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-2015-10December 7, 2015

Thematic Research Report

The Incheon Declaration: Public Responsibilities for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education

A global policy and regulatory synthesis of rights, public duties, finance and immediate Education 2030 implementation

The Incheon Declaration places inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning within a universal public commitment. Its meaning is neither exhausted by a political slogan nor detached from existing law. It should be read with the right to education and non-discrimination, the universal development agenda adopted in September 2015, the financing agreement adopted in July, and the Education 2030 Framework for Action adopted on 4 November. Each instrument has a distinct status; together they establish a contemporaneous direction for national responsibility, cooperation, finance and review.

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

ICEQC-R-2015-07October 17, 2015

Thematic Research Report

Regional Preparedness for the Transition from Education for All to Education 2030

A global policy synthesis of differentiated starting points, institutional readiness and the adopted 2015 commitments

Three relevant instruments had been adopted by the evidence date. The Incheon Declaration was adopted at the World Education Forum on 21 May 2015. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda was endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 69/313 on 27 July 2015. The General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda, including Sustainable Development Goal 4, on 25 September 2015. They are used with those respective legal and institutional statuses.

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

ICEQC-R-2015-03April 27, 2015

Thematic Research Report

Education Financing within the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

A contemporaneous policy synthesis of the financing-for-development preparatory and draft agenda as at 27 April 2015

Education financing should be judged by whether resources become equitable, sustained and educationally adequate service. A larger national budget can coexist with deteriorating provision in remote schools, high household costs, teacher vacancies or exclusion from secondary education. An aid commitment can be recorded without predictable disbursement or alignment with national institutions. Private finance can extend activity while creating cost, selection, quality or accountability risks. The financing account must therefore follow mobilisation, allocation, execution, learner-facing use and educational consequence.

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