Draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (2022)

The Revised National Development Strategy for South Sudan – 2021-2024 - Ministry of Finance and Planning (Republic of South Sudan, 2022)

EduTech Roadmap - Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Royal Government of Cambodia; National Council of Science Technology and Innovation (2022)

Cambodia Digital Government Policy 2022–2035 - Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Royal Government of Cambodia (2022)

Cost-Effective EdTech Paper 1: A position piece on how the sector can make progress - Mitchell, Joel; D'Rozario, Jonny (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Cost-Effective EdTech Paper 2: Good practice - Mitchell, Joel; D'Rozario, Jonny (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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How Sierra Leone is betting on data to fight the impact of climate change on schools - Momoh, A; Atherton, Paul (Global Partnership for Education, 2022)
Data can significantly improve decision-making and allow for prioritizing interventions to benefit the most vulnerable populations. That’s why the ministry of Education in Sierra Leone is working with Fab Inc. to develop a web-based data tool that helps estimate and prioritize where new schools are really needed.

Let’s learn together’: co-creating mental health solutions with adolescents in Tanzania and Viet Nam - Myers, Christina; Samuels, Fiona (ODI, 2022)

Mapeo y análisis de programas EdTech en América Latina y el Caribe - Myers, Christina; Wyss, Natalie; Villavicencio Peralta, Xuzel; Coflan, Caitlin (EdTech Hub, 2022)
Este documento se elaboró ​​en respuesta a una solicitud de la Oficina Regional de UNICEF para América Latina y el Caribe al Servicio de Asistencia de EdTech Hub en octubre de 2021. El equipo de UNICEF solicitó una lista seleccionada de programas de EdTech en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y un análisis de un conjunto de programas preseleccionados con la intención de explorar su potencial para la implementación y el impacto a escala. Este informe no pretende cubrir todos los programas EdTech innovadores en la región de ALC. Más bien, presenta una lista de programas EdTech prometedores y analiza su diseño e implementación con el fin de explorar su relevancia y potencial para lograr un impacto a gran escala. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Annexure W1 Explanatory memorandum to the division of revenue - National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa (2022)

Teachers Co-creating for Teachers: Design and Implementation of an Online Teacher Professional Development Course in Sub-Saharan Africa - Negeze, Lucian Vumilia; Iyer, Sridhar (Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations, 2022)

New Generation School Annual Report 2022 - New Generation Schools (2022)

Effectiveness of implementation of special education curriculum in face-to-face learning during the Covid-19 pandemic for children with special needs - Noor, Moch; Sugiantiningsih, Anak Agung Putu (International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found; ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Viet Nam MICS-EAGLE factsheet - O'Connell, Tara; Quynh, Nguyen; Lan, Le Anh; Nguyen, Hoang Anh; Fushimi, Akihiro; Mizunoya, Suguru; Mishra, Sakshi; Kelly, Peggy (2022)

Open Data Handbook - Open Data Handbook (2022)

Open Data Punjab - Open Data Punjab (2022)

OpenEMIS – Better data. Better education - OpenEMIS (2022)

Improving Enrollment and Learning Through Videos and Mobiles: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria by Victor Orozco-Olvera, Ericka G. Rascon-Ramirez :: SSRN - Orozco-Olvera, Victor; Rascon-Ramirez, Ericka G. (2022)

Technology Enabled Learning in Kenya: KWA Ground Insights on Building Resilient Distance Learning Ecosystems - Otieno, Jennifer; Ward, Rebecca (IREX, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

GDP per capita in England - Our World in Data (Our World in Data, 2022)
Adjusted for inflation and measured in British Pounds in 2013 prices

A Literature Review of Digital Literacy over Two Decades - Peng, Danhua; Yu, Zhonggen (2022)
A Literature Review of Digital Literacy over Two Decades: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced online learning to be a “new normal” during the past three years, which highly emphasizes students’ improved digital literacy. This study aims to present a literature review of students’ digital literacy. Grounded on about twenty journal articles and other related publications from the Web of Science Core Collection, this paper focused on the definition of digital literacy; the factors affecting students’ digital literacy (age, gender, family socioeconomic status, and parent’s education level); the relationship between students’ digital literacy and their self-control, technostress, and engagement; and the three approaches to gauge the level of students’ digital literacy. The study also provided some advice for educators and policymakers. Finally, the limitations and implications were presented.

Basic Education Statistics, Tanzania - President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (President’s Office- Regional and Local Government [PO-RALG], 2022)

Decision no. 131/qd-ttg approving scheme "Strengthening application of information technology and digital transformation in education and training for the period of 2022-2025 with a vision towards 2030" - Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2022)
The Prime Minister of Government in Vietnam - Decision 131/QD-TTg 2022 application of information technology in education 2022 2025 in Vietnam

National development delivers: And how! And how? - Pritchett, Lant (Economic Modelling, 2022)
Core dual ideas of early development, economics and practice, were that (a) national development was a four-fold transformation of countries towards: (i) a more productive economy, (ii) a more responsive state, (iii) more capable administration, and (iv) a shared identity and equal treatment of citizens and that (b) this four-fold transformation of national development would lead to higher levels of human wellbeing. The second is strikingly correct: development delivers. National development is empirically necessary for high wellbeing (no country with low levels of national development has high human wellbeing) and also empirically sufficient (no country with high national development has low levels of human wellbeing). Three measures of national development: productive economy, capable administration, and responsive state, explain (essentially) all of the observed variation in an omnibus indicator of wellbeing based on over 58 distinct indicators, the Social Progress Index. How national development delivers on wellbeing varies, in three ways. One, economic growth is much more important for achieving wellbeing at low versus high levels of income. Two, economic growth matters more for “basic needs” than for other dimensions of wellbeing (like social inclusiveness or environmental quality). Three, state capability matters more for wellbeing outcomes that depend on public production than on private goods (and for some wellbeing indicators, like physical safety, for which growth doesn’t matter at all). While these findings may seem too common sense to be worth a paper, national development--and particularly economic growth—is, strangely, under severe challenge as an important and legitimate objective of action within the development industry.

Should we paint all classroom roofs white to improve learning in Tanzania? - Proctor, Jamie (2022)

Should we paint all classroom roofs white to improve learning in Tanzania? - Proctor, Jamie (2022)
A growing literature base has developed from Global North contexts, showing a clear link between classroom temperature and student learning outcomes. However, very little evidence shows how this impact translates to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where average classroom temperatures are often high. The hypothesis for the research was that classroom temperatures in Tanzania are high and that a white-paint-cool-roof intervention would help mitigate these high temperatures. This study includes a literature review to understand the classroom policy in Tanzania, establish links between temperature and learning, and assess temperature retrofit options. Following this, the study presents the results of an experiment to trial a white-paint cool roof against a blue-paint roof and an unpainted control roof. Finally, data analysis predicts the intervention effects over an entire year and the subsequent impact on learning outcomes. The learning outcomes analysis includes a cost-effectiveness analysis using the Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS) metric. Empirical evidence of temperatures inside classrooms in Dar Es Salaam suggests that the temperature often exceeds 40℃. Literature searches indicate that this is the first time classroom air temperatures have been recorded and published for East Africa. The experiment involved using a low-cost retrofit intervention to reduce temperature – by painting the classroom roof blue or white over eight days. Results showed that the White Paint Intervention (WPI) reduced the temperature by around 3.7℃ over the course of the school day and up to a maximum of 5℃. The WPI was roughly twice as effective as the Blue Paint Intervention at reducing interior air temperatures. The WPI results were then modelled to estimate the classroom temperature reduction over a year, based on the assumed 3.5℃ reduction. Finally, using estimates from the existing literature, the learning impact of the intervention was calculated. The results suggest that using the WPI intervention can improve learning by 7.1%, which translates to an estimated 3.2 LAYS per classroom per year, at a cost-effectiveness of 5.3 LAYS per USD100. The paper shows that the impact of high temperatures in classrooms is likely undermining the funding currently channelled to improve learning outcomes in the region. Further, a WPI retrofit intervention is effective at reducing classroom temperatures in Tanzania. Due to climate-change-induced temperature increases, the intervention effectiveness is likely to increase over the coming decades. This paper was submitted as a dissertation in fulfilment of an MSc in Sustainability and Adaptation in the Built Environment at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, Powys (Wales)
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Reimagining Teacher Continuous Professional Development: Evidence from a Blended Approach in Senegal - Proudfoot, Diane; Pflepsen, Alison; Swift-Morgan, Jennifer; Niang, Ablaye (Chemonics International, 2022)

