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Research Digest - November 2023
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Publications
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
The primary objective of this study is to explore the perspectives, agency, and choices of younger and older marginalised adolescent girls to understand how LNGB education pathways beyond formal schooling have met their needs and increased their opportunities in education and beyond
PROJECT NEXT GENERATION THE KEY THEMES INFLUENCING FUTURE STUDENT DECISIONS
UCAS
Project Next Generation was an integrated quantitative and qualitative study, with the aim of understanding what young people are planning for their futures, how they choose their subjects and careers, and how they assess the different pathways to get there. We wanted to find out what they needed, when, and from who – so we can help universities, colleges, and employers to design their information, resource, and outreach strategies to deliver exactly what’s needed at the right time.
UNESCO in Action for Gender Equality 2022-2023
UNESCO
This report shows how UNESCO and its partners have provided concrete and effective solutions during the 2022-2023 biennium to advance gender equality. It has reduced inequalities in and through quality education; it has empowered women in science and technology for environmental action; it has promoted inclusion and combatted gender-based violence; it has bridged the digital gender divide and it has promoted gender equality and women’s empowerment in crisis, emergency and early recovery contexts.
The impact of social class on experiences of working in post-16 education
University and College Union
The report found that in addition to concerns about the impact of class on their own working experiences, respondents are also concerned about the student-to-staff pipeline. There is an acute awareness that establishing a career in the post-16 education sector is increasingly difficult for working-class students due to job precarity and casualisation, much of which typically occurs in the early career stages.
Call to action for Science Education: Building opportunity for the future
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
This report lays out a vision for equitable access to quality science learning experiences across K-16 education that will enable all people to develop the scientific literacy they need for personal and professional success. To achieve this
vision, investing in improved science learning for all must be a national priority embraced by federal and state policymakers and local communities.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Call to Action for Science Education: Building Opportunity for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26152.
Comments
Measuring inequalities in student learning and how to close the gap
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Why girls’ education should remain a priority
Raja Bentaouet Kattan, Laura Rawlings & Courtney Melissa Merchant
Events
We believe no child should be constrained by stereotypes or the expectations of others. We know that if young people hear firsthand about the world of work, they work harder, get better grades and are more likely to break down barriers.
They should have the chance to start as early as possible, and that is why we launched the national I am #InspiringTheFuture campaign.
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