Innocenti Research Report Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Togo AUTHOR(S) Jessica Bergmann; Renaud Comba; Alexis Le Nestour; Komlan Samati Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report The Togolese government, through the education sector plan (ESP) 2014-2025, aims to achieve universal quality primary education. With this goal, they recognize the challenges in education access, participation and retention. School performances is among the areas by which they are understanding and addressing these challenges. What resources and contextual factors are associated with good school performances in Togo? By merging and analyzing existing administrative datasets in Togo, this report helps to identify positive deviant schools – those that outperform other schools despite sharing similar contexts and resources. Data Must Speak – a global initiative implemented since 2014 – aims to address the evidence gaps to mitigate the learning crisis using existing data. The DMS Positive Deviance research is co-created and co-implemented with Ministries of Education and key partners. DMS research relies on mixed methods and innovative approaches (i.e., positive deviance approach, behavioural sciences, implementation research and scaling science) to generate knowledge and practical lessons about ‘what works’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ to scale grassroots solutions for national policymakers and the broader international community of education stakeholders. DMS research is currently implemented in 14 countries: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, the United Republic of Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: data analysis, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Jessica Bergmann; Renaud Comba; Alexis Le Nestour; Komlan Samati 2023 Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Togo.
Innocenti Research Report Data Must Speak: Comprendre les facteurs de performance des écoles ivoiriennes AUTHOR(S) Alexis Le Nestour; Ana Luiza Minardi; Renaud Comba Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report Pour faire face aux défis auxquels son système éducatif est confronté, la Côte d’Ivoire a décidé, au-delà d’une analyse sectorielle classique, d’approfondir l’analyse des données existantes afin de trouver des solutions innovantes. Pour y parvenir, la Côte d’Ivoire a sollicité l’appui de l’UNICEF, dans le cadre de la recherche Data Must Speak (DMS), afin d’identifier des pratiques et des comportements modèles positifs. Quelles ressources et quels facteurs contextuels sont associés à de bonnes performances scolaires en Côte d’Ivoire ? En fusionnant et en analysant les bases de données administratives existantes en Côte d’Ivoire, ce rapport permet d'identifier les écoles modèles positives - celles qui obtiennent de meilleurs résultats que les autres écoles bien qu'elles partagent des contextes et des ressources similaires. La recherche DMS sur les modèles positive est cocréée et mise en œuvre conjointement avec les ministères de l'Éducation et des partenaires clés. La recherche DMS s'appuie sur des méthodes mixtes et des approches innovantes (c'est-à-dire l'approche modèle positive, les sciences du comportement, la recherche sur la mise en œuvre et la science de la mise à l'échelle) pour générer des connaissances et des enseignements pratiques sur " ce qui fonctionne ", " pourquoi " et " comment " mettre à l'échelle des solutions locales pour les décideurs politiques nationaux et la communauté internationale travaillant dans le secteur de l'éducation. La recherche DMS est actuellement mise en œuvre dans 14 pays : Brésil, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Éthiopie, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Népal, Niger, République démocratique populaire lao, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Tchad, Togo et Zambie. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: data analysis, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Alexis Le Nestour; Ana Luiza Minardi; Renaud Comba 2023 Data Must Speak: Comprendre les facteurs de performance des écoles ivoiriennes.
Innocenti Research Report What works to increase uptake of childhood immunization: a rapid evidence assessment of the impact of interventions targeting caregivers, healthcare workers and communities AUTHOR(S) Benjamin Hickler; John O'Rourke; Andrea Yearwood; Greg Sheaf; Sergiu Tomsa; Viviane Bianco; Mario Mosquera; Shivit Bakrania Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report Vaccination is one of the most effective measures for preventing illness, disability and death among children. However, current vaccination coverage provides insufficient protection for all children, and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases account for an estimated 21.7 per cent of deaths in children under 5 years old globally. This rapid evidence assessment (REA) looked at the global evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions to increase uptake of vaccination services. The findings have global relevance but were also used to make more specific recommendations to address challenges identified in consultations with UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO). + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Health | Tags: child immunization, immunization × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Benjamin Hickler; John O'Rourke; Andrea Yearwood; Greg Sheaf; Sergiu Tomsa; Viviane Bianco; Mario Mosquera; Shivit Bakrania 2023 What works to increase uptake of childhood immunization: a rapid evidence assessment of the impact of interventions targeting caregivers, healthcare workers and communities.
Innocenti Research Report Teachers for All: Improving primary school teacher deployment in Zambia AUTHOR(S) Mabruk Kabir Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report The equitable and effective deployment of teachers is critical to achieving quality education for all. However, the uneven distribution of teachers – both across and within schools – contributes to significant disparities in class sizes and learning conditions. Recognizing the critical role that teachers play in learning, the Government of Zambia has committed to addressing teacher allocation through large-scale teacher recruitments. This report aims to provide policymakers an overview of the magnitude and distribution of teacher shortages, and inform ongoing efforts to address teacher shortages and improve teacher allocation. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: childhood education, learning, schooling × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Mabruk Kabir 2023 Teachers for All: Improving primary school teacher deployment in Zambia.
