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This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA), features Batjargal Batkhuyag, Executive Director, Mongolian Education Alliance (MEA), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In this interview, we learn how Mongolia educates its nomadic herder population and more.

The KIX EAP Podcast promotes diverse voices in the education discourse, with guests from government, academia, or civil society from 21 countries in the Europe, Asia and Pacific region. Reach out to us at [email protected] if you know of anyone who could feature on our KIX EAP podcast.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features KIX EAP National Steering Committee member, Dr Kilala Devette-Chee, Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader of the Universal Basic Education Research Program at the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute. Dr Devette-Chee is from the country with the most spoken languages and, in this episode, discusses some of the challenges faced by the island nation.

The KIX EAP Podcast promotes a diversity of voices in the education discourse, with guests from government, academia, or civil society. Our host Ryan Allen talks with senior education intellectuals, authors and practitioners connected with the Europe, Asia and Pacific region. The hub has team members representing all 21 of the countries in the region who help identify guests for the show. Reach out to us if you have suggestions of individuals that you think should be on the Podcast.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Almagul Osmonova, the founder and CEO of the Taalim Forum Public Foundation based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Ms Osmonova discusses her background and passion for education.

This is a special edition of the KIX EAP podcast ahead of the KIX EAP Regional Conference, where Ms Osmonova will be presenting her KIX-funded research on how to improve quality and access to school education in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan. Register for the conference here: https://norrag.zohobackstage.eu/KIXEPIC

The KIX EAP Podcast promotes diverse voices in the education discourse, with guests from government, academia, or civil society. Our host Ryan Allen talks with senior educational intellectuals, authors and practitioners from 21 countries in the Europe, Asia and Pacific region. Reach out to us if you know of anyone who could feature on our KIX EAP podcast.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Dr Elena Kardanova, Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, Russia and the Director of the Institute of Education’s Centre for Psychometrics and Measurement in Education. Dr Kardanova explores the question of how researchers can balance international publishing in English while still disseminating local knowledge and other challenges.

This is a special edition of the KIX EAP podcast ahead of the 1st KIX EAP Regional Conference, where Dr. Kardanova will share her knowledge and expertise with attendees.

The KIX EAP Podcast promotes a diversity of voices in the education discourse, with guests from government, academia, or civil society. Our host Ryan Allen talks with senior education intellectuals, authors and practitioners connected with the Europe, Asia and Pacific region. The hub has team members representing all 21 of the countries in the region who help identify guests for the show. Reach out to us if you have suggestions of individuals that you think should be on the Podcast.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Bal Chandra Luitel (PhD), Professor at Kathmandu University’s School of Education, located in Dhulikhel, Nepal. Dr Luitel discusses transformative math and the challenges in training teachers with this unconventional paradigm in Nepal.

This work was supported by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre, Canada.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors, GPE, or KIX- EAP and NORRAG.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA), features Aminath Shafiya Adam (PhD) an assistant professor at The Maldives National University, located in Male, Maldives. In this episode, Dr Shafiya explains how she trains future teachers to become “Champions” in their classrooms through positivity. The discussion also explores the importance of persevering local language and the challenges of the nation's unique geography.

This work was supported by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre, Canada.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors, GPE, or KIX- EAP and NORRAG.

NORRAG Podcast Episode 10 features guest host, Luis Crouch, Senior Economist of RTI's International Development Group. He interviews Radhika Joshi, Doctor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore.

They discuss Joshi's article: Can Social Integration in Schools be Mandated? Evidence from the Right to Education Act in India. The paper was published in the International Journal of Education Development in 2020. In the podcast they discuss friendships between students of different socio-economic classes, outcomes and test scores, and how this methodology could be replicated in other contexts.

Arushi Terway, NORRAG’s Senior Lead Research Associate, praises Dr. Joshi’s research which shows that, “Social integration of children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in a classroom improves educational outcomes for all children. This finding provides empirical support for the educational outcome equity goal of the highly controversial mandate within the Indian Right to Education Act of 2009 that requires private schools to reserve 25% of the enrollment for children from underprivileged backgrounds.”

This episode features Radhika Joshi's original music. If you would like to listen to more of her songs, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C6Jf07gLZ8

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA), features Dr. Shehzad Jeeva, Director of the Aga Khan University Examination Board and an Assistant Professor in the university’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, located in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Shehzad Jeeva talks about how to foster critical thinking and hands-on learning in a sector used to rote memorization and the path to revolutionizing the Pakistani education system.

This work was supported by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre, Canada.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors, GPE, or KIX- EAP and NORRAG.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA), features Maia Bibileishvili, Head of the “Child, Family, Society” (CFS) organisation in Georgia. Maia Bibileisvili talks about how her family experience inspired her to advocate for students with disabilities in Georgia. By grassroots organizing and appealing to the highest levels of government, her efforts have helped propel recognition and access for these population throughout the country.

This work was supported by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre, Canada.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors, GPE, or KIX- EAP and NORRAG.

Thank you for listening to NORRAG Podcast Episode 9 which features Manos Antoninis, an economist and specialist in questions related to development, education in particular. He is the Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report. This independently governed and financed report, coming up to its 20th edition, is housed at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is a reference for analysis and data on education world-wide.

Manos Antoninis talks to Alexandra Draxler, former Director at UNESCO and NORRAG Senior Advisor. The interview was held as an initiative of the Memory & Future Club of the Association of UNESCO Former Staff Members (AFUS), in collaboration with NORRAG.