Global Education Analytics Institute

Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, met Dr. Ramaele Moshoeshoe at the TaRL Africa conference held on November 14-15 in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Moshoeshoe is the Executive Director of the Africa Fellows in Education Program (AFEP), a Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI) initiative in collaboration with the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP). Prof. Eric Hanushek, who won the Yidan prize for Education Research in 2021, helped set up the program with Yidan funds. In the same year, Dr. Banerji was also awarded the Yidan Prize for Education Development. During the conference, Dr. Banerji also interacted with Chavi Jain from TaRL Africa’s measurement, monitoring, and learning team. The discussions highlighted the important work of two AFEP fellows currently associated with TaRL Africa. Paul Kakupa from the University of Zambia is exploring how Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) pedagogies influence regular classroom practices through Zambia’s Catch-Up Program. Meanwhile, Christina Thomas Fille from Tanzania's Institute of Social Work is analyzing TaRL's impact on learning outcomes using Zambia’s national exam data. The meeting underscored the collaborative efforts of education leaders and programs like AFEP and TaRL to drive impactful change in education across Africa.

🚀 We're thrilled to launch our new Sampling Resource, designed to equip researchers with practical tools and knowledge for constructing study samples that ensure internal and external validity. Highlights include: ✅ Methods to create representative sampling frames ✅ Guidance on handling convenience samples ethically and effectively ✅ Tips for improving external validity in constrained settings ✅ Sample code for implementing random sampling in Stata Dive into the resource to learn more about sampling strategy: https://bit.ly/4fFLAj8

PEP is pleased to announce the 2024/25 cohort of the Africa Fellows in Education Program (AFEP). Building upon the success of the first round of the fellowship, PEP and the Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI) have increased the program scope to support ten fellows for this second cohort (up from four in 2023/24). A team of internal and external reviewers selected ten talented young candidates from among more than 110 applicants spanning Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the news piece here: https://lnkd.in/guJx4Umh

Last month, four young African researchers travelled to the USA as part of the Africa Fellows in Education Program. They attended the Association of Education and Finance Policy (AEFP) Conference, a workshop at the Hoover Institution, and met with researchers and policy experts from the World Bank, Brookings Institution, and the New Globe. AFEP Fellow Dr Mkupete Jaah reflected on his experience at the conference: “The conference proved valuable in terms of its relevance to the field of education research and the calibre of its participants. Primarily attended by researchers from the United States, the conference predominantly focused on the U.S. education system and its financing, with a limited representation of studies from low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, the diverse composition of attendees, ranging from established researchers to early-career scholars and PhD students, provided an excellent networking opportunity. This diversity facilitated interactions for potential future collaborations and constructive feedback on ongoing research endeavours. While most research presented centered on the U.S. context, I found relevance in sessions such as those addressing student absenteeism, which resonated with my current research interests.” The Africa Fellows in Education Program is a two-year initiative to address the local capacity gap and enhance education decision-making processes across Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a collaborative program between the Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI) and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), with funding from Yidan Prize. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eqb6AQfR

Last month, four young African researchers travelled to the USA as part of the Africa Fellows in Education Program. They attended the Association of Education and Finance Policy (AEFP) Conference, a workshop at the Hoover Institution, and met with researchers and policy experts from the World Bank, Brookings Institution, and the New Globe. Fellow Dr. Heleen Hofmeyr reflected on her experience at the conference: “I have several takeaways from the AEFP conference. First, detailed descriptive statistics are very valuable in research. These data can paint a good picture of the issue you’re investigating. Second, OLS regressions are a suitable tool for showing associations, which constitute a first step in understanding what explains the phenomenon you’re interested in. Third, it’s important to consider regional differences in education issues. One region’s problems are different from another’s. This is especially applicable to South Africa, where each province has its education department (much like each state has its education department in the US). Last but not least, Mixed-methods methodologies are very useful when explaining trends in data, and policymakers take the evidence garnered through these methods seriously.” The Africa Fellows in Education Program is a two-year initiative to address the local capacity gap and enhance education decision-making processes across Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a collaborative program between the Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI) and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), supported by funding from Yidan Prize. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eqb6AQfR