Innocenti Research Report Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Ghana AUTHOR(S) Sonakshi Sharma; Ana Luiza Minardi; Renaud Comba Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report The Ministry of Education of Ghana (MoE) has developed the Education Sector Plan 2018–2030 (ESP) that establishes the vision for achieving equitable access to quality education and effectively managing education service delivery. Beyond traditional sector analysis, the MoE of Ghana is invested in deepening its use of existing data to enhance education quality. What resources and contextual factors are associated with school performance in Ghana? By merging and analyzing existing administrative datasets in Ghana, this report helps to identify positive deviant schools – those that outperform other schools despite sharing similar contexts and resources. Data Must Speak – a global initiative implemented since 2014 – aims to address the evidence gaps to mitigate the learning crisis using existing data. The DMS Positive Deviance research is co-created and co-implemented with Ministries of Education and key partners. DMS research relies on mixed methods and innovative approaches (i.e., positive deviance approach, behavioural sciences, implementation research and scaling science) to generate knowledge and practical lessons about ‘what works’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ to scale grassroots solutions for national policymakers and the broader international community of education stakeholders. DMS research is currently implemented in 14 countries: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, the United Republic of Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: data analysis, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Sonakshi Sharma; Ana Luiza Minardi; Renaud Comba 2023 Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Ghana.
Innocenti Research Report Winning the Game: How Sport for Development supports the psychological well-being of adolescent refugees AUTHOR(S) Michelle Mills; Despina Karamperidou; Faith Martin Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report In 2022, UNHCR estimated that 103 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide; in the same year, UNICEF further reported that 37 million of those displaced were children. Children and adolescents are more likely to have specific needs and vulnerabilities within the broader refugee population, which may affect their psychological well-being. In view of this, UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight and the Barça Foundation teamed up to investigate how Sport for Development (S4D) can be a positive intervention in the lives of refugee adolescents. The mixed-methods study was conducted in 2022 in two locations in Greece: Athens and the island of Lesvos, capturing the mental health profile of adolescent refugees (ages 11-19) and the key mechanisms of an S4D programme that may influence their psychological well-being. It builds upon previous research jointly carried out by the two organizations, providing key insights to improve the effectiveness of S4D programming (especially programmes that engage with young refugee populations), as well as recommendations for governments and donors that support S4D. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education, Migration | Tags: refugee children, sport × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Michelle Mills; Despina Karamperidou; Faith Martin 2023 Winning the Game: How Sport for Development supports the psychological well-being of adolescent refugees .
Innocenti Research Report Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Zambia AUTHOR(S) Annika Rigole; Sonakshi Sharma; Jessica Bergmann Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report Recognizing that children’s learning outcomes generally remain low, in its recent 2017–2021 Education and Skills Sector Plan (ESSP) the Government of Zambia prioritized improving learning outcomes through strategies that addressed gaps in education system quality, access, equity and efficiency.What resources and contextual factors are associated with school performance in Zambia? By merging and analyzing existing administrative datasets in Zambia, this report helps to identify positive deviant schools – those that outperform other schools despite sharing similar contexts and resources. Data Must Speak – a global initiative implemented since 2014 – aims to address the evidence gaps to mitigate the learning crisis using existing data. The DMS Positive Deviance research is co-created and co-implemented with Ministries of Education and key partners. DMS research relies on mixed methods and innovative approaches (i.e., positive deviance approach, behavioural sciences, implementation research and scaling science) to generate knowledge and practical lessons about ‘what works’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ to scale grassroots solutions for national policymakers and the broader international community of education stakeholders. DMS research is currently implemented in 14 countries: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, the United Republic of Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: education, learning × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Annika Rigole; Sonakshi Sharma; Jessica Bergmann 2023 Data Must Speak: Unpacking Factors Influencing School Performance in Zambia.
Innocenti Research Report Data Must Speak: Comprendre les facteurs de performance des écoles malgaches AUTHOR(S) Alexis Le Nestour; Andrea Lepine; Renaud Comba Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report L’amélioration de l’accès de tous les enfants en âge d’être scolarisés à une éducation de qualité est l’une des priorités du Gouvernement de Madagascar. Le Plan sectoriel de l’éducation 2018-2022 définit des objectifs ambitieux dans ce sens, mais d’importants défis restent à relever pour améliorer l’apprentissage et la rétention scolaires. Quelles ressources et quels facteurs contextuels sont associés à de bonnes performances scolaires au Madagascar ? En fusionnant et en analysant les ensembles de données administratives existants au Madagascar, ce rapport permet d'identifier les écoles déviantes positives - celles qui obtiennent de meilleurs résultats que les autres écoles bien qu'elles partagent des contextes et des ressources similaires. Data Must Speak - une initiative mondiale mise en œuvre depuis 2014 - vise à combler les lacunes en matière de preuves pour atténuer la crise de l'apprentissage en utilisant les données existantes. La recherche DMS sur la déviance positive est cocréée et mise en œuvre conjointement avec les ministères de l'Éducation et des partenaires clés. La recherche DMS s'appuie sur des méthodes mixtes et des approches innovantes (c'est-à-dire l'approche de la déviance positive, les sciences du comportement, la recherche sur la mise en œuvre et la science de la mise à l'échelle) pour générer des connaissances et des enseignements pratiques sur " ce qui fonctionne ", " pourquoi " et " comment " mettre à l'échelle des solutions de base pour les décideurs politiques nationaux et la communauté internationale plus large des parties prenantes de l'éducation. La recherche DMS est actuellement mise en œuvre dans 14 pays : Brésil, Burkina Faso, Tchad, Côte d'Ivoire, Éthiopie, Ghana, République démocratique populaire lao, Madagascar, Mali, Népal, Niger, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Togo et Zambie. + - Cite this publication | Thematic area: Education | Tags: data analysis, education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Alexis Le Nestour; Andrea Lepine; Renaud Comba 2023 Data Must Speak: Comprendre les facteurs de performance des écoles malgaches.
