The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is a pan-African not-for-profit organisation based in Nairobi that aims to increase the capacity of African academic institutions and researchers to contribute stronger evidence based research on public policy that can have a positive impact on pro-poor development policies in Africa. It was established in response to the declining capacity in political and social science research output in sub-Saharan Africa.
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BACKGROUND Like the saying goes “every scholar is a product of his/her time.” I too came to realize that, for a long time, my teaching philosophy was influenced by the way I was taught. I was almost always the sage on the stage and my learners were the passive receivers of knowledge. For this reason, […]
BACKGROUND My institution, before the outbreak of COVID-19 believes that technology is an important tool in education delivery as it enhances self-paced, learner-centred education, but less was done to actualise this. When the pandemic broke out, they began to expedite actions on putting in place the necessary resources (human, equipment, skill acquisition) for online studies. […]
BACKGROUND I teach at Moi University in Kenya. Individuals recruited to teach at the University are not put through any mentorship or training programme. The first group to be trained on how to teach at university were taken to the United Kingdom in 1989 for a three month training stint. Another group of medical doctors […]