Category Archives: Teachers

What it’s like teaching refugees in Malawi

Posted on 24 June 2016 by GEM Report

By Dede Buloba Everyone agrees that education is important in a refugee camp to help those who have had to drop out of school to move across borders. I can speak about this from my experience as refugee, now teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Conflict, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged malawi, refugees, target 4.1, Target 4.a, target 4.c | 5 Comments

Should school principals be held accountable for the quality of education? An Ethiopian perspective.

Posted on 1 June 2016 by GEM Report

The 2017 GEM Report will explore the successes and challenges to effective accountability in Education. While the online consultation is now officially closed, we welcome comments until the yearlong research period of the Report is over. This includes the following … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Africa, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Governance, Learning, monitoring, pedagogy, Quality of education, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching, Testing | Tagged accountability, ethiopia, target 4.1 | 2 Comments

We’ve been told: your advice for the GEM 2017 on accountability in education

Posted on 2 May 2016 by GEM Report

The consultation for the 2017 GEM Report on Accountability in Education is soon to close. This blog contains some of the suggestions made by commentators for the GEM Report to consider as it embarks upon the research. Full comments can … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Post-2015 development framework, Report, sdg, sdgs, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability | Leave a comment

When the challenge is teaching teachers English

Posted on 26 February 2016 by GEM Report

Sarah Wiles is a communications specialist for Voluntary Services Overseas in Papua New Guinea, where she has been living for the past three years. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the most linguistically diverse country in the world with over 850 … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Learning, Literacy, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching, technology, Training, Uncategorized | Tagged Papua New Guinea, target 4.1, Target 4.a, target 4.c | 3 Comments

Language and learning photo blog: classroom challenges

Posted on 23 February 2016 by GEM Report

This gallery contains 12 photos.

In order to celebrate International Mother Language Day, we have collated a photo blog of teachers and students talking about the challenges that language education policies can have on teaching and learning. From Iraq to Vietnam, Honduras and Pakistan, the … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged #Target 4.5, language | 4 Comments

School-Related Gender-Based Violence impedes gender equality

Posted on 25 November 2015 by GEM Report

Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, coordinated by the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative. This year’s theme, From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Make Education Safe for All, … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Human rights, Learning, Out-of-school children, parity, SRGBV, Teachers, violence | Tagged #Target 4.5, SRGBV, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

Girls continue to draw the short straw.

Posted on 12 October 2015 by Aaron Benavot

Today we are celebrating International Day of the Girl Child and are launching the Gender Summary from the GMR 2015. It shows, yet again, the extent to which girls face the greatest challenges in accessing basic education. The theme of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Learning, parity, Post-2015 development framework, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, Gender, gender. equality | 2 Comments

Are you a teacher? Join us and become an advocate for education

Posted on 5 October 2015 by GEM Report

Posted in Learning, Literacy, pedagogy, Quality of education, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Teachers, teaching | Tagged target 4.c | 4 Comments

Educating migrants will be the first SDG challenge for rich countries

Posted on 2 October 2015 by GEM Report

It is impossible to turn a blind eye to the arrival of so many hundreds of thousands of migrants* into Europe recently. According to Save the Children, this includes the highest number of child migrants seen since the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, curriculum, immigration, Language, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, pedagogy, refugees, sdg, sdgs, Teachers, teaching | Tagged #Target 4.5, migrants, refugees | 4 Comments

The new agenda for education in Argentina (and Latin America)

Posted on 24 September 2015 by GEM Report

This blog is part of a series of last minute reflections before the new education agenda is set in stone at the UN General Assembly this week. It is written by Juan Carlos Tedesco, academic and previous Minister for Education … Continue reading →