Pedagogy on the move: Our Journey. PedaL’s roots can be traced to the collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) programme with its signature pedagogical innovations. Through PedaL, these innovations were contextualized, deepened, up-scaled and formalised into a distinctive training programme. PedaL has therefore been seamlessly embraced by all MRPP universities.
The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is an independent, non-partisan pan-African not-for-profit organisation established in 2011 and located in Nairobi, Kenya. Currently engaged in more than 12 African countries, PASGR works to enhance research excellence in governance and public policy that contributes to the overall wellbeing of women and men.PASGR invites interested […]
The Executive director of the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), Professor Tade Aina, and the director of Higher Education as well as team leader for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL), Dr Beatrice Muganda, recently led a team of 59 resource persons from different parts of the world to Nigeria to deliver a […]
Course Dates: September 4 – September 19, 2019 Training Location: Ibadan, Nigeria Contact Person: nirungu@pasgr.org The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research is currently accepting applications for the September 2019 Advanced Training for Multi-Method and Policy-Oriented Research. This includes: Advanced Research Design Impact Evaluation Engendering Social Science Research This training is relevant to African academics, researchers, PhD. students, the […]
Royal Society has opened a call for Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowships, in partnership with GCRF and African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The objectives of this scheme are to: Support talented early career researchers to establish an independent research career in African institutions. Enable high-quality research that addresses the global development challenges faced […]
The PedaL training was co-hosted by Uganda Martyrs University and Uganda Christian University. Both Universities have had a long-standing relationship with the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR). The two Universities are currently part of a partnership of 11 other universities across 7 African countries that offer the collaborative Master of Research and Public […]
We are pleased to announce that The Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX) Spring 2019 Competition is now accepting applications for events/exchanges falling between September 2019 and January 2020. The Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX) offers opportunities to attend a global biocultural event/exchange or a meeting of international significance which impacts the applicants’ home territory or region. […]
The Newton International Fellowships are funded by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure that the UK engages with the world’s most promising early career academics. Newton International Fellowships are awarded jointly by three of the UK’s national research academies – the Royal Society, the British Academy and the Academy of […]
PedaL is a suite of intentional and integrated interventions in design, context, processes, and content of teaching and learning aimed at maximizing learning outcomes among students. The PedaL curriculum was developed around the innovative teaching tools (pedagogical strategies) of the collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP): case study teaching, role plays, simulations, flipped […]
PASGR has commenced designing a new doctoral initiative with a multidisciplinary focus on public policy as well as social science research methods. The design process was informed by the findings of a scoping study on the doctoral provision on the continent undertaken by PASGR in 2016. The first doctoral design workshop was held on September 5-7, […]