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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-2022-10

Thematic Research Report

Transforming Education: From National Commitment to Implementable Reform

A policy synthesis of authority, baseline, finance, institutional capability and public review

The Transforming Education Summit took place in September 2022 and the Secretary-General issued a vision statement within this report's evidence period. These are political commitments and agenda-setting instruments. They do not establish that national law, budgets, institutional capacity, teaching or learner outcomes changed by the 19 October cutoff. National reform should therefore be assessed through an implementation chain rather than the ambition of a statement.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2022-05

Thematic Research Report

Education Continuity for Learners Displaced by War

A European and host-system policy synthesis of access, inclusion, recognition, finance and future movement

War-related displacement does not suspend the right to education. Host authorities should provide prompt admission and interim continuity without waiting for complete documents or permanent residence. Temporary protection should not create temporary educational expectations. Learners need understandable information, provisional placement and rapid review.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
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Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Europe and affected host systems
ICEQC-R-2022-02

Thematic Research Report

Aligning Digital Learning Investment with Equity and Educational Purpose

A comparative indicator study of household access, institutional provision, participation and educational use

A defensible account of executive summary distinguishes an indicator should identify which link it observes and should not infer the rest. The institutional consequence follows from whether the digital divide in emergency education is not captured by a single measure of internet access. Educational use depends on a suitable device, affordable and reliable connectivity, electricity, accessible content, learner capability, household conditions, teacher interaction and institutional support.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2021-09

Thematic Research Report

Household Education Costs and Equity during Prolonged Recovery

A policy synthesis of public provision, direct costs, time burdens, digital access and correction

Household education costs include more than formal fees. Transport, meals, uniforms, books, connectivity, devices, printing, tutoring, examination charges and contributions of time can determine whether a learner participates. During prolonged recovery, costs may shift as institutions use blended timetables, require new materials or rely on household connectivity. A formally free service can remain inaccessible where these burdens are substantial.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2021-08

Thematic Research Report

A New Social Contract for Education: Implications for Public Governance

A policy synthesis of access, continuity, reopening, institutional duties and correction

feasibility and issued, competent, bodies in A New Social Contract for Education: Implications for Public Governance require A New Social Contract for Education: Implications for Public Governance to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. Closure, remote provision, partial reopening and renewed interruption can coexist across places and levels. Authorities should preserve entitlement, learner contact, teaching, support, records, progression and remedy while applying proportionate health-related rules issued by competent bodies.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2021-05

Thematic Research Report

Public Responsibility where Education Is Delivered by Non-State Actors

A policy synthesis of access, continuity, reopening, institutional duties and correction

feasibility and issued, competent, bodies in Public Responsibility where Education Is Delivered by Non-State Actors require Public Responsibility where Education Is Delivered by Non-State Actors to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. Closure, remote provision, partial reopening and renewed interruption can coexist across places and levels. Authorities should preserve entitlement, learner contact, teaching, support, records, progression and remedy while applying proportionate health-related rules issued by competent bodies.

Research category
Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2020-09

Thematic Research Report

Protecting Education Budgets during the COVID-19 Fiscal Shock

A policy synthesis of access, continuity, reopening, institutional duties and correction

Education continuity during COVID-19 is a continuing public duty under altered and uncertain conditions. In relation to protection of education budgets during fiscal shock, this proposition bears directly on the issue under review within Executive summary: whether allocations sustain equitable continuity and recovery; the authority should identify the affected population, accountable body and review point. Closure, remote provision, partial reopening and renewed interruption can coexist across places and levels. Authorities should preserve entitlement, learner contact, teaching, support, records, progression and remedy while applying proportionate health-related rules issued by competent bodies.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2020-07

Thematic Research Report

Education Continuity during COVID-19: Public Responsibilities and Proportionate Regulation

A policy synthesis of access, continuity, reopening, institutional duties and correction

Education continuity during COVID-19 is a continuing public duty under altered and uncertain conditions. In relation to education continuity during the pandemic, this proposition bears directly on the issue under review within Executive summary: whether regulation protects entitlement while responding proportionately to disruption; the authority should identify the affected population, accountable body and review point. Closure, remote provision, partial reopening and renewed interruption can coexist across places and levels. Authorities should preserve entitlement, learner contact, teaching, support, records, progression and remedy while applying proportionate health-related rules issued by competent bodies.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2020-01

Thematic Research Report

Inclusive Reopening of Education Institutions: Risk, Access and Public Confidence

A policy synthesis of early planning duties during worldwide COVID-19 disruption

At the 9 April 2020 evidence cut-off, education systems were experiencing rapidly expanding closure and disruption associated with COVID-19. The World Health Organization had characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March, UNESCO had documented the spread of institutional closures, and the United Nations had issued an early account of the wider social and economic effects. This report addresses readiness for an inclusive reopening decision; it does not use later reopening frameworks, health guidance, closure estimates or observed results.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2019-08

Thematic Research Report

Education Planning in Cities Receiving Large Migrant Populations

A global policy synthesis of urban capacity, school access, language support, finance and social inclusion

feasibility and outcomes, already, changed in Education Planning in Cities Receiving Large Migrant Populations require to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. It provides a framework for more predictable and equitable responsibility-sharing and addresses inclusion in national systems, including education. At the 25 December cut-off, the Compact is an adopted international framework; it is not evidence that national laws, finance, school capacity or learner outcomes have already changed.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
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Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2019-05

Thematic Research Report

Regional Coordination on School Placement, Records and Language Support

A global policy synthesis of coordinated admission, portable records, language provision and accountable transfer

feasibility and outcomes, already, changed in Regional Coordination on School Placement, Records and Language Support require to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. It provides a framework for more predictable and equitable responsibility-sharing and addresses inclusion in national systems, including education. At the 25 December cut-off, the Compact is an adopted international framework; it is not evidence that national laws, finance, school capacity or learner outcomes have already changed.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2019-04

Thematic Research Report

Migration and Education: Duties of Access, Inclusion and Continuity

A global policy and regulatory synthesis of admission, substantive inclusion, continuity and remedy

Migration does not suspend the right to education. Learners should enter without avoidable delay, and missing documents or unresolved status should not become absolute barriers. Placement should consider age, prior learning, language and interrupted exposure, with prompt review rather than permanent judgement. Older adolescents and adults also need recognised routes into secondary, vocational and second-chance education.

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Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype
Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope
Global