Portal Rasmi Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia - Radio Televisyen Malaysia (Nama Agensi, 2022)

Experiment Types for EdTech - Rahman, Asad; Carter, Alice; WambûiKuria, Catherine; Mbugua, Ciku; Simpson, Lea; Kably, Nathan (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An EdTech Hub sandbox fast-tracks promising EdTech interventions by providing funding, tools, and access to evidence. It provides a space for partners to test and grow ideas in conditions of uncertainty. Since 2020, EdTech Hub has worked with partners in eight countries to test and grow EdTech based on our sandbox methodology. When testing and growing EdTech, this tool provides a non-exhaustive list of ways to design and run experiments. Keywords: sandbox; lean startup; lean impact; experiments; validation; prototype An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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From Emergency Remote Teaching to Effective Online Learning: A Teacher Professional Development Case Study from Higher Education in India - Raina, Ashutosh; Rane, Archana; Ngeze, Lucian; Murthy, Sahana; Iyer, Sridhar (Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations, 2022)
This chapter describes the design and implementation of an educational solution to prepare teachers and instructors in India for various pedagogical and technological transitions during the pandemic. The goal was to move from an emergency remote teaching approach towards adopting effective online teaching strategies. This solution had to address the key challenge of remote professional development for the online medium while accounting for the diversity in the Indian educational context, taking into account varying needs of learners, teachers, institutions, geography, availability of technology, prior experience, and goals. The solution had two parts: i) a web-based repository for self-learning, consisting of research-based principles, pedagogical strategies and tools for effective design and development of online courses, and ii) synchronous interactive workshops to support instructors in practical implementation of the principles, strategies and tools to make domain specific instruction design decisions. Overall, emphasis was paid to learner engagement, diverse learner needs, peer learning, providing effective feedback and meaningful interaction. The resource repository and workshops guided instructors through making decisions and evaluating trade-offs in their context. This article also provides a brief analysis of the data collected from workshops on teachers’ preparedness at effective integration of technology, and the impact of the OTeach resource repository, which can found at Google Sites and has 25,000+ visitors so far. The article concludes with reflections and recommendations based on our experience.
Keywords: Effective online learning; Higher education; Research-based strategies; Teacher professional development

Using Learning Assessment Data for Educational Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis - Raudonyte, Ieva; Foimapafisi, Tuamanaia (2022)

Language policy in Ghana and Malawi: differing approaches to multilingualism in education - Reilly, Colin; ResCue, Elvis; Chavula, Jean Josephine (Journal of the British Academy, 2022)
Despite substantial international evidence that children learn best in a language which they understand, language-in-education policies in much of Africa do not effectively accommodate the range of languages found in the classroom, instead prescribing dominant national languages and/or colonial languages such as English. Further, these language policies continue to reflect a monoglossic conceptualisation of languages and do not adequately account for the multilingual repertoires of individuals and communities. They do not reflect an understanding of the ways in which multilingual language practices could be harnessed for education. This article provides a comparative overview of the policy context in Malawi and Ghana, at the levels of legislation, practice, and attitudes. Through interviews, questionnaires, classroom observations, and classroom recordings in primary schools, we highlight the multilingual realities of educational spaces in each country. We highlight that, despite different sociolinguistic and legislative contexts, there are similarities between these contexts which emerge as important factors when considering multilingualism within education.

Kenya Digital Master Plan 2022-2032 - Republic of Kenya ICT Authority (2022)

Public Statement on the Status of Payments to County Governments FY 2021-2022 - Republic of Kenya National Treasury and Planning (2022)

ASIDI - Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative - Republic of South Africa (2022)

DBE's National School Nutrition Programme - Republic of South Africa (DBE's National School Nutrition Programme, 2022)

E-Teaching in Higher Education: An Analysis of Teachers’ Challenges Facing E-Learning in Mozambique - Rhongo, Domingos; da Piedade, Bonifácio (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Rising Academies - Rising Academy Network (Rising Academies, 2022)
Rising Academies is one of the fastest-growing quality-focused education companies in Africa, and a Certified B Corp®. We constantly refine and improve our model in schools we own and operate ourselves, then take these solutions and partner with governments and other education providers to to improv

Unit Cost Budgeting? (1/4) Marc Robinson Blog - Robinson, Mark (2022)

Parents’ New Role and Needs During the COVID-19 Educational Emergency - Rousoulioti, Thomais; Tsagari, Dina; Giannikas, Christina Nicole (Interchange, 2022)
This article contributes to the on-going discussion of parental involvement in the education of children, with emphasis on new and unfamiliar roles of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case study undertaken focuses on parents of first graders who belong to non-vulnerable and vulnerable social groups, and the first-grade teachers of a public primary school in the north of Greece. Research questions address the experience of ‘parents–teachers’, the need for technological tools and the required digital literacy, as well as the impact of homeschooling on the wellbeing of the family unit. Data were collected using semi-structured individual interviews. The data analysis shows that parents of both social groups took on the role of the teacher to accommodate the learning challenges of first graders. Mothers from vulnerable groups, in particular, encountered various challenges when attempting to support their children mainly in language lessons. Regarding the use of new technologies, the pandemic found parents of both groups unprepared and unfamiliar with the process of distance education. Stress and worry were the dominant emotions from the very start of homeschooling during the early stages of the pandemic while towards the end of the first lockdown, exhaustion overwhelmed parents and pupils. The article concludes with emphasizing the importance of active parental involvement and coaching that enables parents to contribute substantially to their children’s education in emergency situations.

Improving Early Grade Education Across Kenya - RTI International (RTI, 2022)
Tusome focuses on four key interventions developed and proven to improve literacy outcomes in Kenya. Learn about the impact of this program.

Strengthening ASEAN women's participation in STEM - Rubin, Caroline; Utomo, Eko (USAID, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

EdTech That Reaches Marginalised Learners: Relevant Examples for the Indonesian Context - Rui, Yang (Tingting); Upadhyay, Arjun (EdTech Hub, 2022)
This curated list of resources presents a sample of education technology programmes that effectively reach marginalised learners, including children with SEND, girls, and children in frontier, outermost, and disadvantaged regions. This list provides short summaries of lessons in using EdTech such as radio, television, and mobile phones to reach marginalised learners, emphasising interventions and evidence relevant to the Indonesian context. Keywords: marginalised learners, Indonesia, radio, television, mobile phones, girls, no-tech options An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Digitalizing Laos: Improving Government Transparency, the Business Environment, and Human Capital - Runde, Daniel F; Bandura, Romina; Lee, Rachel (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2022)

Schooling for All: Feasible Strategies to Achieve Universal Education - Sandefur, Justin (Center for Global Development, 2022)
This report debates the case for specific public investments in education in low- and lower-middle-income countries, drawing on evidence of what has worked not just in small-scale experiments but historically and in large-scale national programs. Its messages are intended more for economic policymakers than educators, as they speak to what can be accomplished with fiscal instruments (money) and where trade-offs must be made. CGD does not take institutional positions.

