The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) with the financial support of Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) has launched the Education Research in Africa Award (ERAA).
ERAA has the following objectives:
- Strengthening the link between education research and education policy-making and practice in Africa
- Encouraging and supporting Africa-based researchers and their institutions to produce and disseminate rigorous and relevant research that stimulates innovative policy-making for Africa;
- Facilitating interaction between researchers and policy-makers in order to increase the use of research findings in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation.
Ultimately, the ERAA (ERAA) seeks to institutionalize a culture of high-quality, relevant educational research in African universities, research networks and institutes. It will do so by rewarding research on innovative education policy and practices in Africa. Indeed, it is in this area that one can find the most fertile entry points for the interface between research and decision-making.
The award is granted every year starting in 2012 and it is composed of four categories:
- Emerging Educational Researcher
- Accomplished Educational Researcher
- Outstanding Mentor of Educational Researchers
- Enabling Institutional Environment for Educational Research
The deadline to submit applications is 20 August 2012. For more information, visit this link.
