EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

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Education.org was established to advance the use of evidence synthesis in global education. We are on a ten-year journey to build an Education Knowledge Bridge, and a critical part of that Bridge is developing a portfolio of evidence syntheses that contributes to the knowledge base and directly support education leaders in their decision-making.

Our first evidence synthesis, acting as a prototype for our methodology and approach, was produced in 2022 on Accelerated Education Programmes (AEPs). AEPs are defined as flexible, age-appropriate programmes, run in an accelerated timeframe, which aim to provide access to education for disadvantaged, over-age, out-of-school children and youth. In the wake of COVID-19, we see an explosion of interest in AEPs. The equity concern is significant as marginalised children, who were already disadvantaged, were left even further behind. This initiative will build on efforts of many, notably the Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG), comprised of critical actors and hosted by the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as chair.