Blog Learning from Colombian mothers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic This blog looks into the experiences and coping strategies adopted by mothers in Colombia to support the education of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resource Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries We present results from large-scale randomized trials evaluating the provision of education in emergency settings across five countries: India, Kenya, Nepal, Philippines, and Uganda. We test multiple scalable models of remote instruction for primary school children during COVID-19, which disrupted education for over 1 billion schoolchildren worldwide. Despite heterogeneous contexts, results show that the effectiveness of phone call tutorials can scale across contexts.
Resource Análisis comparativo del impacto del COVID-19 en la continuación y acceso a la educación y aprendizaje de la niñez migrante venezolana y la comunidad de acogida En el siguiente informe se presentan los resultados de la investigación “Análisis comparativo del impacto del COVID-19 en la continuación y el acceso a la educación y el aprendizaje de la niñez migrante venezolana y comunidad de acogida” elaborado por Plan International, con el apoyo del Grupo Regional de Educación de América Latina y el Caribe, en el marco del Programa Multianual de Resiliencia regional (MYRP, por sus siglas en inglés) de UNICEF y Education Cannot Wait.
Blog Announcing Article Translations for JEiE Volume 8, Number 3 – Special Issue on Education in Pandemics Six research articles, four field notes, and the Editorial Note from JEiE Volume 8, Number 3 – our Special Issue on Education in Pandemics – are now available in both English and French!
Blog Annonce de la traduction des articles du JEiE Volume 8, Numéro 3 – Numéro spécial sur l’éducation en période de pandémie Six articles de recherche, quatre notes de terrain et la Note éditoriale du JEiE Volume 8, Numéro 3 – notre édition spéciale sur l’éducation en période de pandémie – est maintenant disponible en anglais et en français !
Resource Delivering Remote Learning Using a Low-Tech Solution: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh To address the poor access to formal education, we designed an educational intervention consisting of a set of audio lessons that were delivered through mobile phones to primary school students using Interactive Voice Response. During the 15-week program period, parents could access the lessons for free by calling a designated phone number and listening to a lesson with their child at any time.
Resource Launch of JEiE’s Special Issue on Education in Pandemics The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) and INEE hosted a webinar to celebrate the publication of JEiE Volume 8, Number 3 - Special Issue on Education in Pandemics!
Resource La Mise en œuvre de la gratuité de l’enseignement primaire en contexte de crise : COVID-19 et la Réforme de l’Enseignement au Sud Kivu, République démocratique du Congo Dans cette contribution francophone, Jean-Benoît Falisse et al. examine le « double choc » sur l’éducation en RDC : une politique de l’abolition des frais de scolarité pour l’école primaire et le COVID-19. Pour de nombreux d'enseignants, l’arrivée des nouveaux étudiants, les fermetures d’écoles et les contrats précaires ont rendu la poursuite de la profession intenable.
Resource Implementar educação primária gratuita em contexto de crise: COVID-19 e reforma educacional em South Kivu, República Democrática do Congo Neste artigo em francês, os autores examinam examinam um “choque duplo” na educação na República Democrática do Congo: uma política de abolição de taxas para escolas primárias públicas e a pandemia de COVID-19. A chegada de novas/os estudantes, o fechamento de escolas e os contratos precários tornaram a continuidade da profissão insustentável para muitas/os professoras/es.