The Long-Run Decline of Education Quality in the Developing World - Sandefur, Justin; Le Nestour, Alexis; Moscoviz, Laura (Center for Global Development, 2022)

RBF Interventions in Education : Do they Increase Inequality of Outcomes? : A Literature Review - Schipper, Youdi; Pradhan (World Bank, 2022)
RBF Interventions in Education : Do they Increase Inequality of Outcomes : A Literature Review (English)

Scottish Local Government Finance 'Green Book' 2022-23 - Scottish Government (2022)
Scottish Local Government Finance Settlement 2022-23: Funding Allocation Formula.

Mother-tongue Instruction and Later Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia - Seid, Yared (Applied Economics, 2022)
This paper offers empirical evidence on the effect of mother-tongue instruction in primary school on students’ later labor market outcomes. Moreover, it explores whether the effect varies by the duration of exposure to mother-tongue instruction. Since Ethiopia has adopted mother-tongue instruction after the 1994 Ethiopian education reform, many students who have attended primary school after 1994 are exposed to mother tongue instruction, resulting in a variation in exposure to mother-tongue instruction by birth cohort. In Amhara state, Amharic is adopted as medium of instruction both before and after the education reform. This is in contrast to other states in Ethiopia that have changed the medium of instruction in primary school following the education reform. Among students who have been exposed to mother-tongue instruction following the education reform, however, the duration of their exposure to mother-tongue instruction varies depending on the state in which they have attended primary school. This is because states in Ethiopia mandate students to transition from mother-tongue to English instruction either in grade 5, 7, or 9. Exploiting these two plausibly exogenous sources of variations (across states and birth cohorts) and using data from the 2013 Ethiopian Labor Force Survey, we estimate difference-in-differences model. Estimates from our preferred specifications suggest that mother-tongue instruction in primary school improves later labor market outcomes, but the size of its effect decreases with the number of years an individual was exposed to mother-tongue instruction in primary school.

Localización de la demanda insatisfecha de instituciones educativas. Una propuesta metodológica basada en sala de cuatro (4) años de nivel inicial en Argentina - Sendón, María Alejandra (2022)

Schools Data – Sindh Education Foundation - Sindh Education Foundation (2022)
SEF|Sindh Education Foundation government of Sindh Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), was established under the Sindh Education Foundation Act, 1992 as a semi-autonomous organization committed to educating and empowering children and communities towards social change by ensuring access to educational facilities and quality education. towards social change by ensuring access to educational facilities and quality education access to educational facilities and quality education.

Education Technology - Strigel, Carmen (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Innovation of 'braille corner' digital learning based on learning for the students with visual impairment in inclusion settings - Suherman, Yuyus; Juhanaini, J.; Maryanti, Rina; Rochyadi, Endang (Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found; ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Peer Facilitator Manual - Tanzania Institute of Education (2022)

Teach For Uganda - Teach For Uganda (Teach for uganda, 2022)
We are nurturing leaders who are committed to advancing equitable access to quality education in low-income communities in Uganda

Distance Learning and Teacher Training Strategies - Teacher Task Force; UNESCO (International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030, 2022)

Climate Change Education and Curriculum Revision - Teixeira, Janssen Edelweiss; Crawford, Elizabeth (World Bank, 2022)

Digital Youth in Timor-Leste - The Asia Foundation (2022)

Malawi Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade, FDI, Corruption - The Heritage Foundation (2022)
Learn more about the Malawi economy, including the population of Malawi, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.

Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2022 - The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (2022)

Psychometric assessment of the Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaire (HPSQ) — Thai version for primary school-aged children - Thichanpiang, Peeradech; Kaunnil, Anuchart; Lee, Kerry; Gao, Xiaozi; Nopparat, Chutikorn; Permpoonputtana, Kannika (Children, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Malawi - Adolescents Out Of School (% Of Lower Secondary School Age) - 2022 Data 2023 Forecast 1999-2019 Historical - Trading Economics (2022)

A Proof-of-Concept Study of Can't Wait to Learn: A Digital Game-Based Learning Program for Out-of-School Children in Lebanon - Turner, Jasmine S.; Taha, Karine; Ibrahim, Nisreen; Neijenhuijs, Koen I.; Hallak, Eyad; Radford, Kate; Stubbé-Alberts, Hester; De Hoop, Thomas; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Brown, Felicity L. (Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022)
Evaluations of education technology (ed tech) interventions in humanitarian settings are scarce. We present a proof-of-concept study of Can't Wait to Learn, a digital game-based learning program that combines an experiential, active learning design with meaningful, competency-appropriate, and contextually relevant content. We assessed the feasibility of using this program to address the current education gap in Lebanon by implementing its mathematics component in basic literacy and numeracy classes (n=30) with out-of-school children (n=390) ages 10-14. We estimated changes in numeracy competency and psychosocial wellbeing and conducted focus group discussions (n=16) and key informant interviews (n=19) with children, facilitators, parents, and partner staff members to understand the lived experience, perceived impact, and implementation challenges of the program. Our findings support the feasibility of using ed tech programs to meet the needs of out-of-school children, as we saw significant improvements in numeracy, psychological symptoms, and self-esteem; positive reported experiences with the program; increased motivation among the children; and overall ease of implementation. Our suggested improvements to the game design and implementation model will support ongoing program adaptation and implementation, with the goal of increasing access to quality education for children living in humanitarian settings. Our findings will inform future studies that seek to conclusively determine the program's effectiveness.

A Proof-of-Concept Study of Can't Wait to Learn: A Digital Game-Based Learning Program for Out-of-School Children in Lebanon - Turner, Jasmine S.; Taha, Karine; Ibrahim, Nisreen; Neijenhuijs, Koen I.; Hallak, Eyad; Radford, Kate; Stubbé-Alberts, Hester; de Hoop, Thomas; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Brown, Felicity L. (Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022)
Evaluations of education technology (ed tech) interventions in humanitarian settings are scarce. We present a proof-of-concept study of Can’t Wait to Learn, a digital game-based learning program that combines an experiential, active learning design with meaningful, competency-appropriate, and contextually relevant content. We assessed the feasibility of using this program to address the current education gap in Lebanon by implementing its mathematics component in basic literacy and numeracy classes (n=30) with out-of-school children (N=390) ages 10-14. We estimated changes in numeracy competency and psychosocial wellbeing and conducted focus group discussions (n=16) and key informant interviews (n=19) with children, facilitators, parents, and partner staff members to understand the lived experience, perceived impact, and implementation challenges of the program. Our findings support the feasibility of using ed tech programs to meet the needs of out-of-school children, as we saw significant improvements in numeracy, psychological symptoms, and selfesteem; positive reported experiences with the program; increased motivation among the children; and overall ease of implementation. Our suggested improvements to the game design and implementation model will support ongoing program adaptation and implementation, with the goal of increasing access to quality education for children living in humanitarian settings. Our findings will inform future studies that seek to conclusively determine the program’s effectiveness.

Di Website Resmi TV Edukasi - TVEdukasi (2022)

Complete the school census. Census dates. Guidance - UK Government (2022)
Find out when the school census will open for each term and what to do in unusual circumstances.

School census 2022 to 2023: technical information - UK Government (GOV.UK, 2022)
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2022 to 2023 school census data.

The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government - UK Government (2022)
HM Treasury guidance on how to appraise and evaluate policies, projects and programmes.

