Local solutions to global learning challenges
Renaud Comba
Renaud outlines an initiative launched in 2014 to enhance school accountability and improve foundational literacy and numeracy in 18 countries. The project uses a feedback loop to inform schools of their performance compared to others. Renaud also explains UNICEF’s positive deviance research in 13 countries, which identifies effective local solutions by examining behaviours in school leadership, classrooms, and community interactions. Teachers are involved in data collection and sharing practices. Renaud highlights the project’s unique focus on leveraging contextualised, cost-effective local solutions to address global education challenges.
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“For the first time we are paying attention to the already created, contextualized, cost-effective local solutions that local stakeholders have created through practice and through understanding where they live and their context to really address global education challenges.”
Renaud Comba
Renaud Comba
Renaud Comba is an education research specialist at UNICEF, focused on improving global educational outcomes, especially in low-income and crisis-affected areas. He specialises in data analysis, program evaluation, and developing strategies for equitable access to quality education. With a background in education policy and international development, Renaud is dedicated to ensuring all children have the opportunity to learn and succeed.
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