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Best Research and Studies
We seek to identify research on early childhood learning and care that supports development in practice. This includes studies that provide innovative solutions to problems and insights into education and teaching that enrich the evidence base for policies and practices and can lead to meaningful improvements in early learning.
Applications for the Best Research and Studies Prize be judged on four criteria: innovativeness, importance, methodological rigor, and impact. Each of the criteria will be assigned equal value in judging the applications. To assist in preparing applications, we provide four main questions (with sub-questions under each) that should be addressed in each application. Research should have been published in some form already (for example a government or nongovernmental organization report, a book or book chapter, or a journal article) but such publications should be the basis for an application not the application itself. Each application should include an abstract of no more than 300 words that includes a brief description of the research and addresses all four criteria. Applications should be no more than 10 pages excluding the abstract, references, and an optional appendix of up to 3 pages that may include links to publications and other materials on-line.
Applications for the Best Research and Studies are judged on four measures: innovativeness, importance, methodological rigor, and impact. Each submission must demonstrate rigorous evaluation, and each criterion will be assigned equal value when judging the applications. To assist in preparing applications, we provide four main questions (with sub-questions under each) that should be addressed in each application. Research should have been previously published in some form (for example, a government or nongovernmental organization report, a book or book chapter, or a journal article). Still, such publications should be the basis for an application, not the application itself. Each application should include an abstract of no more than 300 words, a brief description of the research, and an address to all four criteria. Applications should be no more than 10 pages, excluding the abstract, references, and an optional appendix of up to 3 pages that may include links to publications and other materials online.
Best Programs, Curricula, Teaching Methodologies and Practices
The Khalifa Award for Education seeks to identify initiatives aimed at improving early education of any type whether through formal organizations, e.g., childcare centers and schools, or informal organizations and activities, e.g., home learning and home-based childcare.
Applications for the Best Programs, Curricula, and Teaching Practices Prize will be judged on four criteria: innovativeness, importance, impact, and feasibility/sustainability. Each of the criteria will be assigned equal value in judging the applications. To assist in preparing applications, we provide four main questions (with sub-questions under each) that should be addressed in each application. Each application should include an abstract of no more than 300 words briefly describing the program and addressing each of the four criteria. All programs submitted for consideration should have been subject to an evaluation of implementation or outcomes that provides evidence of program implementation and potential or documented impacts on practice in early learning and on early learning outcomes. Applications should be no more than 10 pages excluding the abstract, references, and an optional appendix of up to 3 pages that may include links to videos, publications, and other materials on-line.
Applications for the Best Programs, Curricula, and Teaching Methodologies and Practices will be judged on four measures: innovativeness, importance, impact, and feasibility/sustainability. Each submission must demonstrate rigorous evaluation, and each criterion will be assigned equal value when judging the applications. To assist in preparing applications, we provide four main questions (with sub-questions under each) that should be addressed in each application. Each application should include an abstract of no more than 300 words, briefly describing the program and addressing each of the four criteria. All programs submitted for consideration should have been subject to an evaluation of implementation or outcomes that provides evidence of program implementation and potential or documented impacts on practice in early learning and on early learning outcomes. Applications should be no more than 10 pages, excluding the abstract, references, and an optional appendix of up to 3 pages that may include links to videos, publications, and other materials online.