Online Safety Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament - UK Parliament (2022)
Documents, and debates for Online Safety Bill

Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide | UNCTAD - UNCTAD (2022)

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment - UNDP (UNDP, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Reaching Cambodia’s last mile with inclusive and sustainable energy access - UNDP (2022)

Syrian Arab Republic: Access to Electricity and Humanitarian Needs - UNDP Syria (2022)

Crisis-sensitive teacher policy and planning - UNESCO (UNESCO, Norad, GPE, UNHCR, UNICEF, the World Bank, International Labor Organisation, International Task Force on Teachers for Education, 2022)

Education: From disruption to recovery - UNESCO (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Guidelines for ICT in education policies and masterplans - UNESCO (2022)

Guidelines for ICT in education policies and masterplans - UNESCO (2022)

High Stakes Assessment - UNESCO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics Glossary, 2022)

Leave no child behind: global report on boys’ disengagement from education - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2022)

Malawi Education Rights - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2022)
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, the sciences, culture and communication. UNESCO’s programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Serving as a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO helps countries adopt international standards and manages programmes that foster the free flow of ideas and knowledge sharing. In this spirit, it develops educational tools to help people live as global citizens free of hate and intolerance. UNESCO works so that each child and citizen has access to quality education. By promoting cultural heritage and the equal dignity of all cultures, it strengthens bonds among nations. UNESCO fosters scientific programmes and policies that support development and cooperation. UNESCO stands up for freedom of expression, as a fundamental right and a key condition for democracy and development.

Minding the data: protecting learners’ privacy and security - UNESCO Digital Library - UNESCO (2022)

Spotlight on Basic Education Completion and Foundational Learning: Ghana - UNESCO (2022)

Transforming education from within: current trends in the status and development of teachers; World Teachers’ Day 2022 - UNESCO (2022)

Leveraging innovative technology in literacy and education programmes for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons - UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning; Zholdoshalieva, Rakhat; Xi Teng, Jian; Ayyappan, Annapurna; Tu, Boxuan (2022)

Country Dashboard – Covid-19 Response - UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2022)

Factory Literacy Programme: Skills Training to Empower Women for Future-Ready Garment Industry in Cambodia - UNESCO Office Phnom Penh (2022)

Funding for Impact - UNHCR (Global Compact on Refugees, 2022)
With almost half of school-aged refugees out of school and a pre-pandemic projected annual cost of $4.85 billion for inclusion of all refugees into host-country national education systems, how do we spur growth in investment and target high-impact investment opportunities?

About RapidPro - UNICEF (2022)

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) | UNICEF Malawi - UNICEF (2022)

Educators' Digital Competency Framework - UNICEF (2022)

Funding+Support | UNICEF Innovation Fund - UNICEF (2022)

How an adolescent girl helped her community fight COVID-19 - UNICEF (2022)
Studying at non-formal basic education centers established by UNICEF with funding from Government of Japan and support from Sindh’s authorities empowers gir

Jamaica pilot experience: Accessible Digital Textbooks that transform education - UNICEF (2022)
Accessible Digital Textbooks that transform education.

LACRO Covid-19 Education Response: Update 34 Status of School's Reopening & Learning - UNICEF (UNICEF, 2022)

MICS Survey - UNICEF (2022)

New digital application helps monitor student attendance in Sindh - UNICEF (2022)
The innovative system, funded by the European Union and supported by UNICEF, will help Sindh’s Education & Literacy Department prevent student drop out

On Call: Using Mobile Technologies to Measure Learning in Emergencies - UNICEF (2022)

Protecting children online - UNICEF (2022)
Every child must be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse on the internet

Pulse Check on Digital Learning - UNICEF (2022)

Pulse Check on Digital Learning - UNICEF (UNICEF, 2022)

Safer Chatbots Implementation Guide - UNICEF (2022)

Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain inaccessible due to devastating floods – UNICEF - UNICEF (2022)

The role of remote modalities in implementing mental health and psychosocial support programs and services in the education sector - UNICEF (2022)

Timor-Leste at a Glance 2023 - UNICEF (2022)

Trends in digital personalized learning in low- and middle-income countries: Executive summary - UNICEF (UNICEF, 2022)

Trends in Digital Personalized Learning: Taking stock of personalized learning solutions in low and middle-income countries - UNICEF (Office of Global Insight and Policy United Nations Children’s Fund, 2022)
Landscape review | Taking stock of personalized learning solutions in low and middle-income countries

UNICEF Sierra Leone - UNICEF (2022)
Learn how we are supporting children across the country to reach their full potential.

Viet Nam SDGCW Survey 2020-2021: Mass Media, Communications and Internet - UNICEF (2022)

Where Are We on Education Recovery? - UNICEF (UNICEF, 2022)

Opening up the frontiers of digital learning with the Learning Passport - UNICEF Lao Country Office (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Who are we and how do we work? - UNICEF USA (UNICEF USA, 2022)
Who are we and how do we work? Advocacy means, literally, to speak up on behalf of someone in need. For UNICEF, it means speaking up on behalf of and with children to support their rights, ensure safe and healthy childhoods in safe and inclusive communities, and build strong futures with opportunity and hope.

SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Supporting teacher to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries - UNICEF; Southeast Asian Minsters of Education Organization (UNICEF, 2022)

Mobile: Resource Pack to Support Remote Learning - UNICEF; World Bank (2022)

Print: Resource Pack to Support Remote Learning - UNICEF; World Bank (2022)

Radio: Resource Pack to Support Remote Learning - UNICEF; World Bank (2022)

Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women & girls in Timor-Leste - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Gateways to Public Digital Learning: A multi-partner initiative to create and strengthen inclusive digital learning platforms and content - United Nations Transforming Education Summit (2022)

Thematic Action Track 4 on ‘Digital learning and transformation’ - United Nations Transforming Education Summit (2022)

Universal Basic Education Commission 2022 Annual Report - Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC, 2022)

Postgraduate Programmes September 2022 Intake - University of Malawi (2022)

Revised Pakistan 2022 Floods Response Plan: 01 Sep 2022 - 31 May 2023 - UNOCHA (2022)
Appeal in English on Pakistan about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Flash Flood, Flood and more; published on 4 Oct 2022 by OCHA

Advancing Equity by Incorporating Intersectionality in Research and Analysis - US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research - Van Nostrand, Parker; Noakes, Sierra; Shah, Zohal; Luke Luna, Christina (2022)

COVID-19’s impact on learning losses and learning inequality in Colombia - Vegas, Emiliana (Brookings, 2022)

2022 Data Breach Investigations Report - Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (2022)
Reduce risks with insights from the 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from Verizon. Read the official report today.

Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries - Wagner, Daniel A.; Nathan, M Castillo; Lewis, Suzanne Grant (2022)
Academic publishing of peer-reviewed open access monographs

Trialling open educational resources for technology-supported teacher professional development in rural Zimbabwe - Walker, H.; Hennessy, S.; Pimmer, C. (Research Papers in Education, 2022)
This study reports on the adaptation and outcomes of a teacher professional development (TPD) programme in a rural Zimbabwean secondary school. The programme incorporated Open Educational Resources (OER), specifically OER4school materials, that were provided via tablet computers for teachers and students. A mixed-methods case study was employed to explore teachers’ perceptions, knowledge, experiences of interactive learning and teaching in relation to this TPD, as well as their perceptions and experiences of the role and value of using technology to support student learning. Video data from structured lesson observations were triangulated with teacher post-lesson interviews and thematically coded. The interviews indicated that all teachers demonstrated a change in mindset and a clear understanding of interactive teaching methods. However, the structured observations revealed that only half of the teachers were using these interactive methods. Teachers also emphasised the value of OER and tablet technologies in improving lesson planning and making classroom learning more authentic. The use of technology, as both a TPD medium and as a classroom tool, showed potential to enhance the quality of TPD and teacher quality. Yet more specific teacher development to support the interactive use of technology within the classroom would be beneficial.

