1. Background 1. Background The public policy domain in Africa is shifting at a rapid pace moving towards inclusivity, democratization and the integration of gender as a significant component of equitable and inclusive public policies. At the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), the significance of gender in the studying, understanding and making […]
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 […]
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, […]
Background In 2014, MRPP network universities and PASGR worked closely with the University of Minnesota, to author 38 digitally enabled case studies (e-cases) on a range of public policy issues on the continent. An e-case is an interactive multimedia case that presents real life scenarios that encourage learners to be inquisitive and actively explore concepts […]
The Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL) was launched on 6th August,2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. It all began when The Partnership for African Social Governance and Research submitted a proposal in response to the Department for International Development ( DFID) call on Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR), which aims at […]
Potential students should contact any of the universities listed below for admission. Egerton University Dean, Faculty of Education and Community Studies P.O. Box 536, Egerton, Kenya Tel: +254 721 462059 Email: dvcaa@egerton.ac.ke Maseno University Dean, School of Development & Strategic Studies Private Bag, Maseno, Kenya Tel: +254 057 515 51 or +254 077012080 […]