Keith Lewin

Keith Lewin
NationalityBritish
Alma materManchester University (BSc.Hons, First 1971)
Manchester University (MSc 1972)
Institute of Development Studies (PhD 1981)
AwardsChartered Physicist
Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
President of the British Comparative and International Education Society 2006–07
Honorary professor, Beijing Normal University
Honorary professor, Zhejiang University.
Scientific career
FieldsEducational planning and finance, economics of education, science education policy, assessment and evaluation, teacher education
Doctoral advisorRonald Dore
Websitekeithlewin.net http://www.create-rpc.org

Keith M Lewin is a British Professor of International education and Development at the University of Sussex[1] and Director of the Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE).[2] He is known for his work in educational planning, economics and finance of education, teacher education, assessment, science and technology education policy in developing countries, educational aid and program evaluation. He has been adviser to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organisations on education planning and policy, including the World Bank,[3] DFID,[4] UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning,[5] UNICEF, UNDP, AusAID and others.[1] His country experience includes projects in Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and China.

From 1995 to 2011 he was the Director of the Centre for International Education (CIE), at the University of Sussex, which he developed as an internationally recognised centre for research on education and development in low income countries.[6] Lewin has supervised more than 40 Doctoral students and was the founding Director of the master's degree program in International Education and Development at the University of Sussex which is now in its thirty third year with over 500 alumni.[1] He has been grant holder for over £4.5 million worth of research and development projects and has been a top ten grant holder at the University of Sussex for most of the last 15 years. Lewin is an honorary professor at Hangzhou University and Beijing Normal University. He is the author of numerous books, journal articles and reports on education and development.

  1. ^ a b c Profile on University of Sussex website
  2. ^ Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) website
  3. ^ Secondary Education in Africa Follow-up: Technical Workshop on Science and Mathematics – World Bank reports by Keith Lewin
  4. ^ Compilation of reports produced by Keith Lewin for DfID[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Compilation of reports produced by Keith Lewin for the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Centre for International Education (CIE) website". Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2012.