Guest blog by Hyam Ishac, IPP’23 I have been assigned as the president of the center of educational research and development (CRDP) for more than 1 year. From that time until now, I am leading the process of curriculum development in Lebanon. During this time, CRDP, with different stakeholders were working on developing the national SEL…Continue Reading Failure of Effective Curriculum Implementation in Lebanon
Guest blog by Esther Adegunle, IPP ’23 “Two professionals, an Economist and a Brilliant Citizen, catch up to discuss the Economist’s recent educational journey at Harvard Kennedy School and its impact on their work in Nigeria.” Brilliant Citizen: Hello, my Economist, you are looking good and happy! Economist: Thank you, I certainly am happy. Brilliant…Continue Reading Reducing Youth Unemployment in Nigeria
Guest blog by Ali Abazeed, IPP ’23 Introduction In the quiet bustle of my hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, the city that put the world on wheels, a new kind of revolution is brewing within the halls of government that brings the same locomotive force as a motor vehicle. Except this vehicle isn’t propelled by four…Continue Reading Weaving Health into the Policy Fabric: Dearborn’s Journey Toward Inclusive Governance
Guest blog by Tania Tannous, IPP ’23 As a school psychologist, responsible of child protection, my love language is to take care of students in the school environment. I used to work on two referral axes, the first one being able to spread awareness about some emotional social and cultural subjects and the second one…Continue Reading Implementing the Social Emotional Learning in the Lebanese Educational Curriculum
Guest blog by Parrish Spisz, IPP ’23 I need to tell the truth. I almost didn’t make it to this Harvard Kennedy School Implementing Public Policy (IPP) course. I glanced the first email announcing the course and deleted it. Another email was sent and I deleted it. A third email was sent. I read it…Continue Reading Taking Action to Reduce Poverty in Tempe, Arizona
Guest blog by Cintia Smith, IPP ’23 I started the IPP program a year after beginning the analysis of the public issue we were addressing, which, in our case, was “the malfunctioning of municipal service to deliver procedures due to bureaucratic burdens.” Just when we were about to start implementing the governmental digital services and…Continue Reading Regulatory improvement and digitization of the government procedure service in Monterrey City
Guest blog by Silvia Steisel, IPP ’23 My role as a leader in a philanthropic organization focused on employment has led me to the realization multiple times that we were attempting to address complex issues in an inadequate manner. Employment is a multifaceted sector influenced by various cyclical, cultural, social, and political factors. Challenges related…Continue Reading Combining parenthood and employment in Belgium: What is the problem?
Guest blog by Jennifer Hale Christy, IPP ’23 I began my Implementing Public Policy journey in May of 2023, eight months into serving as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Beaverton, Oregon. Before that, I served as the Mayor’s Communication Officer for nearly two years. My journey to public service was unconventional–from seminary to…Continue Reading Building public trust in the midst of crisis and change
Guest blog by Joyce Pan Huang, IPP ’23 As someone new to the public sector in the last two years, I leapt at the opportunity to attend the Implementing Public Policy program. I enjoyed building friendships and connections with government officials and policymakers from around the world. While our challenges were different across the world,…Continue Reading Building a 15-minute city in lower income neighborhoods – with people, not for people
BSC has been exploring how the PDIA methodology can help build capability to improve the implementation of education policies and programs. In 2022, the team developed a custom PDIA for Education Systems online action learning program for Education Development Trust (EDT), funded by United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The goal of this…Continue Reading Applying PDIA to Education Systems
