-77. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541674

Conceptualising gender equality in research on education quality

February 2011

Sheila Aikman, Anjum Halai & Jolly Rubagiza

Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 45-60. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541675

Teaching and learning in two languages in African classrooms

February 2011

John Clegg & Oksana Afitska

Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 61-77. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541677

A Millennium Learning Goal for education post-2015: a question of outcomes or processes

February 2011

Angeline M. Barrett

Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 119-133. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541682

An education Millennium Development Goal for quality: complexity and democracy

January 2011

Angeline M. Barrett

Compare 41 (1), pp. 145-148. DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2011.534853

Education Quality for Social Justice

January 2011

Angeline M. Barrett and Leon Tikly (guest editors)

Special Issue of International Journal of Educational Development 31 (1)

Social justice, capabilities and the quality of education in low income countries

January 2011

Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett

International Journal of Educational Development. 41 (1). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.001

Overview of EdQual Research and Key Policy Messages (495.2 kB)

November 2010

Leon Tikly

This presentation provides a brief introduction to EdQual's research and key policy messages from the last five years.

PB 7: Promoting Inclusive Education in Papua New Guinea (PNG). (1.5 MB)

November 2010

Guy Le Fanu.

This policy brief looks at the introduction of a new ‘inclusive’ national curriculum in Papua New Guinea. It links to research that suggests that the new agenda has not changed teaching or learning practice in rural or remote schools.

Researching the Quality of Education in Low Income Countries: Issues of theory and method (555.4 kB)

June 2010

Leon Tikly

Paper presented at XIV World Congress, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): 'Bordering, re-bordering and new possibilities in education and society'. Istanbul, 14-18 June 2010.

New Possibilities for International Partnerships, Collaboration and Capacity Building in Educational Research (187.0 kB)

June 2010

Angeline M. Barrett, Michael Crossley, Hillary Dachi

Paper presented at XIV World Congress, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): 'Bordering, re-bordering and new possibilities in education and society'. Istanbul, 14-18 June 2010.

'Researching quality across borders: the EdQual experience' (72.2 kB)

June 2010

Rita Chawla Duggan, Angeline Barrett

Proposal for Symposium on Theme: Demystifying Quality in Education at the XIV World Congress, World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES): 'Bordering, re-bordering and new possibilities in education and society'. Istanbul, 14-18 June 2010.

Education Quality: Research Priorities and Approaches in the Global Era

April 2010

Angeline M.Barrett, Leon Tikly

In Dimitris Mattheou (Ed.) Changing Educational Landscapes: Educational policies, schooling systems and Higher Education – a Comparative Perspective. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 185-206.

Conceptualizing Education Quality: Towards an EdQual Framework (2.3 MB)

February 2010

Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett

Presentation to CLIO seminar, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 24 February.

WP 19: Education and indigenous justice in Africa (475.0 kB)

September 2009

Sheila Aikman

This working paper examines how indigenous peoples in Africa are re-defining education through strategies aimed at recognition of rights and social justice, showing their attempts to define and achieve a quality education relevant and meaningful to their lives which could reframe education for the benefit of all learners.

WP 18: Social justice, capabilities and the quality of education in low income countries (642.9 kB)

September 2009

Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett

This working paper critiques the human capital and human rights approaches framing debates on education quality in low income countries, setting out an alternative theoretical approach for understanding this from a social justice perspective, drawing on the ideas of Fraser and Sen on social justice and capabilities.

Talking of fabric: a multi-dimensional model of quality in education

June 2009

Jutta Nikel, John Lowe

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 40 (5), pp. 589-605.

WP 13: The education millennium development goal beyond 2015: prospects for quality and learners (600.9 kB)

March 2009

Angeline M. Barrett

This working paper critiques a 2006 proposal by three World Bank economists for a Millennium Learning Goal (MLG) to replace the education Millennium Development Goal (MDG) from the perspective of education quality. It raises six main criticisms of that specific proposal, suggesting any MLG would need cautious formulation.

Social Justice in African Education in the Age of Globalisation

December 2008

Leon Tikly, Hillary Dachi.

In W. Ayers, T. Quinn, & D. Stoval (Eds.), Handbook of Social Justice and Education. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 120-137.

