Research Agenda
Introduction
The DARE-RC research agenda has been developed through a systematic and collaborative process with a wide range of key policy and practice stakeholders and drawing upon the conceptual framework and recommendations from extensive policy and evidence review. 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
The resulting research agenda addresses four priority areas that are critical to transforming the education systems in Pakistan, along with two cross-cutting themes that explore common and systematic solutions needed to improve these four priority areas. These priority areas and cross-cutting themes are summarised in the box below:
Priority Area One:
Improving drivers of learning for marginalised children
What works to improve educational access, quality, continuity, and coherence for marginalised children in Pakistan?
Priority Area Two:
Strengthening the quality of front-line education provision
What works to strengthen the quality of front-line education provision through building teacher and school system capacities?
Priority Area Three:
Resilient education service delivery
What works to develop continuity of resilient education service delivery through improving systems coherence?
Priority Area Four:
Accountable education systems
What works to enhance accountability to improve education system cohesion in Pakistan?
Cross-Cutting Themes
‘Effective data use’ and ‘scalable solutions'
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.
