Cross-cutting theme I
‘Effective data use’ and ‘scalable solutions’
Introduction
The DARE-RC research agenda involves two cross-cutting themes that aim to ensure rigour and impact of the research across all four priority areas. First, we prioritise effective data use across the priority research area. We emphasise the importance of the collection, management, and effective use of high-quality data to improve education system to ensure educational access, quality, continuity, and coherence of education for all children, with a special focus on:
Improving the data systems landscape in regard to marginalised children and communities.
The management and use of assessment data for improving policy and planning for equitable achievement of learning outcomes.
Supporting data- and evidence-driven decision-making.
Using data to support the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies when faced with environmental and climate crises.
Second, we prioritise research to generate scalable solutions that can transform Pakistan’s education system landscape at large, through educational policies, programmes, and strategies that have the potential to improve access, quality, continuity, and coherence for all children, with a specific focus on those who are marginalised. Systematic research for identifying and evaluating promising innovations, assessing and refining them for scalability, and managing system-wide changes across the diverse education systems and conditions in Pakistan to ensure sustainability are critical in order to ensure innovative and successful solutions that can transform education for all in Pakistan.
