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World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has released 10 new research reports that provide recommendations to education challenges and four of them explore education theory, policy, and practice in the context of Qatar’s education system.
The reports examine education industry changes due to COVID-19 and hundreds of local education stakeholders have contributed their perspectives, resulting in locally-informed, globally-relevant research findings.
“As part of our year-round research, the 10 new research reports address pressing global education issues and feature action-oriented recommendations and policy guidance for stakeholders across the education industry,” Dr. Ameena Abdul Majeed, Director of Programs and Chief Curator of the WISE 2021 Summit told The Peninsula.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education and WISE continued to lead an evidence-based exploration of current education challenges, in line with the priorities of the Qatar National Research Strategy.
Its findings, many of which draw on Qatar as one of several case studies, highlighted the central need to place innovation and collaboration at the heart of all efforts to redesign current education models.
“Produced in collaboration with recognised experts from around the world, the research also reflects the priorities of the Qatar National Research Strategy.
This year, the research was uniquely informed and shaped by the challenges COVID-19 presented to education across the globe,” said Dr. Majeed.
“There is also a special emphasis on Qatar’s education ecosystem, with four of the reports drawing on Qatar as a case study. Hundreds of local education stakeholders have contributed their perspectives, resulting in locally-informed, globally-relevant research findings,” she added.
The reports Qatar is involved include, the one developed in partnership with Duke University and The Wellbeing Project, the Teacher Wellbeing Report undertook a scoping literature review and case studies in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar.
‘Revisiting Equity: COVID-19 and Education of Children with Disabilities’, conducted with Cambridge University, analyses the impact of COVID-19-related school closures on the education of primary-school-aged children with disabilities. In it, data collected from over 100 parents and 142 teaching staff across 18 schools in Qatar shows a significant socio-emotional impact on both parents and children.
By engaging over 150 local stakeholders as well as a selection of global experts, the research indicates that building purposeful collaboration across institutions and sectors can support shared learning goals, as schools are making the transition back to in-person learning.
Several authors and researchers of the reports will come together during ‘Meet the Authors’ events at WISE 2021, which is returning to Doha in a first-ever hybrid edition on December 7 to 9 under the theme ‘Generation Unmute: Reclaiming our Future through Education’.
