Call for Proposals: GEM Regional Report on Technology & Education in the Pacific

The Global Education Monitoring Report (or GEM Report) is an editorially independent, authoritative, and evidence-based annual report that monitors progress on education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Report is funded by a group of governments, multilateral agencies and foundations and published annually by UNESCO to serve the international community. It is widely recognized as an indispensable technical and advocacy tool supporting the achievement of SDG 4, which aims to ensure “inclusive and equitable quality education” and promote “lifelong learning for all” by 2030.

Themes

To complement the work of content development of the 2024 Pacific regional report, the Work will focus on the preparation of a thematic study in the Pacific on one of the following themes:

• Teachers and technology in education in the Pacific
  • focusing on the following questions:
    • Is technology changing the teaching profession in the Pacific and, if so, how?
    • What barriers do teachers face in applying technology in their classrooms and lessons?
    • What steps are education systems taking to support teachers to use technology?
  • The study will cover at least 4 of these 14 countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Vanuatu.
• Governance and regulation in technology in education in the Pacific
  • focusing on the following questions:
    • What are key governance issues in the use of technology in education in the Pacific, notably in contracting digital technology infrastructure and services in education?
    • Do governments regulate technology in education to ensure data privacy and how?
    • Do governments regulate technology in education to ensure cybersafety and how?
    • Do governments regulate technology in education to ensure student well-being, physical and mental health and how?
  • The study will cover at least 4 of these 14 countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Vanuatu.
• Technology in education in Papua New Guinea
  • focusing on the following questions:
    • How has ICT been used to improve access to education and to education content?
    • Has technology been used as a means for teaching and learning and how?
    • How does the education support students to develop digital skills?
    • What legislation, strategies, policies and plans are in place to support the application of technology in education and what is their implementation status?
    • How are teachers supported to use technology in education?
• Lessons learned from technology in education systems in Australia and New Zealand applicable to the Pacific
  • focusing on the following questions:
    • What is the experience from the application of technology in education in Australia and/or New Zealand, especially in remote areas, in terms of facilitating access to education, access to content, teaching and learning, digital skills development, and education management? What lessons – promises and warnings – does this experience hold for Pacific Island states?
    • What is the experience from the implementation of technical assistance programmes on technology in education supported by Australia and/or New Zealand in Pacific Island states? What lessons does this experience hold for future programmes?

Outputs

• The Work shall consist of a thematic study of approximately 10,000 words (excluding appendices, annexes, and bibliographies) written in English at a very good level, which includes introduction discussion and conclusions.

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