Research Agenda
Introduction
DARE-RC team has been engaging and co-creating a demand-led research agenda which can directly address the priorities of, and is co-designed with, education policymakers, civil-society organisations, academics and the wider research community.
DARE-RC research agenda has been developed through a systematic and collaborative process over the course of the programme’s inception phase. The overarching questions in this research agenda fulfil three key criteria:
They address existing evidence gaps in education in Pakistan and globally
They align with federal and provincial governments’ policy priorities
They align with FCDO's strategic areas of support for education in Pakistan
Research agenda has been developed collaboratively with a large range of stakeholders and drawing upon the conceptual framework and recommendations from the evidence gap-map. This has culminated into four overarching priority areas to organise the research agenda, with each priority area focusing on the essential dimensions of the education landscape in Pakistan.
Priority Area One:
What works to improve drivers of learning for marginalised children in Pakistan?
The research under this priority area is motivated by the need to foster inclusive educational access and meaningful learning for all.
Priority Area Two:
What works to strengthen front-line education provision quality through building teacher and school capacities?
Key topics of interest in this priority area for research include issues of what works to improve the quality of education via the enhancement of teacher and school capacities.
Priority Area Three:
What works to develop resilient education service delivery continuity through systems coherence?
Research under this priority area explores the relationship between disruptive events (e.g. climate-related events) and education in Pakistan.
Priority Area Four:
What works to enhance accountability to improve education system cohesion in Pakistan?
This research agenda aims to propose research that fills evidence gaps on key issues in Pakistan pertaining to political economy considerations surrounding decentralisation reforms in the country.
