Director, Technical Leadership & Learning Global Educationsluke@fhi360.org

Ottawa, Ontario | 9 January 2017

The Global Education Equity Research Initiative: Overview & Progress to DateSTEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D.

ICSEI2017

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OUTLINE• Introducing FHI 360• Equity-informed development goals• Challenges• Education Equity Research Initiative• How Can You Help?

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G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.1 FREE, EQUITABLE & QUALITY UNIVERSAL PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.3 EQUAL ACCESS TO TVET,TERTIARY & ADULT EDUCATION

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.5 EQUALITY IN EDUCATION INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES &

CHILDREN IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.7 EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

(INCLUDES AWARENESS/RESPECT FOR EQUITY)

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.A SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE(DISABILITY & GENDER SENSITIVE)

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.B SCHOLARSHIPS(INCLUDING THOSE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)

G O A L 4 T A R G E T S :

4.C TEACHERSINCREASE SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS

ESPECIALLY IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

19https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf

http://epdc.org/education-data-research/economic-costs-educational-inequality-developing-countries

20https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO EQUITY• Lack of common:

– Definitions– Indicators– Tools– Policy frameworksacross national, regional, & international levels

• Insufficient data

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• Interagency Group on Education Inequity Indicators

• Education Equity Research Initiative • International Observatory on Equity &

Inclusion in Education

*UIS Handbook on Education Equity

GLOBAL INITIATIVES

23https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/epdc-inequality-conflict.pdf

• educationequity2030.org/ • facebook.com/groups/EducationEquity/

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EDUCATION EQUITY RESEARCH INITIATIVEA collaborative partnership that connects organizations and individuals interested in developing, supporting, or disseminating evidence on education inequality and solutions for strengthening equity.

• Research institutions• Implementing

organizations• Donors

• Membership organizations• Private actors• Individuals

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STEERING COMMITTEE• FHI 360 • Save the Children • UNICEF

• Education in Conflict and Crisis Network (ECCN)

• World Vision

TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP• Kate Anderson, Brookings

Institute• Kolleen Bouchane, Global

Business Coalition for Education, Theirworld

• Dana Burde, NYU

• Michael Gibbons, Wellspring Advisors

• John Gillies, FHI 360• Jordan Naidoo, UNESCO• Pauline Rose, Cambridge

University

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MEMBERS• A World at School• Brookings Center for Universal

Education• Cambridge University REAL

Centre• Creative Associates• International Institute for

Applied Policy Studies, Vienna• International Network for

Education in Emergencies (INEE)

• International Rescue

Committee• People’s Action for Learning

Network• RESULTS Educational Fund• New York University• Room to Read• RTI International• UNESCO• UNESCO Institute for Statistics• UNHCR• University of Arizona

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OBJECTIVES• Contribute to building a stronger knowledge and evidence

base on:– root causes, dynamics, institutional drivers, and effects of

inequality in education– effective solutions for improving equality in educational

participation and learning• Develop common measurement frameworks, address known

data gaps and under-researched equity issues and dimensions• Develop and test hypotheses for strengthening equity in and

through education• Help maintain the focus on equity in education in the post-

2015 global development agenda

WORKSTREAMS…

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MEASUREMENT & METRICSDefinitions | Indicators | Dimensions | Methods

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LEARNING & RETENTIONStrengthening the evidence base on who isn’t learning, and what works to improve equity

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CONFLICT & FRAGILITY• Connecting inequality and fragility• Strengthening equity in fragile contexts

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FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATIONLeveling the playing field in education through resource reallocation

MEASUREMENT & METRICS:

Review of the Global & Programmatic Data Landscape

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LANDSCAPE REVIEW

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Major household survey programs

Learning outcomes data sources

School census

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LANDSCAPE REVIEW

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Population census

Early childhood development

International databases

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GAPSAvailability of different dimensions of inequality for education statistics from major international databases (solid fill indicates availability for at least some indicators)

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AVAILABILITY & COMPARABILITY OF DATA

KEY TAKEAWAY #1

Equity is not a main focus of these organizations or these analyses, but is often a generalized

approach or byproduct.

KEY TAKEAWAY #2

There are few, if any, specific measurement tools being utilized or developed for the purpose of

measuring equity.

KEY TAKEAWAY #3

Data being captured by equity indicators is usually a byproduct of general data collection,

but not the main purpose of measurement.

KEY TAKEAWAY #4

Frequency of measurement is mostly dependent on partners, contracts, or programs.

KEY TAKEAWAY #5

Collecting data in general, and even more so on equity, has many challenges; most commonly a

lack of time or resources.

LEARNING & RETENTION:

Structured Approach to Equity Analysis with Learning Outcomes Data

FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATION:

Fair Financing: Education Finance Policy for EquityA Literature Review

FINANCE & RESOURCE ALLOCATION:

Fair Financing: Policy Compendium

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PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD• Metrics for equity: strengthening existing metrics and

developing tools for closing data gaps • Equity-oriented impact analysis: who is left behind • Disability: generating data and research evidence • Equity in early childhood education • Equity and Youth: skills for workforce transition • Fragility: alternative education models for

strengthening equity

JOIN THE EFFORT!CONTRIBUTE research and data

PARTICIPATE in Work Stream consultationsREVIEW studies and summary reports

HOST or convene eventsCONNECT at CIES

Contact the Equity Initiative:educationequity@fhi360.org

Connect with Steve: sluke@fhi360.org | twitter.com/StephenLukeEdD

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