Innocenti Research Report Teachers for All (T4A) Madagascar: Améliorer l´équité dans l’allocation des enseignants AUTHOR(S) Pierre Gouëdard Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report Une distribution équitable des enseignants est un critère primordial pour que chaque enfant puisse développer au mieux son potentiel d’apprentissage, quels que soient son école ou lieu de résidence. À Madagascar, le système éducatif fait aujourd’hui face à un double défi : les enseignants qualifiés sont en nombre insuffisant, et les conditions d’apprentissage varient grandement en fonction des zones géographiques. Ce rapport décrit le paysage enseignant à Madagascar, et propose des pistes de réflexion pour améliorer le maillage enseignant dans le pays, afin de favoriser l’accès de tous les enfants à une éducation de qualité. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 47 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: access to education, education, educational planning, recruitment, teacher training × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Pierre Gouëdard 2023 Teachers for All (T4A) Madagascar: Améliorer l´équité dans l’allocation des enseignants. , pp. 47.
Innocenti Research Report Integrating Education Technology into Teaching and Learning: Lessons from EDUINO in North Macedonia AUTHOR(S) Joaquin Cárceles; Thomas Dreesen Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report How can countries engage teachers, parents, and learners in the successful of scale-up digital learning solutions? EDUINO, North Macedonia's platform for digital learning, fostered a community of practice and successfully crowdsourced a large amount of educational content from teachers and educators around the country within weeks of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research presents factors that enabled the rapid development and scale-up of EDUINO at a systems, school, and classroom level.Research findings in the brief are organized around four key implementation strategies:1. Developing and crowdsourcing curriculum-aligned learning content2. Fostering user engagement through a community of practice3. Furthering teacher capacity for digital learning, and4. Reaching students with disabilities and other learning barriers. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 16 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: access to education, digital learning, education, online learning × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Joaquin Cárceles; Thomas Dreesen 2023 Integrating Education Technology into Teaching and Learning: Lessons from EDUINO in North Macedonia. , pp. 16.
Innocenti Research Report Unlocking Learning: The use of education technology to support disadvantaged children’s language learning and social inclusion in Italy AUTHOR(S) Svetlana Poleschuk; Thomas Dreesen; Barbara D’Ippolito; Joaquin Cárceles Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report In Italy, more than 700,000 asylum seekers and migrants arrived in the country between 2014-2020. Newly arrived children including refugees and migrants need to quickly acquire Italian skills to succeed in school and society. To help address this urgent need, the Akelius digital learning application was introduced in Bologna and Rome for Italian and English language learning in the 2021/22 school year. This research presents findings from the first year of implementation of the Akelius digital learning application in Italy. Results show the use of the application supported self-paced learning, boosted students’ motivation and confidence and the use of the tool was especially beneficial for newly arrived children and children with disabilities. The report also explores challenges and good practices to inform improvements in the use of digital learning in classrooms. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: digital learning, education, migrants, online learning, refugees × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Svetlana Poleschuk; Thomas Dreesen; Barbara D’Ippolito; Joaquin Cárceles 2023 Unlocking Learning: The use of education technology to support disadvantaged children’s language learning and social inclusion in Italy. , pp. 32.
Innocenti Research Report Unlocking Learning: The use of digital learning to support the education and inclusion of refugees and migrant children in Bosnia and Herzegovina AUTHOR(S) Svetlana Poleschuk; Andrea Soldo; Thomas Dreesen Published: 2023 Innocenti Research Report In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the number of refugees and migrants arriving in the country has increased from just a few dozen arrivals annually prior to 2017 to 95,000 between 2018 and 2022. This increase has put incredible strain on the country’s education systems. This research presents critical findings on the implementation and effectiveness of the Akelius digital learning application in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was introduced as a tool to support refugee and migrant children’s English and German language learning. The findings demonstrate that using the digital application in a blended learning approach in classrooms was especially useful for personalizing learning and supporting children with diverse learning levels and needs. The report also explores the challenges faced, and good practices to tangibly improve the implementation of digital learning in classrooms. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 31 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: digital learning, education, migrants, online learning, refugees × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Svetlana Poleschuk; Andrea Soldo; Thomas Dreesen 2023 Unlocking Learning: The use of digital learning to support the education and inclusion of refugees and migrant children in Bosnia and Herzegovina. , pp. 31.