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Building State Capability Podcast
Building State Capability at Harvard University
Frequency: 1 episode/33d. Total Eps: 78

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A Decade of Building State Capability - Kirk Gibson
Season 9 · Episode 9
mardi 9 juillet 2024 • Duration 19:58
Learn more about BSC's engagement with The Voice Inc in Papua New Guinea.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
A Decade of Building State Capability - Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro
Season 9 · Episode 8
vendredi 24 mai 2024 • Duration 38:29
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Chinenye Uwanaka
Season 8 · Episode 14
mercredi 27 avril 2022 • Duration 15:19
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
Episode 16: Nangamso Mtsatse on helping kids to read for meaning and calculate with confidence in South Africa
Season 1 · Episode 16
jeudi 21 avril 2022 • Duration 34:19
Links
Funda Wande through the Lens of PDIA: Showcasing a Flexible and Iterative Learning Approach to Improving Educational Outcomes [RISE Insight Note] by Samji & Kapoor: https://riseprogramme.org/publications/funda-wande-through-lens-pdia-showcasing-flexible-and-iterative-learning-approach
Funda Wande [Website]: https://fundawande.org/
What Do Effective Instructional Materials Look Like? [RISE Blog] by Hwa: https://riseprogramme.org/blog/effective-instructional-materials
What is PDIA - Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation? [BSC Video]: https://vimeo.com/262046965
PDIA Toolkit - A DIY Approach to Solving Complex Problems [BSC Guide]: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/files/bsc/files/pdiatoolkit_ver_1_oct_2018.pdf
To solve the learning crisis, start with the problem [RISE Blog] by Marla Spivack: https://riseprogramme.org/blog/solve-learning-crisis-start-problem
Building on Solid Foundations: Prioritising Universal, Early, Conceptual and Procedural Mastery of Foundational Skills [RISE Insight Note] by Belafi, Hwa, & Kaffenberger: https://riseprogramme.org/publications/building-solid-foundations-prioritising-universal-early-conceptual-and-procedural
Aligning Levels of Instruction with Goals and the Needs of Students (ALIGNS): Varied Approaches, Common Principles [RISE Insight Note] by Hwa, Kaffenberger & Silberstein: https://riseprogramme.org/publications/aligning-levels-instruction-goals-and-needs-students-aligns-varied-approaches-common
More on PIRLS Assessment [TIMSS & PIRLS Website]: https://timssandpirls.bc.edu/pirls-landing.html
Guest biography
Nangamso Mtsatse is CEO of Funda Wande (a not-for-profit organization that aims to equip teachers to teach reading-for-meaning and calculating-with-confidence in South Africa). Nangamso is also completing her PhD in Education Policy at Stellenbosch University and is an affiliated researcher at the Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) group. She has published her research in a number of accredited journals. In January 2019 she was also selected by the International Literacy Association (ILA) as one of the Top 30 Under 30 researchers around the world.
Attribution
RISE is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Programme is implemented through a partnership between Oxford Policy Management and the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford supports the production of the RISE Podcast.
Producers: Joseph Bullough and Katie Cooper
Audio Editing: James Morris
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Urkhan Seyidov
Season 8 · Episode 13
mercredi 20 avril 2022 • Duration 11:43
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Maggie MacDonald
Season 8 · Episode 12
mardi 12 avril 2022 • Duration 12:40
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Bandi Mbubi
Season 8 · Episode 11
lundi 4 avril 2022 • Duration 15:00
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Etambuyu Gundersen
Season 8 · Episode 10
mardi 29 mars 2022 • Duration 12:11
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Yasmine Robinson
Season 8 · Episode 9
vendredi 18 mars 2022 • Duration 19:52
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Pascale Dahrouj
Season 8 · Episode 8
lundi 7 mars 2022 • Duration 16:14
Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort.
To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.