Partnership For African Social And Governance Research Inc

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THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM WORKS WITH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE PROVISION OF GRADUATE-LEVEL EDUCATION BY ENRICHING THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC POLICY IN AFRICA. IN 2020, PASGR CONTINUED TO WORK WITH ITS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES TO DELIVER THE COLLABORATIVE MASTERS OF RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY (MRPP) AND THE COLLABORATIVE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) IN PUBLIC POLICY. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM ENROLLED 37 STUDENTS IN THE THREE AFRICAN PIONEER UNIVERSITIES THUS MEETING THE NEED FOR QUALITY DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN AFRICA. BY 2021, THE PEDAGOGICAL LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA (PEDAL) PROJECT HAD TRAINED AND SUPPORTED OVER 16,800 ACADEMICIANS AND RESEARCHERS IN 12 UNIVERSITIES TO TRANSITION TO ONLINE AND BLENDED MODES IN PROGRAMME DELIVERY THUS EQUIPPING THEM WITH COMPETENCIES FOR PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE AND LEADERSHIP; SUPPORTING SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAMMES USING PEDAL PEDAGOGY.

THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FACILITATES CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION FOR POLICY RELEVANT SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCHERS BASED IN THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAMME SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON ASPECTS OF GOVERNANCE (SUCH AS ACCOUNTABILITY, SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY, VOICE) TO INFLUENCE THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AFRICAN SOCIAL POLICY.THE PROGRAMME PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY POLICY RELEVANT RESEARCH TO VARIED AUDIENCES; INTEGRATES POLICY ACTORS INTO THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE GOVERNANCE RESEARCH PROCESS AND INSTITUTIONALISES RESEARCH-POLICY COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE UPTAKE OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE IN STUDY COUNTRIES.IN 2021, THE PASGR RESEARCH AND POLICY PROGRAMME IS RUNNING 6 MAJOR PROJECTS IN 20 COUNTRIES ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS, COVERING SOCIAL JUSTICE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE, RESILIENCE AND SOCIO-POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT WITH OVER 27 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (PDT) PROGRAMME FOSTERS INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY AND THE UTILISATION OF RESEARCH. THE PDT PROGRAMME SUPPORTS THE RESEARCH PROGRAM AND HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES. THE INITIATIVE HAS DEVELOPED A MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH COURSE (MMRC) WHICH IS A HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE THAT TARGETS TWO MAIN CONSTITUENCIES, BOTH SEEKING TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF A RANGE OF CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THEIR RESEARCH AND TEACHING WORK. PDT WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO: DESIGN AND DELIVER HIGH QUALITY, EXPERIENTIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT BUILDS POLICY ACTORS AND RESEARCHERS' SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES; DEEPEN DELIVERY PARTNERS' INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO DELIVER AND ACCREDIT DISTINCTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES; AND INNOVATE IN DESIGN AND CONTENT TO ENRICH PARTICIPANTS' LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND MAXIMISE IMPACT AND REACH.