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Doing Research in El Salvador

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, El Salvador was still not meeting the demands of its population to the fullest extent. Though progress had been made in socioeconomic terms, there were still areas of apparent stagnation or challenges related to the quality of services and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Doing Research in Myanmar – Country Update 2022 (Excerpts)

Soon after the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, a report titled ‘Doing Research in Myanmar – Country Update 2022’, was produced by the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD) – the agency which had also produced a Doing Research Assessment for Myanmar in 2020. 

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Doing Research in Venezuela

The 'Doing Research in Venezuela' report is a preliminary study of the state of the country's research system that draws on interviews and desk research.

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Doing Research in Bolivia

This study constitutes the first systematic analysis toward providing comprehensive and comparable information on local research in the country, in an effort to better understand current research practices and policies.

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Doing Research in Nigeria

In Nigeria, unfortunately, there have been no systematic efforts to generate data on the domestic Social Science Research (SSR) system since independence.

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Doing Research in Myanmar

Boosting investment in knowledge production and the use of locally-grounded social science research in Myanmar remains a critical element for a sustainable democratic transition.

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Doing Research in Indonesia

Recent research on the organization of research production in Asia shows the effect of marketization on the quality of academic work. 

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Education Expenditure and Outcome in Senegal

Senegal guarantees equal access to primary education for all children and spends around 40% of its total public expenditure on education – amongst the highest in the region. This study examines the impact of education expenditures on educational outcomes.

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Effects of Capitation Grant on Education Outcomes in Ghana

This study examines the extent to which the Capitation Grant in Ghana impacts the performance of schools in the national assessment examinations, and also bridges the gap in the examination performance of boys and girls.

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Education, Training and Youth Unemployment in Kenya

The main objective of this study was to empirically analyze the factors explaining why some youths are unemployed, or underemployed, while others are able to secure full employment, as well as to determine the role of education and training in explaining youth unemployment, in Kenya.

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GDN Education Issues Paper

This paper reviews governance and institutional challenges facing educational systems in developing countries, to serve as a background for GDN’s Global Research Project on Governance and Public Service Delivery.

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The Dynamics of Social Research Production, Circulation and use in Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru: A Comparative Study

This research study seeks to provide insights into the working of social research production systems in developing countries, where research systems are weaker. 

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Wanting Knowledge: Social Science Research and the Demand Factor in a Low-Income Country – The Case of Niger

This paper examines the conditions for progressive change in the social science research environment in Niger

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Reforming Research in Indonesia: Policies and Practices

This study investigates the policies and institutional practices that currently impinge on the quality and research productivity of Indonesian state universities and researchers.

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