Making Impact Evaluation Matter (Pre-Event)

A co-learning activity between ADB's Education Sector Group (formerly Education Community of Practice) and the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (formerly Economics and Research Department), this event on Making Impact Evaluation Matter: Better Evidence for Effective Policies and Programs covered sessions on impact evaluation (IE) in general, along with specific sessions on IE and education. It also provided knowledge and skills to both ADB Headquarters and Resident Mission (RM) staff in the design and implementation of better education projects.

Giving Kids a Head Start: The Impact of Early Commitment of Financial Aid on Poor Students in Rural China

Poor junior high students in the People’s Republic of China drop out of junior high or fail to matriculate into high school due to financial constraints. Introducing the early commitment for financial aid strategy may reduce dropout and increase high school matriculation among poor junior high students.

The Impact of Mobile Technologies on Education in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

This presentation reports the findings of a mixed-methods systematic review of mobile technology’s impact on education in low- and middle-income countries. It further presents an innovative approach to adapt systematic review in the context of international development—the concept of mixed methods research synthesis.

Making Impact Evaluation Matter (Main Event)

A co-learning activity between Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) Education Sector Group (formerly Education Community of Practice) and the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (formerly Economics and Research Department), this event on Making Impact Evaluation Matter: Better Evidence for Effective Policies and Programs covered sessions on impact evaluation (IE) in general, along with specific sessions on IE and education.

A Review of Key Reports in Technical Vocational Education and Training, Skills Development, and Jobs: What do Global Trends Portend for Asia?

This paper highlights the key messages coming from a rare combination of global reports on the different aspects of skills, work, and jobs. It also flags some of the existing implications for skills development policies in Asia.

Skills Development for Migration: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh

This presentation provides an overview of Bangladesh, focusing particularly on employment and migration. The need to skill migrants, situation of technical and vocational education and training, migration skills training, and the migration process in the country are explained. It also includes recommendations on how to advance skills development for migration.