Trialling open educational resources for technology-supported teacher professional development in rural Zimbabwe - Walker, Hannah; Hennessy, Sara; Pimmer, Christoph (Research Papers in Education, 2022)

Trialling open educational resources for technology-supported teacher professional development in rural Zimbabwe - Walker, Hannah; Hennessy, Sara; Pimmer, Christoph (Research Papers in Education, 2022)

‘Tich Mi Ar Tich Dem’: Designing a low-cost and scalable teacher professional development in Sierra Leone - Walker, Hannah; Tegha, Ghislaine; Lurvink, Anne-Fleur; McBurnie, Chris (Open Development & Education, 2022)
Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past two decades, Sierra Leone has faced a series of shocks: a civil war, landslides, Ebola, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These shocks have aggravated the learning crisis that the country’s education system faces—and dramatically increased the pressure on teachers to deliver high-quality support to children. In this context, the Ministry of Basic and […]

Digital 2022: Timor-Leste - We are Social (2022)

Online safety: making the internet safer by tackling harmful content - WEF (World Economic Forum, 2022)
Delivering safe online experiences is essential for global businesses and individuals. Several stakeholders are collaborating to improve online safety.

Desk Review of Technology-Facilitated Learning in Pakistan: A review to guide future development of the technology-facilitated learning space in Pakistan - Wilson, Sam; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Baloch, Imdad; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
During the Covid-19 pandemic, EdTech has been used in many different ways to keep children learning in Pakistan. This has ranged from educational radio broadcasting to children in remote mountains, to TV channels being used to deliver classes nationwide. Yet, as the pandemic has developed, this picture has become more complex. Optimism in EdTech’s promise has given way to fears that the most marginalised children — particularly those who cannot access technological solutions — are falling further behind. Even those children who are able to use EdTech may not be learning. In short, a pre-existing digital divide has become more pronounced now that education delivery has had to increasingly rely on technology. This divide must be addressed if EdTech is to support effective learning for all children in all contexts in Pakistan. This desk review argues that the only way to realise EdTech’s potential is to recognise its shortcomings. Technology alone will not help children learn. EdTech’s role is as one part of a wider education system. Technology facilitates learning with support from key actors such as parents, teachers, and school leaders and with sustained political support and supporting infrastructure. This review provides an overview of Pakistan’s technology-facilitated learning landscape that caters to the learning needs of children aged 6–16. It sets out key EdTech-related features, challenges and trends, in addition to highlighting prominent EdTech organisations and tools in Pakistan. Keywords: infrastructure; low tech; policy; out-of-school children; marginalised learners; Pakistan; MoFEPT; UNICEF An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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A Landscape Review of ICT for Disability-inclusive Education - World Bank (World Bank, 2022)
Information and communication technology (ICT) tools can have a catalytic effect in advancing both educational access and learning outcomes for children with disabilities. Despite tremendous potential, a gap exists between technology advancements and their large-scale application in educating children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. This landscape review of ICTs for disability inclusive education by the Inclusive Education Initiative seeks to understand the current status and trends in the practice of educational technology (EdTech) and the use of ICT in improving the educational participation and outcomes of children with disabilities. The review explores what factors enable or restrict this improvement within the wider EdTech ecosystem.
Keywords: Access to Education; Access to Learning; Disability Inclusion; Edtech; Education Technology; Inclusive Education

From the Last Mile to the Next Mile – 2022 Vietnam Poverty and Equity Assessment - World Bank (World Bank Group, 2022)

Guide for Learning Recovery and Acceleration: Using the RAPID Framework to Address COVID-19 Learning Losses and Build Forward Better - World Bank (The World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, FCDO, UNICEF, USAID, UNESCO, 2022)

Knowlege Pack: Procurement - World Bank (2022)

Learning Losses. What to Do About the Heavy Cost of Covid-19 on Children, Youth, and Future Productivity - World Bank (World Bank, 2022)

Microdata Library - World Bank (2022)

Pakistan’s Floods are Deepening its Learning Crisis - World Bank (2022)

The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update - World Bank (World Bank, 2022)
The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update

The World Bank in Malawi - World Bank (World Bank, 2022)
The World Bank Group supports Malawi’s efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic growth by working with the government, development partners, and civil society.

The World Bank in Timor-Leste - World Bank (2022)

Timor-Leste Overview - World Bank (The World Bank in Timor-Leste, 2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

World Bank Data Bank: Urban Population - World Bank (2022)

Two Years After: Saving a Generation - World Bank, UNICEF (World Bank, 2022)

2022 Annual Report - Worldreader (Worldreader, 2022)
In 2022, you got children reading. Explore our 2022 Annual Report and see how your support made an impact.

WebPower package - RDocumentation - Zhang, Zhiyong (2022)

Applying the self-determination theory (SDT) to explain student engagement in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic - Chiu, Thomas K. F. (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022)
During school closures forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote/online learning has been adopted to help students continue to learn. Student engagement, which is energized by motivation as explained by self-determination theory (SDT), is a prerequisite for learning. Therefore, this study investigated how the three perceived psychological needs in SDT affected student engagement in online learning using pre- and post-questionnaires completed by 1201 Grade 8 and 9 students within 6 weeks of partaking in online learning. The results suggested that digital support strategies better satisfied students’ needs, that all of the needs were predictors of the level of engagement, and that relatedness support was very important.
Keywords: K-12 education; Online learning; pandemic; self-determination theory; student engagement

Tracing students' mathematics learning loss during school closures in teachers' self-reported practices - Haser, Çiğdem; Doğan, Oğuzhan; Kurt Erhan, Gönül (International Journal of Educational Development, 2022)
The study explored how mathematics learning loss took place among Turkish middle school students during the COVID-19 school closures through mathematics teachers' self-reported practices, challenges, and efforts while they were trying to support their students' learning. Interviews with 19 public and 9 private middle school mathematics teachers indicated that there were certain differences in teachers' practices and revealed the existing inequalities among the schools, classrooms, and students. Students' lack of participation, teachers' limited use of methods to teach mathematics, the socio-economic status of families and their lack of collaboration with teachers were among the reasons for mathematics learning loss. • Existing inequalities among the students reflected on mathematics learning loss. • Public and private school mathematics teachers' practices differed significantly. • Teaching practices were limited by the students' access to internet and technology. • Students' limited/lack of access to the learning environment caused learning loss. • The pedagogical approaches teachers used were drastically decreased during pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Inequality; Mathematics learning loss; Mathematics teachers; Middle school students; Remote teaching

Estimation of the fundamental learning loss and learning poverty related to COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico - Hevia, Felipe J.; Vergara-Lope, Samana; Velásquez-Durán, Anabel; Calderón, David (International Journal of Educational Development, 2022)
There is evidence of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no related information for Mexico. The objective of the study is to estimate learning loss in reading and numeracy in Mexico. We compared the results of two household surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021. We interviewed 3161 children between 10 and 15 years. We estimated a learning loss according with SES in a range from 0.34–0.45 SD in reading and 0.62–0.82 SD in mathematics by COVID-19 pandemic, and an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. There is an urgent need develop a clear strategy to perform personalized diagnoses and implement remedial courses to address learning loss. • Prolonged school closures have increased learning loss around the world. • In Mexico, we estimated a learning loss in a range from 0.34 to.045 SD in reading and 0.62-0.82 SD in numeracy. • According to SES, we found an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. • Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. • We discussed the need to establish a strategy to address these lags through remedial courses that teach at the right level.
Keywords: Academic achievement; Educational equality; Learning assessment; Learning gap; Learning loss; Learning poverty

