Welcome Message 

Dear researchers, educators, practitioners, and partners, we are at a critical juncture when the education system needs stronger collaboration among different partners and stakeholders, and working with the Center for Educational Policy and Leadership (EdPL) is an opportunity. The center is committed to generate evidence-based solutions for education in emergencies, improve evidence-based decision-making, develop competent education leaders, bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice, and finally strengthen national education reforms. Therefore, I warmly welcome interested researchers, educators, and partners to collaborate with the center, and shape the future of education.

About the Center 

This center conducts rigorous studies that informs educational policy formulation, leadership practices, and system-level decision-making particularly in primary and secondary education. Specifically, the center is tasked to analyze national and regional education systems in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. The center plays a role to develop evidence-based policy recommendations for educational reform. Education in emergency is a key theme of the center addressing the challenges and innovative solutions for effective educational frameworks in unstable contexts while emphasizing psycho-social support, safety, and community engagement. The center also provides contextualized and research informed professional development for education experts, leaders, supervisors, and school principals. Therefore, to effectively perform the above tasks, the center calls for collaboration of different partners, stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and influential educational leaders.

Thematic Areas (Research Units)
Under the center of EdPL, the following will be the thematic areas/research units:
    • Educational policy issues 
    • Educational Leadership in emergency 
    • Leadership development
    • Professional development for school leaders
    • Educational finance and resource allocation
    • Educational technology for leaders
 

 
Contact Information
Cellphone: +251922258794
Email: abebawayana4@gmail.com or Abebaw.Ayana@bdu.edu.et