RISE Annual Conference 2018 - Day 2

The RISE Programme Annual Conferences bring together high-profile academics and policy makers for two days of lively debate on education systems research. This year's event takes place at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. Timings for presentations are listed below.

Session V: Methods Morning (classroom observation, ethnographic research)
Chair: Alec Gershberg (University of Pennsylvania/RISE) 14:55

Ezequiel Molina (World Bank): The Measurement Crisis: An Assessment of How Countries Measure Classroom Practices 16:45

Joan DeJaeghere (University of Minnesota/RISE): Qualitative Analysis of Teaching and Learning Competencies: Video Study of Secondary Classrooms in Vietnam 32:25

Surayya Masood (Center for Economic Research in Pakistan/RISE): Self Expression, Relational Ethics, and Small Freedoms: the Domesticity of Young Women in Rural Pakistan 1:15:14

Reflections on Methods for Classroom Observation and Ethnographic Research with Barbara Bruns (Center for Global
Development/RISE) 49:40 and Masooda Bano (University of Oxford) 1:31:40

Session VI: Teachers (motivation)
Chair: Justin Sandefur (Center for Global Development/RISE) 2:11:53

Fei Yuan (World Bank): The Working Conditions of Teachers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2:13:25

Naureen Karachiwalla (International Food Policy Research Institute): Educator Incentives and Educational Triage in Rural Primary Schools 2:28:30

Youdi Schipper (Twaweza/RISE): Designing Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania 2:44:15

Clare Leaver and Daniela Scur (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford/RISE): Do Performance Contracts Attract Better Teachers? Experimental Evidence from Rwandan Primary Schools 3:00:15

Lunchtime Panel Session - Global Indicators for Education
Roy Carr-Hill (UCL Institute of Education), Luis Crouch (RTI International/RISE), Kirsty McNichol (Australian Depatment of
Foreign Affairs and Trade), and Silvia Montoya (UNESCO) 3:53:50

Session VII: Financing and the Role of the Private Sector
Chair: Daniela Scur (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford/RISE) 4:57:04

Michael Kremer (Harvard University): The Impact of Free Secondary Education: Experimental Evidence from Ghana 4:59:32

Vijay Kumar (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford): Choice for the Poor or Poor Choice? Experimental Evidence on the Impact of India’s School Choice Policy 5:13:57

Mauricio Romero (University of California, San Diego): Outsourcing Service Delivery in a Fragile State: Experimental
Evidence from Liberia 5:29:45

Jishnu Das (World Bank/RISE): Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools 5:45:29

Session VIII: Teachers (support)
Chair: Pieter Serneels (University of East Anglia/RISE) 6:44:10

Mary Breeding (World Bank): Global Landscape of Teacher Professional Development Programs: The Gap Between Evidence and Practice 6:46:52

Belay Hagos (Addis Ababa University/RISE): The Nexus Between the Practice of Induction and the Formation of Novice Teachers’ Professional Identity in Ethiopia 7:07:05

Janeli Kotze and Stephen Taylor (University of Stellenbosch): Moving Towards Cost-effective Delivery Models of Teacher Coaching: Evidence from Field Experiments in South Africa 7:27:04

Closing Remarks