Tag Archives: accountability
South Africa: Watching accountability in action
This blog is written by Dr Remy C Nnadozie, Director: Institutional Planning, Rhodes University, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in South Africa commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability in education … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, country case study, south africa
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More meaningful government engagement with all education actors could improve learning in Bangladesh
This blog is written by Mobarak Hossain, Independent Consultant, the author of a case study on accountability and education in Bangladesh commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability in education is shaped by a … Continue reading
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The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective
By Zama Neff, director of Human Rights Watch’s Children’s Rights Division From girls in rural Afghanistan, to children in immigration detention on the US-Mexico border, to grandmothers fleeing war in Sri Lanka, throughout my career working on children’s rights, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Conflict, Human rights, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, civil society, conflict, human rights, Target 4.a
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Accountability in education in post-conflict Nepal
This blog is written by Tejendra Pherali, UCL Institute of Education, the author of a case study on accountability and education in Nepal commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog coincides with the national launch of the report taking … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, country case study, government, nepal, Target 4.a
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Punishing teachers is often counter-productive
One of the key messages of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2017/8, Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments is that punishing teachers can often be counter-productive. Teachers have the primary responsibility for educating students. But in many countries, they … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, target 4.c, teachers, teaching
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Accountability to fulfilling the right to education
By Allyson Krupar, Senior Associate, Right to Education Index, RESULTS Educational Fund The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the role of civil society organizations such as RESULTS Education Fund (REF) as crucial to advance the right to education and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, civil society, right to education
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Does school choice really exist?
An idea that has gained popularity in some circles in recent years is that giving a choice to parents over where their children are educated and introducing competition in an education ‘market’ will raise standards across the system through healthy … Continue reading
