‘Research’ Archive

Travaux des jeunes chercheurs de Kalanso à Bamako au Mali January 3, 2009 1 Comment

Ce fondement de la pédagogie active dont Adolphe Ferrière fut le précurseur au début du XXè siècle est aussi celui de l’atelier Initiation à la Recherche initié par Kathryn Touré (chercheur en éducation) en octobre 2007 à Kalanso avec des élèves de 7ème année. L’atelier est une application concrète de cette perspective pédagogique toujours prônée [...]

Developing quality partnerships for quality research December 8, 2008 No Comments

Pertinent questions and sound methodologies are essential for quality research, as are quality partnerships. By what criteria do we select partners and how do we build meaningful partnerships that add value to our research efforts? And that contribute to improving the overall landscape for the development and use of research? We would like to propose [...]

Formative Research for informed education policy implementation in Africa April 2, 2006 No Comments

This presentation seeks to describe formative research and its characteristics and illustrate its advantages as applied to the implementation of education sector programs and reforms.  It provides examples of formative research as applied in Africa, describes how formative research can be undertaken, and proposes how the WGESA can facilitate the process. Formative research is a [...]

Promoting skills development and education research in Africa September 15, 2005 No Comments

This introductory editorial reviews outcomes of the ERNWACA and NORRAG 2004 Critical Perspectives regional seminar on education in West and Central Africa. It then alludes to challenges education researchers face in Africa, referring to the case of the 2004 World Bank study on skills development in Africa. [Full text]  Editorial by Kathryn Toure, ERNWACA Regional [...]

Réponses de la recherche face à l’impact du VIH/SIDA sur les systèmes éducatifs en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre / Education Research Response to HIV/AIDS in West and Central Africa May 3, 2005 No Comments

Konaté, M.K., & Toure, K. (2004). Réponses de la recherche face à l’impact du VIH/SIDA sur les systèmes éducatifs en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre / Education Research Response to HIV/AIDS in West and Central Africa. Rapport final d’atelier / Workshop Final Report. Bamako, Mali : ROCARE / ERNWACA. [Télécharger le document]

Promouvoir le développement de compétences et la recherche en éducation en Afrique No Comments

Toure, K. (2005). Promouvoir le développement de compétences et la recherche en éducation en Afrique, La Lettre de NORRAG, No. 35, sur Perspectives Critiques sur le genre, l’éducation et les compétences en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre aux niveaux primaire et post-primaire, pp. 7-10, Université d’Edimbourg, Ecosse, Royaume-Uni, Institut Universitaire d’Etudes du Développement (IUED), [...]

Consolidating research quality to inform education policy and practice in Africa May 3, 2004 No Comments

Toure, K. (2004). Consolidating research quality to inform education policy and practice in Africa. Presentation for Steering Committee seminar of Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Cavanne-de-Bogis, Switzerland, 14-15 April. [Download the presentation]

Emerging Trends in Research on the Quality of Education: A Synthesis of Educational Research Reviews from 1992-2002 in eleven countries of West and Central Africa No Comments

Obanya, P., & Toure, K. (2003). Emerging Trends in Research on the Quality of Education: A Synthesis of Educational Research Reviews from 1992-2002 in eleven countries of West and Central Africa. Bamako, Mali: ERNWACA. [Download the paper]