Estimation of the fundamental learning loss and learning poverty related to COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico - Hevia, Felipe J.; Vergara-Lope, Samana; Velásquez-Durán, Anabel; Calderón, David (International Journal of Educational Development, 2022)
There is evidence of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no related information for Mexico. The objective of the study is to estimate learning loss in reading and numeracy in Mexico. We compared the results of two household surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021. We interviewed 3161 children between 10 and 15 years. We estimated a learning loss according with SES in a range from 0.34–0.45 SD in reading and 0.62–0.82 SD in mathematics by COVID-19 pandemic, and an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. There is an urgent need develop a clear strategy to perform personalized diagnoses and implement remedial courses to address learning loss. • Prolonged school closures have increased learning loss around the world. • In Mexico, we estimated a learning loss in a range from 0.34 to.045 SD in reading and 0.62-0.82 SD in numeracy. • According to SES, we found an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. • Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. • We discussed the need to establish a strategy to address these lags through remedial courses that teach at the right level.
Keywords: Academic achievement; Educational equality; Learning assessment; Learning gap; Learning loss; Learning poverty

Global Economic Prospects - World Bank (2022)
Although global economic output is recovering from the collapse triggered by COVID-19, it will remain below pre-pandemic trends for a prolonged period.

Program Assessment of Kolibri FLY - Assaf, Teib; Taylor, Stefanie (Open Development & Education, 2022)

Using participatory design approaches in educational research - Cumbo, Bronwyn; Selwyn, Neil (International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2022)
Educational researchers are showing a growing interest in Participatory Design (PD) and other collaborative co-design approaches. This paper considers the ways in which education researchers considering PD can benefit from drawing on the approach’s heritage in the 1970s’ Scandinavian ‘cooperative inquiry’ tradition. In particular, the paper highlights four core principles from the Scandinavian tradition, i.e.: the pursuit of socio-ethical outcomes, sustained consideration of what constitutes ‘participation’ and ‘practice’, and PD as a design process. While positioning these principles in school-based research is not easy, the paper considers how this has been achieved within the field of child-computer-interaction – an area of research that is also often conducted with children in educational institutions. While remaining mindful of the institutional constraints of school-based research, we argue that these Scandinavian principles can be borrowed and built upon by educational researchers – thereby extending the scope and ambitions of educational PD research.
Keywords: Participatory methods; Scandinavian tradition; co-design; educational research; participatory design

Estimation of the fundamental learning loss and learning poverty related to COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico - Hevia, Felipe J.; Vergara-Lope, Samana; Velásquez-Durán, Anabel; Calderón, David (International Journal of Educational Development, 2022)
There is evidence of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no related information for Mexico. The objective of the study is to estimate learning loss in reading and numeracy in Mexico. We compared the results of two household surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021. We interviewed 3161 children between 10 and 15 years. We estimated a learning loss according with SES in a range from 0.34–0.45 SD in reading and 0.62–0.82 SD in mathematics by COVID-19 pandemic, and an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. There is an urgent need develop a clear strategy to perform personalized diagnoses and implement remedial courses to address learning loss.
Keywords: Academic achievement; Educational equality; Learning assessment; Learning gap; Learning loss; Learning poverty

Estimation of the fundamental learning loss and learning poverty related to COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico - Hevia, Felipe J.; Vergara-Lope, Samana; Velásquez-Durán, Anabel; Calderón, David (International Journal of Educational Development, 2022)
There is evidence of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no related information for Mexico. The objective of the study is to estimate learning loss in reading and numeracy in Mexico. We compared the results of two household surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021. We interviewed 3161 children between 10 and 15 years. We estimated a learning loss according with SES in a range from 0.34–0.45 SD in reading and 0.62–0.82 SD in mathematics by COVID-19 pandemic, and an increase in learning poverty in a range of 25.7%–15.4% in reading and 29.8%–28.8% in numeracy. Gaps in fundamental learning by gender and SES increased. There is an urgent need develop a clear strategy to perform personalized diagnoses and implement remedial courses to address learning loss.
Keywords: Academic achievement; Educational equality; Learning assessment; Learning gap; Learning loss; Learning poverty

Program Assessment of Kolibri FLY - Open Development and Education (OpenDevEd, 2022)

Family engagement in early learning opportunities at home and in early childhood education centers in Colombia - Rey-Guerra, Catalina; Maldonado-Carreño, Carolina; Ponguta, Liliana Angelica; Nieto, Ana María; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu (Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2022)
Family engagement in early learning and education is considered a key predictor of children's development. However, little is known about the link between family engagement in early learning opportunities in sociocultural diverse contexts, particularly in low- and-middle-income countries. This study examined the associations of family engagement in home learning activities (e.g., reading books, naming things) and in early childhood care and education centers (ECCE; e.g., attending meetings or workshops, helping inside the classroom) with young children's emergent literacy and numeracy, social-emotional functioning, motor development, and executive functions, as measured through direct assessment. Data came from a nationally-representative sample of public ECCE centers in Colombia serving 3–5-year-old children (N = 3069). Multilevel model analyses showed that home-based family engagement was associated with higher emergent numeracy, emergent literacy, social-emotional functioning, and motor development, whereas center-based family engagement was associated only with higher emergent numeracy and literacy development. These results suggest that interventions and policies designed to improve family engagement in early learning opportunities both at the ECCE centers and at the home could have positive and independent effects on early childhood development.
Keywords: Child development; Colombia; Early childhood education; Family engagement; Home learning; Multilevel models

Emergency remote teaching experiences of basic education teachers in the Philippines - Sarmiento, Celina; Cajimat, Rodney; Mistades, Voltaire; Lapinid, Minie Rose; Aguja, Socorro; Prudente, Maricar; Cascolan, Honelly Mae; Lucas, Rochelle; Gonzales, Richard; Peñafiel, Jayson; Ilanan, Celia; Avilla, Ruel; et al. (2022)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366557563_Emergency_remote_teaching_experiences_of_basic_education_teachers_in_the_Philippines Link to article: https://researchjournal.nrcp.dost.gov.ph The COVID-19 worldwide outbreak drove all educational institutions to enforce school closures and sought alternative ways to sustain education. In response, the Philippine Department of Education initiated social distancing measures, transitioned the curriculum to the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs), and equipped for Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). However, the shift occurred abruptly with insufficient preparation. Hence, teachers were obliged to deliver education in an unfamiliar environment, requiring additional skills and resources. In this study, the experiences of school teachers who had to endure sudden changes and be exposed in a new teaching and learning environment was investigated. A nationwide survey in April 2021 was participated by 28,859 basic education public school teachers in all levels and descriptive statistics was done to analyze the data gathered. Results suggest that most teachers utilize printed modules as the modality for remote teaching. This finding is probably because stable internet access is still a challenge in many areas of the country. As a result, teachers implement less interactive forms of activities. Facebook also emerged as a widely used means for communication with students and colleagues. Teachers also learned how to use several applications to cope with the demands of the new work environment. With these findings, the education sector is enjoined to conceptualize modifications that could improve remote teaching implementation in the country.

Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) in Brazilian pre-school children - Shavitt, Ilana; Ayres de Araujo Scatollin, Monica; Suzart Ungaretti Rossi, Adriana; Pacífico Mercadante, Mariana; Gamez, Luciano; Resegue, Rosa Miranda; Pisani, Lauren; do Rosário, Maria Conceição (International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2022)
Early childhood is a sensitive period for development, and it is important to use psychometrically sound instruments to assess the child's developmental abilities. The International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) represents an innovative, feasible and low-cost assessment tool for preschool children that evaluates motor development, pre-numeracy, pre-literacy, and socioemotional development. These areas of development represent “key” skills for early development and school readiness. The objectives of this study were to translate the IDELA to Brazilian Portuguese, to conduct its cultural adaptation to the Brazilian population, to analyze its content validity, to assess its inter-rater reliability, to analyze the internal consistency of its sub-domains and to investigate associations between the child's IDELA scores and sociodemographic characteristics of the family. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, in which a sample of 565 preschool children were assessed with the IDELA in the city of Embu das Artes, São Paulo. Results indicated that the IDELA was successfully translated and culturally adapted to the Brazilian population, presenting adequate content validity, good internal consistency of its sub-domains and very high inter-rater reliability. Among the evaluated children, the girls' mean scores were higher than the boys' mean scores; 5-year-old children had higher scores than 4-year-old children; a positive correlation was observed between maternal education and the children's mean scores in the total IDELA, the pre-mathematics and the socioemotional subdomains. In conclusion, the Brazilian version of the IDELA proved to be feasible, adequate and reliable to assess early childhood development and school readiness of preschool age children in Brazil. Future studies could use the IDELA to provide relevant data about the children's development and school readiness in other Brazilian regions that will be useful in the planning of public health and education policies to improve children's integral development and their academic achievement.
Keywords: Assessment; Cultural adaptation; Early childhood development; Inter-rater reliability; Preschool age children; Translation

Guidance on Pre-Assessment for Establishing E-Learning Centres - AlSheikh Theeb, Thaer; McGinty, Sara; Obaid, Rasha (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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The effect of internet services on child education outcomes: evidence from poa! Internet in Kenya - Okyere, Charles Yaw (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2022)
In 2016-2018 poa! Internet, a private internet service provider, distributed free internet services across schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Using inverse probability weighting (IPW) method, the study finds that the intervention significantly increases students’ internet use and training, receipt of information on educational content, and participation in information and communication technologies (ICTs) education programmes. However, the study does not find evidence that internet services increase school attendance. The results suggest that facilitating access to internet services in schools can significantly increase child computer and internet skills and training in developing countries, even if those investments have limited gains on school attendance.
Keywords: Internet services; Kenya; education; gender; quasi-experimental design

Accelerating early math learning with research-based personalized learning games: A cluster randomized controlled trial - Thai, Khanh-Phuong; Bang, Hee Jin; Li, Linlin (Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022)

Engaging Girls with E-Learning: A curated list of good practices - AlSheikh Theeb, Thaer (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org

Engaging Girls with E-Learning: A curated list of good practices - AlSheikh Theeb, Thaer (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Ministry of East African Community (EAC), ASALs And Regional Development - The Ministry of East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Republic of Kenya (2022)

Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 5: Final report - Groeneveld, Caspar; Michels, Guillaume; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021, the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the fifth and final report on the development of a proof of concept for the Regional Learning Hub. We recommend beginning with this document and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report; User research; Skills taxonomy; Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Technology Use for Teacher Professional Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Recommendations for policy from a systematic review - D'Angelo, Sophia; Hennessy, Sara; Kreimeia, Adam; Koomar, Saalim; Cao, Lydia; McIntyre, Nora; Brugha, Meaghan; Zubairi, Asma (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: Read; Teacher education and training; _r:AddedByZotZen

History of SEAMEO Members - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (2022)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

How Learning Continued During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Lessons from Initiatives to Support Learners and Teachers - OECD; World Bank (OECD, 2022)

UNICEF warns of Nigerian education crisis as world celebrates International Day of Education amid COVID-19 concerns - UNICEF (2022)

Libya’s Roadmap for Distance Learning (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Innovation in the teaching-learning process in higher education in COVID-19 time in Mozambique - Mahaluça, Filipe; Moiana, Carla; Macuacua, Júlio De; Marrengula, Nacério; Macuacua, Valentim (Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022)
Due to the great changes that COVID-19 brought to the world, education was one of the most affected sectors. Because of this, different teaching measures were adopted, so that the student would not be harmed and deprived of having access to learning, as a form of an emergency education that allows the continuity of the Teaching-Learning Process. To this end, the present research was conducted with the objective of identifying the innovative mechanisms adopted by Higher Education Institutions in the Teaching-Learning Process at the times of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a quali-quantitative, bibliographic, documental, descriptive and exploratory research of secondary data collected in all Mozambican Higher Education Institutions. The study population comprises all Higher Education Institutions in Mozambique, here considered finite (N=56). To achieve the objective, 46 Higher Education Institutions stratified into class and type were selected by convenience. Of the 46 Higher Education Institutions studied, 46% are class A, 39% class B, 9% class C, and 7% class D. For the continuation of the Teaching-Learning Process in Higher Education in COVID-19 season, WhatsApp platform was the most adopted by Higher Education Institutions with about 35.3%, followed by Google Classroom (27.7%), Zoom (15.1%), Moodle (14.3%), Skype (4.2%) and Colibri (3.4%). In this study, it was concluded that within the same institution, several platforms were used in the educational environment, motivated by the lack of a clear orientation about the application to be adopted or even by the low technical preparation of the users. Therefore, a training to all teachers about the platforms adopted is recommended for Teaching–learning process, as well as presentation to students and if possible experimentation in labs or smartphones.
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Mobile learning applications for refugees: A systematic literature review - Drolia, Maria; Papadakis, Stamatios; Sifaki, Eirini; Kalogiannakis, Michail (Education Sciences, 2022)
The proliferation of mobile devices in everyday life since the end of the 20th century has led to mobile applications for educational purposes and the creation of the research field of mobile learning. Despite the extended research interest on the effectiveness of this field, there is limited research on mobile learning for various social groups, such as refugees, students with learning difficulties and disabilities. Due to the unprecedented number (over one hundred million) of refugees during the second decade of the 21st century worldwide, many NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and UN (United Nations) initiatives have proposed leveraging mobile learning for refugee educational needs. This research article focuses on mobile learning for refugee education. Namely, the present systematic literature review results from 2015 to 2020 will give a concrete picture of the recently existing mobile learning apps for refugees and their characteristics. According to the research findings, 15 characteristics were collected out of 14 applications. According to prior literature, areas of agreement or discrepancies in the field were found. Two new -to previous literature- characteristics were revealed: interwoven psychological and educational features and refugees’ cultural features in the apps. The summarization and categorization of the app’s characteristics aim to contribute to mobile learning research and impact game developers, educators, and NGOs according to refugee needs. The limitations of this study and issues for further exploration will also be discussed in the last sections.

Outcomes-based funding in education: Assessing cost effectiveness and accountability - Government Outcomes Lab (2022)

Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 3: Skills taxonomy - Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the third of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub and describes our observations during the creation of a skills taxonomy. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 4: Content curation - Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the fourth of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub and describes our observations during content curation. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 1: Inception Report - Groeneveld, Caspar; Michels, Guillaume; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the first of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub. It provides a background and overview of the project. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest: Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Developing a Proof of Concept for a Regional Learning Hub for Eastern and Southern Africa Part 2: Insights from user research - Rahman, Asad; Groeneveld, Caspar (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In 2021 the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), UNESCO, UNHCR, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and EdTech Hub began collaborating to develop a Regional Learning Hub (RLH). The aim of the RLH is to create a platform to provide teaching and learning content aligned to the curricula of different countries in the region that is appropriate to local contexts. The RLH is envisaged as a platform where digital learning content has been pre-aligned with national curricula to enable use by governments and education stakeholders to facilitate quick selection of content for educational use in their regions. This document is the second of five reports on the development of a proof of concept for the Hub. It provides a summary of user research undertaken for the project. We recommend beginning with the Final report and then moving to any of the remaining four reports, depending on your interest. Inception report User research Skills taxonomy Content curation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Leveraging mathematics software data to understand student learning and motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic - Rutherford, Teomara; Duck, Kerry; Rosenberg, Joshua M.; Patt, Raymond (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022)

The Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Mother-tongue Instruction: Teachers’ Experiences - Üzeyir, Süğümlü; Serkan, Aslan (International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 2022)
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India's Draft Data Policy Unlocks Government Data for All, Mulls Monetisation - Choudhury, Deepsekhar (2022)

SABER dataset - World Bank (World Bank, 2022)

Zomba District (Wikipedia, 2022)
Zomba District is one of twelve districts in the Southern Region of Malawi, surrounded by the districts of Chiradzulu, Blantyre, Mulanje, Phalombe, Machinga, Balaka and the Republic of Mozambique to the east. The total land area is 2,363 km2, representing three percent of the total land area of Malawi. The capital is Zomba.

