1. Week 2 1 W EDNESDAY, 19 TH S EPTEMBER

2. Roadmap for today House keeping How do the pieces fit together? Indicators. What are they? Questions/AOB? 2

3. Housekeeping - 3 Final projects forumforum Highly encouraged to work in groups for the papers. Paper I details (all in the syllabus) 8 pgs. (stick to the page limit. Add a cover page with your name & paper title) Due Oct. 12 th – 5 p.m EST (dropbox closes @ 5 sharp) 20% of grade – refer to rubric in syllabus If a B- or less, option to re-submit within a week. Avg. of grades will be taken Content: Identify an issue pertaining to opportunities of children to learn Country/region specific Why is this issue important Empirical evidence to justify Empirical X Anecdotal APA citations

4. Section Leading Must sign-up today. S-040, Fall 2010 / Unit 9: Regression in Practice © Prof. Masyn (HGSE, 2010) 4

5. Resources 5 Journals – Comparative Education Review Journal of Comparative & International Education International Education Subject based journals Society for International Education Journal at Teachers College Blogs/Sites to follow– World Education Blog - UNESCO World Education Blog Education for Global Development – World Bank Education for Global Development EduTech – World Bank EduTech Chris Blattman Brookings Center for Universal Education Save the Children; UNICEF etc. Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and IPA

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7. Where are we- Contextualized transfers. What is the business of policy about? Bright spots & thinking differently What have we learnt from comparative cross national studies so far. What do they not tell us? Why education? Education & development as a HR – marginalized sections 7

8. How do we measure progress? Inputs Per pupil Spending Processes Structures, Curriculum Outputs Educational Attainment, Literacy Outcomes Employment and Productivity, Political Participation, Social Capital

9. Your first stop for education data http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pa ges/default.aspx?SPSLanguage=EN http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pa ges/default.aspx?SPSLanguage=EN Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/2/48631582.pdf S-040, Fall 2010 / Unit 9: Regression in Practice © Prof. Masyn (HGSE, 2010) 9

10. Key Indicators Gross Enrollment Rates Net Enrollment Rates Repetition Rates Student Flows –completion rates— Learning Skills

11. Indicators Literacy :Adult (15+) literacy rate, by sex, Youth (15-24) literacy rate, by sex Primary education: Primary net enrolment ratio, by sex, Girl's share of primary enrolment Secondary education: Secondary net enrolment ratio, by sex, Girl's share of secondary enrolment Tertiary education: Tertiary gross enrolment ratio, by sex, Women's share of tertiary enrolment School life expectancy:School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) by sex 11

12. Today… 1. Analyze a policy document. A Global Compact for learning. 2. Review the Eightfold Path 3. Discuss the role of transfer in innovation 4. Examine the role of modeling for transfer

13. A Global Compact for Learning Core argument What is the problem? What are the solutions?

14. Bardach’s Eightfold Path What if we had to develop the global compact, and decided to follow the Eightfold path. What would that process look like? What would we do? How is that different from the process followed to produce the ‘Global Compact?’

15. The Eightfold Path Define the Problem Assemble some Evidence Construct the Alternatives Select the Criteria Project the Outcomes Confront the Tradeoffs Decide Tell your Story

16. Transfer and Innovation What is the argument? What is contextualized transfer? Where does it fit in the Eightfold Path?

17. In small groups, identify a particular country. You are a task force tasked with designing a country approach to implementing the ‘Global Compact’. Model the factors that influence the outcome you wish to change? How would you use contextualized transfer to stimulate educational innovation in any of the areas mentioned in the report?