Thematic Research Report series

Thematic Research Reports

241 complete publications covering the years 2005 to 2026.

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241 publications in this series

ICEQC-R-2021-10November 21, 2021

Thematic Research Report

Education Budget Adjustments during the Pandemic: Adequacy and Distribution

A global comparative indicator study of fiscal change, equitable allocation, execution and learner benefit

Education budget adjustment should be measured against a clear authorized baseline and distinguished from supplementary finance, internal reallocation, commitment, expenditure and service delivery. Nominal increases may not preserve purchasing power, while aggregate totals can hide enrolment, price or service-cost change. Every comparison needs a dated fiscal stage and scope.

Research category: Data and Indicator Research
Report archetype: Comparative Indicator Study
Geographic scope: Global

ICEQC-R-2021-06September 3, 2021

Thematic Research Report

Learning Loss Estimates: Assumptions, Uncertainty and Appropriate Use

A comparative indicator study of baselines, counterfactuals, populations, models and valid decisions

feasibility and difference, directly, observed in Learning Loss Estimates: Assumptions, Uncertainty and Appropriate Use require Learning Loss Estimates: Assumptions, Uncertainty and Appropriate Use to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. Neither term is self-explanatory. The estimate depends on construct, assessment, baseline, represented population, timing, trend assumption, exposure and model. Public reporting should publish those assumptions and should not present a model-dependent difference as directly observed loss.

Research category: Data and Indicator Research
Report archetype: Comparative Indicator Study
Geographic scope: Global