Critical reflections from a partnership in progress: The case of EdQual

December 2008

Angeline M. Barrett, with Jolly Rubagiza and Alphonse Uworwabayeho

In Norrag News 41: 76-78.

The New Regionalism in African Education: Possibilities and Limitations for Developing South-South Collaboration

December 2008

Leon Tikly, Hillary Dachi

In Chisholm, L. & Steiner-Khamsi, G (Eds.), South-South Co-operation and Transfer in Education and Development. Teachers College Press.

From enrolment to learning goal: what are the prospects for quality? (1.1 MB)

November 2008

Angeline M. Barrett

Presentation to the Unesco Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, University of Nottingham 4 November 2008 and the Centre for International and Comparative Studies, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 27 November 2008.

WP 11: Initiatives to improve the quality of teaching and learning: a review of recent literature (614.1 kB)

October 2007

Angeline M. Barrett, Sajid Ali, John Clegg, J.Enrique Hinostroza, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel, Mario Novelli, George Oduro, Mario Pillay, Leon Tikly & Guoxing Yu

This working paper reviews recent literature on teaching and learning process quality in schools in low income countries, illustrated in initiatives to improve this. It focuses on three key areas: meeting diverse learners’ needs; curriculum change trends; enabling teachers, including teaching and learning resource provision.

Education Quality: Research Priorities and Approaches in the Global Era (74.6 kB)

September 2007

Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett

Paper presented at 9th UKFIET Conference, 11-13 September 2007: Going for Growth: School, Community, Economy, Nation Symposium: Going for Growth: Researching Improved Access, Quality and Outcomes.

WP 10: Education quality: research priorities and approaches in the global era (591.1 kB)

September 2007

Leon Tikly, Angeline M. Barrett

This working paper outlines the approach and rationale underpinning EdQual's research programme. It critiques mainstream conceptualisations of quality, developing a rich, contextualised understanding of what counts as education quality that is influenced by critical theory, postcolonial theory and political economy.

WP 8: The range and extent of school effects in SACMEQ II school systems (1.2 MB)

September 2007

Guoxing Yu, Sally Thomas

This working paper describes in detail initial analyses of SACMEQ II data, using multilevel modelling techniques, to develop general models of school effectiveness for SACMEQ II member countries and specific models for Tanzania (including Zanzibar). This research was undertaken as part of EdQual’s SeeQ project.

WP 7: Research evidence of school effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa (939.8 kB)

July 2007

Guoxing Yu

This working paper discusses the history and insights of school effectiveness research (SER) from both developed and developing countries. It raises the importance of context in understanding indicator transferability, and outlines the potential contribution to SER knowledge from EdQual’s SeeQ project.

Improving Learner Outcomes: Quality Issues (96.3 kB)

February 2007

Leon Tikly

Presentation made to DFID in 2007.

Ethics Dilemmas in Qualitative Research

December 2006

Anjum Halai

HEC News and Views. Monthly magazine of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan.

What does education quality mean for low income countries? (335.3 kB)

November 2006

Jutta Nikel, Angeline Barrett

Presentation to EdQual/ ICS seminar.

Improving Education Quality (38.9 kB)

November 2006

Leon Tikly

Article published in RE:search - University of Bristol Research Journal.

EdQual - summary of the research programme

November 2006

Angeline Barrett

UKFIET Newsletter Issue 4, November 2006. p.4.

Quality education as the key for poor families and communities? (49.1 kB)

May 2006

Leon Tikly

Article published in NORRAG News (Network for Policy Research Review and Advice on Education and Training). No. 37 May 2006.

WP 3: The concept of quality in education: a review of the 'international' literature on the concept of quality in education (543.7 kB)

January 2006

Angeline M. Barrett, Rita Chawla-Duggan, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel, Eugenia Ukpo

This working paper reviews key documents influencing the understanding of educational quality in low income countries amongst international agencies and researchers based in Anglophone countries, identifying five recurring dimensions of quality in the debate: effectiveness, efficiency, equality, relevance & sustainability.

International Perspectives on Quality Education (79.0 kB)

November 2005

Angeline Barrett, John Lowe, Jutta Nikel with Rita Chawla-Duggan, Eugenia Ukpo & Guoxing Yu

Presentation.