Six barriers that make it difficult for African states to use research for policy: Using research evidence to implement development goals isn't just a technical process. ShutterstockAfrican policymakers need access to high quality evidence to implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) successfully. The SDGs are arguably the most broad-ranging development goals … [Read more...] about Six barriers that make it difficult for African states to use research for policy | The Conversation
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Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history | The Conversation
Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history: A statue of former Cape Colony governor Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town after student protests. EPA/Nic BothmaMaori anthropologist Linda Tuhiwai Smith, in her seminal work Decolonising Methodologies, argues that Re-search is a dirty word. Hyphenating “research” into … [Read more...] about Decolonising research methodology must include undoing its dirty history | The Conversation
New research pokes holes in the idea that men don’t look after their kids | The Conversation
New research pokes holes in the idea that men don't look after their kids: Men who had to take responsibility for younger siblings growing up were not concerned about conforming to dominant ideas about manhood. shutterstockSouth Africa has one of the highest rates of absent fathers in sub-Saharan Africa. As much as 60% of children in the country under the age of 10 don’t live … [Read more...] about New research pokes holes in the idea that men don’t look after their kids | The Conversation
SA News: Lowry interns at Oceans Research in South Africa
Lowry interns at Oceans Research in South Africa: SALEM — After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and conservation biology from Bowling Green State University this past December, Kate Lowry of Salem, shown above, was accepted for an internship in South Africa at Oceans Research. Source: "South Africa" - BingNews England and South Africa clash in … [Read more...] about SA News: Lowry interns at Oceans Research in South Africa
Fieldworkers and research: What makes AGENCY SCOPE a success
Fieldworkers and research: What makes AGENCY SCOPE a success: With the second South African SCOPEN’s AGENCY SCOPE underway, a key element for conducting the most valuable interviews and gleaning information that can change the way agencies and marketers do business is the choosing of the researchers. In order to ensure the highest level of data, Spanish-based independent … [Read more...] about Fieldworkers and research: What makes AGENCY SCOPE a success
