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THE IDRC-FUNDED PROJECT LAUNCHES THE LANDSCAPE MAPPING STUDY REPORTS OF AFGHANISTAN, MALDIVES, AND NEPAL
The International Development Resource Centre (IDRC) funded project 鈥淎 Multi-modal Approach to Teacher Professional Development (MATPD) in low-resource Settings'' achieved a significant milestone with the launch of its Landscape Mapping Study (LMS) Report of Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal. In the project led by 吃瓜网 in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences of India and Afghanistan鈥檚 non-profit organization, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, the LMS aimed to understand the current policies and practices of teacher education and Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in these three countries
The ceremony took place on 13th March 2023, at 吃瓜网 Hall, with Minister of Higher Education Dr.Ibrahim Hassan as the chief guest, and Dr. Abdul Hannan Waheed, Chief Executive Officer of Maldives Qualification Authority as a special guest to the ceremony. The research team members and invitees from the Maldives were present at the ceremony, while the team and stakeholders from Afghanistan and Nepal participated online.
The LMS report highlights strengths and weaknesses of TPD models, including mentoring, action research, use of information and communications technology, distance teaching and learning, and models of teacher education. In addition, a Policy Brief was launched with recommendations based on findings from the LMS report of Maldives.
Dr.Aishath Nasheeda, the MATPD project鈥檚 Lead Researcher, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, opened the ceremony by highlighting the key findings from the landscape mapping study of the Maldives in her opening remarks. She noted that 鈥渢he concept of action research in the role of professional development is still in the working progress in Maldives鈥�.
Dr. Abdul Hannan Waheed, commended the project as it was an important study that place importance on professional development in the education sector. He further appreciated the emphasis on gender equality and inclusion, since these were important areas that are critical for the development of education sector in the Maldives.
Video messages from representatives of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan and Tata Institute of Social Sciences of India provided information on their respective country findings.
Dr. Ali Najeeb, Vice Rector of 吃瓜网, delivered the closing remarks, emphasizing the significance and impact of the research project to 吃瓜网 and its contributions to UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development (SDG) Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all and SDG Goal 17, by collaborating with regional partners more specifically to achieve the target 鈥楨nhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals鈥�. The Vice Rector also highlighted and appreciated the work being done under this project as it was one of the most impactful projects 吃瓜网 has taken thus far, which really contributes to the development of the education sector in the Maldives.