Browsing 2023 by Issue Date
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Maternal Stimulation and Early Child Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya And Zambia
(BMC Public HealthUthabiti AfricaResearchGateNational Institutes of Health, 2023)Despite major improvements in child survival over the past decade, many children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain at risk of not reaching their developmental potential due to malnutrition, poor health, and ... -
Developing an Intervention to Improve the Quality of Childcare Centres In Resource-Poor Urban Settings: A Mixed Methods Study in Nairobi, Kenya.
(NCBIFigshare, 2023)Globally, 350 million under-5s do not have adequate childcare. This may damage their health and development and undermine societal and economic development. Rapid urbanization is changing patterns of work, social structures, ... -
Supporting Multilingual Children At-Risk of Reading Failure: Impacts of A Multilingual Structured Pedagogy Literacy Intervention in Kenya
(ResearchGateSpringer, 2023)Many children living in linguistically diverse low- and middle-income countries learn to read and write in multiple languages. Recent research provides implications for effective reading instruction with multilingual ... -
The Economic Burden Incurred by Families Caring for A Young Child with Developmental Disability in Uganda
(PLOSNCBIResearchGate, 2023)Each year, nearly 30 million children globally are at risk of developmental difficulties and disability as a result of newborn health conditions, with the majority living in resource-constrained countries. This study ... -
Optimising Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Within Higher Education: Insights from Student Collaboration on Take-Home Group Tasks in Uganda
(Africa Journals OnlineResearchGateKyambogo University, 2023)The growth in computer-supported Collaborative learning (CSCL), especially in higher education, has attracted many research studies. However, there remains a paucity of empirical studies on how it can be taken up within ... -
The Feasibility, Acceptability, Cost and Benefits of A "Communities of Practice" Model for Improving the Quality of Childcare Centres: A Mixed Methods Study in The Informal Settlements in Nairobi
(FrontiersNCBIResearchGate, 2023)Informal childcare centres have mushroomed in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya to meet the increasing demand. However, centre providers are untrained and the facilities are below standard putting children at risk ... -
Implementing Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) In Kenya: Challenges and Lessons from Korea and USA.
(Education Resources Information CenterResearchGate, 2023)This research examines the nature, enactment, and assessment of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) models in the United States and South Korea to highlight lessons and strategies that Kenya can utilize to improve CBC ... -
Teacher Cooperation and Education Levels as Contributors of Teachers' ICT Use.
(International Dialogues on EducationERIC, 2023)Globally, there is considerable investment in education technologies leading to increased attention from stakeholders (Trucano, 2017). For a deeper understanding about the implementation of various technologies, research ... -
Navigating Secondary School: What Cushioned Adolescents in An Education Intervention in Urban Kenya
(Walden UniversityResearchGateERIC, 2023)This paper explains sustained effects and what worked for students in the Advancing Learning Outcomes and Transformational (ALOT Change III) program. Data comes from qualitative narratives from the baseline survey of the ... -
Predictors of Quality of Childcare Centers in Low-Income Settings: Findings from A Cross-Sectional Study in Two Nairobi Slums.
(FrontiersResearchGateNIHUniversity of York, 2023)Rapid urbanization and increased women's involvement in paid work have contributed to the upsurge of informal childcare centers, especially in low-income settings where quality is a major issue. However, there are limited ... -
Adoption of Education Technologies for Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Marginalized and Vulnerable Learner Populations in Kenya.
(Sage JournalsResearchGate, 2023)The onset of COVID-19 made governments and other education actors prioritize distance learning, particularly through education technologies (EdTechs). Most sub-Saharan African countries adopted and adapted this approach. ... -
Inclusive Education in The Global South: Can We Turn Promises into Actions?
(ResearchGateUCL DiscoveryDgs Journal, 2023)The aim of this special issue was to bring together researchers, academics, practitioners, advocates and activists and to open up a safe space for critical reflection. In putting this special issue together, we wanted to ... -
Willingness to Pay for A National Health Insurance Scheme in The Gambia: A Contingent Valuation Study
(NCBIOxford Academic, 2023)In-pursuit of universal health coverage, many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing systems and introducing health insurance schemes. As part of these reforms, lawmakers in The Gambia enacted ... -
Redesigning Blended Courses Using the Universal Design for Learning Framework: A Case of Disability Studies in Education Short Course at The University of Cape Town
(University of Cape TownResearchGate, 2023)In striving to make education more inclusive to all students, partly because of the student protests and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is developing models ... -
Effect of Mass Media Exposure On HIV/AIDS Stigma Among Kenyan Women and Men
(ENSOResearchGate, 2023)In Kenya, stigma directly or indirectly continues to play a major role in spreading HIV/AIDS. Negative attitudes, perceptions, and discrimination toward people who are HIV positive or have AIDS can adversely affect their ... -
Assessing Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions' Curriculum in Kenya: What Strategies Can Position the Youth for Employment?
(Sage JournalsResearchGate, 2023)Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical ... -
Parental Experiences of Childcare in An Informal Urban Settlement; Qualitative Interview Findings from The Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums Project
(BMJ JournalsNational Institutes of Health, 2023)This paper presents findings from a study conducted in three informal settlements or slums in Nairobi: Kibera; Kawangware; and Mukuru-Viwandani to gain an in-depth understanding of parent/carers' perspectives on, and ... -
Primary School Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa During COVID-19: A Scoping Review of Responses and Recovery Initiatives Induced
(Columbia Library JournalsResearchGate, 2023)Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions in education.School closures quickly followed the onset of the pandemic to contain the spread of the virus, forcing millions of students out of their regular ... -
Effective Intensive Language Programs: The Case Study of a Kiswahili STARTALK Program Model.
(National Council of less Commonly Taught Languages, 2023)The article presents a case study of a non-residential Kiswahili language and culture STARTALK program conducted in the summer of 2019 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. The study participants comprised 22-novice ...