Short course Right to education: Research skills to support advocacy 2024

This course will no longer be offered after 2024. For further information, please contact our partners: eduCoop and Right to Education Initiative

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Information

Period

January 2024 - September 2024
4 ECTS credits
120 Distance teaching hours
16 hours over four half-days in group/synchronous sessions with guest speakers; 104 hours in individual/asynchronous sessions with the support of tutors.

EQF-level

6

Language

English

Format

Distance learning

Contact

Registration

Registration deadline

15 November 2023

Fees:

CHF 2,000.-
Grants available subject to conditions (contact: Thibaut Lauwerier)

Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

Objectives

  • To be familiar with and acquire the methodological tools needed to conduct research into the right to education
  • Knowing how to use research to build a solid case for advocacy
  • Developing a network of experts on the right to education

Audience

Civil society organisations in the field of education

Learning outcomes

  • Identify relevant topics and research questions (following aliterature review)
  • Develop a methodology to address this issue
  • Collect and analyse existing or original data
  • Use the results of research for advocacy

Programme

4 modules:

  • Identifying relevant topics and research questions on the right to education
  • Methodology design and data collection
  • Data analysis
  • Valuing research for advocacy

Director(s)

Dr Thibaut LAUWERIER, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPSE), University of Geneva

Coordinator(s)

Dr Thibaut LAUWERIER, University of Geneva
Develop and mobilize your research skills in order to build a solid argument for advocacy in favour of education right

Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development