Dr. Noel Mcginn

Biography

Noel McGinn is a Professor Emeritus at Harvard University Graduate School of Education and a Fellow Emeritus of the Harvard Institute for International Development. His professional work focuses on the intersection of research, policy, and practice in education systems. He has published extensively on topics such as school effectiveness, educational planning, decentralization, and the impacts of globalization on education. Among his notable works are 'Framing Questions, Constructing Answers: Linking Research to Education Policy in Developing Countries' and 'Informed Dialogue: Using Research to Shape Education Policy Worldwide.' He served as the co-editor for the 'Handbook of Modern Education Alternatives' and edited 'Crossing Lines: Research Policy Networks for Developing Country Education' alongside the 'Learning Collaborative Research.' McGinn's recent publication, produced in collaboration with Ernesto Schiefelbein for UNESCO in 2008, is titled 'Learning to Educate: Proposals for the Reconstruction of Education in Latin America.' He was also the Past President of the Comparative International Education Society and received the Andres Bello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education in Latin America from the Organization of American States in 1998.

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