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:
Learning Experience of
Marginalised Children
This priority area focuses on the challenges and opportunities that shape the educational experiences of marginalised children in Pakistan.
Priority Area Two:
Learning
Environments
This priority area focuses on the state of learning environments which are conceptualised as beyond the immediate physical environments of the schools and includes pedagogical approaches, school leadership, and assessment practices.
Priority Area Three:
Resilient Education
Service Delivery
This area focuses on the resilience of the education system in the face of disruptions, including climate change-induced disasters, to inform policies related to resilient education service delivery in Pakistan.
Priority Area Four:
Accountability,
Scale and Reforms
Key topics in this priority research area relate to education systems, specifically the implementation of promising pilot interventions at scale. The focus will also be on accountability as practiced at different levels of schools, education departments, parents, and communities; feedback loops between education departments and parents/communities.
