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DFID education research projects by research theme

For further details contact:
Gareth Rannamets
Department for International Development (DFID)
Central Research Team/Education For All
1 Palace Street
LONDON
SW1E 5HE
UK

Theme 1 - Education for all

Project description

Countries

Numeracy and literacy achievements in disadvantaged primary school populations
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Sub-Saharan Africa - in particular Malawi, Zambia and Ghana

Public expenditure and primary education outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa, inc. Botswana, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Tanzania; case studies in Botswana, Malawi and Uganda

Gendered school experiences: the impact on retention and achievement in two countries
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Botswana and Ghana

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Theme 2 - Access and inclusion

Project description

Countries

Understanding community initiatives to improve access to education - collaborative action research
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Zambia, Tanzania, India

Flexible approaches to education in Sub-Saharan Africa: improving access and retention - examining and developing flexible educational approaches and programmes
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Somaliland, the Sudan

Technologies for learning: how can they be used to benefit women learners at the margins?
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Guyana

Beyond victims and villains: Addressing sexual violence in the education sector
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe; Africa-wide

Special and inclusive education in the Eastern Caribbean: Policy, practice and provision - reviewing the implementation of Education Reform Strategies for children with special educational needs
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St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada

Learning about inclusion and exclusion in education: policy and implementation in India and South Africa - exploring the processes at school level
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India, South Africa

Child labour and its impact on children’s access and participation in primary education: a case study from Tanzania
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Tanzania

Masculinities, education and social exclusion: a study of emergent masculinities in Jamaica and models for change - a study in boys aged 11-14
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Jamaica

The abuse of girls in Africa schools; trialling and dissemination of some strategic interventions to tackle the issue
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Zimbabwe, Malawi and Ghana

DIET - District Institutes of Education and Training; A comparative study in three Indian states
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India
Multigrade Research Project
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Peru, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Strategies for Girls' Education
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Global
Research study into school girl pregnancy and dropout in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe

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Theme 3 - Skills for development

Project description

Countries

Bridging the gap: linking school and the world of work - primary and junior secondary school leavers
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Ghana, Tanzania

Nomadic education in Nigeria - strategic directions for improving education access for nomads, pastoralists and migrants
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Nigeria

Teacher education at a distance; impact on development in the community - examining existing programmes, action research
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Nigeria, Guyana, Uganda

Globalisation and skills for development in Tanzania and Rwanda; implications for education and training policy and practice
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Rwanda, Tanzania

The interface between the labour market and vocational education and training provision in Nigeria
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Nigeria

The private sector in skills for development: a study of the development of post basic private and public-private provision of schooling in developing countries
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Malawi, South Africa

The skills gap: research into work place skills of further education students and labour market requirements in today’s South Africa
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South Africa

Where has all the education gone? Tracer surveys of secondary school leavers and university graduates in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa
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Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Distance education and ICT for teacher education - a mapping approach
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Worldwide, emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Skills for Development: the use of distance education
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India, Pakistan

Skills for employment: the links between higher education and employers and recognition of educational qualifications in Malawi
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Malawi

Improving the effectiveness of education for development policy and management - programme assessment
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Zimbabwe, Southern Africa

Investigating skill links between secondary education and small business success in Uganda
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Uganda

Strengthening basic education through open and distance learning
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India and Thailand
Gender equity in higher education: an examination of sustainable interventions in selected universities in low and middle income countries
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South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and Sri Lanka
Inter-univeristy expertise sharing in Southern African developing countries
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Southern Africa
Globalisation, qualifications and livelihoods
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Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe
Multi-site Teacher Education Project (MUSTER)
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Lesotho, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago

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Theme 4 - Education and ICTs

Project description

Countries

Using ICT to increase the effectiveness of Community-based non-formal Education for Rural People in sub-Saharan Africa (the CERP project)
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Zambia

Improving the teaching of literacy, numeracy and science: developing teacher capacity to exploit the potential of ICT
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Egypt, South Africa

Strengthening basic education through open and distance learning: an action research project
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Thailand

Understandings of education in an African village: the impact of information and communication technologies
(ethnographic study)
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Ghana

Use of ICT for science teaching expertise in developing countries
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Gambia

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Theme 5: HIV / AIDS

Project description

Countries

Understanding the impact of HIV / AIDS on educational systems in selected southern African countries
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Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda

Demographic and social demand based estimates for school enrolment and teachers in HIV/AIDS affected African populations
Details

Tanzania, Uganda

Capacity-building for the evaluation of HIV/AIDS education - training workshops and review of interventions for HIV / AIDS prevention
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Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Combating HIV/AIDS through open and distant learning schooling systems in Southern Africa
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Mozambique and South Africa
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