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Why are Students not achieving the Foundational Reading and Mathematics Skills in Rwanda?

Rwandan team collaborating

Guest blog by Dr. Flora Mutezigaju, David Mugabo, Emmanuel Niyomana Mico, Gervais Mabano, Valens Ngaboyera, Ntaganira Jean de Dieu Rwanda aspires to become an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a high-income country by 2050. Her development agenda is centered on prosperity and high-quality standards of life for all Rwandans. The realization of this vision is…Continue Reading Why are Students not achieving the Foundational Reading and Mathematics Skills in Rwanda?

Not Enough Time is Spent on Quality Teaching in Ethiopia

Children in village in Ethiopia

Guest blog written by Alemu Tesfaye, Gebre Negash, Nisha Makan, Tamene Keneni, Teshager Mersha, Yeshitla Mulat PDIA is an innovative approach to problem-solving and capacity building that involves frequent iteration and reflection. Such iterative and reflective process allows teams and individuals to move back and forth and correct and learn from mistakes. It also helps…Continue Reading Not Enough Time is Spent on Quality Teaching in Ethiopia

Treading the Path to Better FLN Outcomes in Punjab, India

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Guest blog written by: Jasmine Dhingra, Sunil Sharma, Nitin Sharma, Isha Shingte, Gurtej Singh In one of the very first individual assignments during the PDIA for Education Systems course, we learnt about 1804 challenges – ‘How would it be like to travel from one part of the country to another in the year 1804?’ Building…Continue Reading Treading the Path to Better FLN Outcomes in Punjab, India

Early Childhood Care and Education in Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistan team group photo

Guest blog by Atique ur Rehman, Ayesha Husain and Zobia Khan Context It has been witnessed that high quality early years childhood education significantly impact the economy and society. The benefits of quality early years education  aid in children’s development of cognitive, language, numeracy, and motor skills, which prepares them for entry into primary school….Continue Reading Early Childhood Care and Education in Punjab, Pakistan

The Delay in Academic Audits and the Quality of Higher Education in Papua New Guinea 

Team B.O.A.B: Higher Education in PNG - Team photo

Guest blog by Dagia Aka, Leah Margis, Boboya Noiney, Janet Rangou, Veronica Thomas, Jessica Wohimane  Our team comprised of six individuals with vast ranges of experiences in practice, research, policy, student management and university administration. BOAB which is the abbreviation for “bearing one another’s burden” was initially agreed upon as our group name. BOAB became…Continue Reading The Delay in Academic Audits and the Quality of Higher Education in Papua New Guinea 

Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 

Children in Papua New Guinea smiling

Guest blog by Claire Asi, Valda Kerua, Melchior Sebelei, Michael Asi  Over the past 12-weeks we worked on the problem of Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The recurring issue that kept popping up in our conversations was Cause 1: Lack of qualified teachers, and sub- cause: teacher training…Continue Reading Poor Literacy Outcomes for Elementary Education in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 

Using PDIA to Tackle Educational Inequities in Brazil

Students learning

Guest blog by Cesar Nunes, IPP 2021 It was a joy to know that the new edition of the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) course would be offered in 2021. I knew about the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach and was already following the Building State Capabilities website and YouTube channel. I had already read…Continue Reading Using PDIA to Tackle Educational Inequities in Brazil

Using Inquiry as a Strategy in PDIA to transform Barbados Education System

Guest blog by Doreen King, IPP 2021 Coming into the program, I had a pretty good sense of what to expect, given that I’d already taken 2 Harvard Kennedy School courses with Matt Andrews, which covered some of the material. What I wasn’t prepared for, was the group dynamic of working on a weekly group…Continue Reading Using Inquiry as a Strategy in PDIA to transform Barbados Education System

Insights from Applying PDIA in the Education Sector

Girl reading

written by Salimah Samji Over the past three years, we have engaged on research titled “Understanding How Education Systems Build Capability, Innovate and Improve their Practices” as part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) programme. One of the components of this work is to explore whether BSC’s Problem Driven Iteration Adaptation (PDIA)…Continue Reading Insights from Applying PDIA in the Education Sector

Developing deeper learning competencies in the United States

Guest blog written by Rholyn Barnhart I was born in a very small town in the Philippines. Majority of the source of income in our town relates to fishing and trading goods. My family is one of the many families who wanted to go out of our current state of life – working just to…Continue Reading Developing deeper learning competencies in the United States