Decolonising EdTech: A resource list for tackling coloniality and digital neocolonialism in EdTech - Adam, Taskeen; Sarwar, Moizza Binat; Moustafa, Nariman (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Technology Options for TCPD in Tanzania - Haßler, Björn; Mtebe, Joel; Abdelrahman, Salma; Kondor, Oscar; Mashauri, Aron; Adam, Taskeen; Koomar, Saalim (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Adoption of education technologies for learning during COVID-19 pandemic: The experiences of marginalized and vulnerable learner populations in Kenya - Ochieng, Vollan Okoth; Waithanji Ngware, Moses (International Journal of Educational Reform, 2022)
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. This paper examines the extent of EdTechs’ deployment in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic among marginalized and vulnerable populations. A cross-sectional study design was adopted for the study from which this paper drew its data, with both secondary and primary data utilized. The findings show that marginalized/vulnerable learner populations are still left out on EdTech supported learning. This article proposes salient recommendations that could help advance inclusive education discussion and related EdTechs’ discourse.

ZIM (file format) - Wikipedia (Wikipedia, 2022)
The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores wiki content for offline usage. Its primary focus is the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The format allows for the compression of articles, features a full-text search index and native category and image handling similar to MediaWiki, and the entire file is easily indexable and readable using a program like Kiwix – unlike native Wikipedia XML database dumps. In addition to the open file format, the openZIM project provides support for an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. ZIM stands for "Zeno IMproved", as it replaces the earlier Zeno file format. Its file compression uses LZMA2, as implemented by the xz-utils library, and, more recently, Zstandard. The openZIM project is sponsored by Wikimedia CH, and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Dispelling the Myths: What the Research Says about Teacher Professional Learning - Hill, Heather C.; Papay, John P.; Schwartz, Nathaniel (2022)

Digitalizing Laos: Improving Government Transparency, the Business Environment, and Human Capital - Runde, Daniel F.; Bandura, Romina; Lee, Rachel (2022)
Digitalization—which has accelerated around Southeast Asia due to the pandemic—will offer Laos increased government transparency and bureaucracy, in turn improving Laos's long-encumbered education system and business environment.
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Nudges to Improve Learning and Gender Parity: Preliminary findings on supporting parent-child educational engagement during Covid-19 using mobile phones - Aurino, Elisabetta; Tsinigo, Edward; Wolf, Sharon (EdTech Hub, 2022)
Key words: parental education engagement; caregiver engagement; nudges; text messages; schooling; learning; Ghana; gender In this study we evaluate a digital intervention to improve low-literate caregivers’ engagement with their children’s education and development in rural Ghana during the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme was a text-message-based behavioural change intervention for parents / caregivers that aimed to improve caregiver engagement in children’s educational activities, caregiver beliefs about returns to education, as well as children’s learning, enrollment, attendance, and gender parity in education. This household-randomised trial, conducted in the North East, Northern, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West regions of Ghana, tested four variations of the intervention, varying both duration and a gender-parity focus. Households were randomised to one of five conditions: (i) regular behavioural nudges, 12 weeks; (ii) gender-boost behavioural nudges, 12 weeks; (iii) regular behavioural nudges, 24 weeks; (ii) gender-boost behavioural-nudges, 24 weeks; or (v) control. The interventions were implemented from January to April 2021 (for the 12-week groups) and January to June 2021 (for the 24-week groups). We collected data at midline (April–June 2021) and endline (August–September 2021). Our preliminary results suggest that a short, light-touch, SMS-based intervention can change caregiver behaviours and child outcomes in a rural, low-literate sample. However, the results were complex and intervention effectiveness depended on the caregiver having minimum levels of schooling. For caregivers with no education (65% of the sample), the intervention only increased caregiver expectations on reaching the desired level of education, especially among girls, but reduced educational engagement and some measures of children’s school enrollment and attendance. Educational engagement among Ghanaian caregivers is low relative to peer countries (Bornstein & Putnick, 2012; McCoy et al., 2018). The findings suggest that caregivers may need a base level of capital and resource (e.g., exposure to formal education) to enact the messages and increase their educational engagement with their children. Without this base level of capital, messages may increase caregivers’ aspirations for their children without providing enough support to change educational investments in positive ways. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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National EdTech strategies: what, why, and who - Chuang, Rachel; Coflan, Caitlin; Giraldo (UNICEF), Juan-Pablo; Attfield (FCDO), Ian; Tungatarova (UNICEF), Auken; Tungatarova (UNICEF), Rachel Chuang, Caitlin Coflan, Juan-Pablo Giraldo (UNICEF), Ian Attfield (FCDO) and Auken (EdTech Hub, 2022)
Using evidence from Covid responses, the report advises policymakers responding to learning loss caused by the pandemic to use existing EdTech, and focus on good pedagogy that is supported, rather than replaced by, technology.

National EdTech strategies: what, why, and who - Chuang, Rachel; Coflan, Caitlin; Giraldo (UNICEF), Juan-Pablo; Attfield (FCDO), Ian; Tungatarova (UNICEF), Auken; Tungatarova (UNICEF), Rachel Chuang, Caitlin Coflan, Juan-Pablo Giraldo (UNICEF), Ian Attfield (FCDO) and Auken (EdTech Hub, 2022)
Using evidence from Covid responses, the report advises policymakers responding to learning loss caused by the pandemic to use existing EdTech, and focus on good pedagogy that is supported, rather than replaced by, technology.

4. Improving the Impact of Educational Technologies on Learning Within Low-Income Contexts - Castillo, Nathan M.; Adam, Taskeen; Haßler, Björn (Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries, 2022)

Our Strategy, Part 1: Empowering decision-makers with evidence to improve learning for all - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2022)
For the last five months, EdTech Hub has been exploring and refining our strategy for advancing evidence in EdTech for low- and middle-income countries. We invite you to explore our thinking for how we will carry out this mission within our context and in partnership with the global EdTech community. Verna Lalbeharie, Executive Director Acknowledgements Thank you to all of…

Our Strategy, Part 2: Deep dive into our approach, focus countries, and theory of change - EdTech Hub (EdTech Hub, 2022)
In Part 2 of our strategy, we go deeper into EdTech Hub’s integrated approach to how we work, where we work, and how that comes together with our topics to inform our theory of change. Verna Lalbeharie, Executive Director The EdTech Hub integrated approach We do research because it is imperative to build deep quantitative and qualitative insight regarding how…

Pakistan: Federal Cabinet approves Draft Personal Data Protection Bill - OneTrust DataGuidance (DataGuidance, 2022)
OneTrust DataGuidance confirmed, on 28 February 2022, with Saeed Hasan Khan, Partner at S.U. Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants, that the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan approved, on 16 February 2022, the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2021. In particular, Mr Khan stated "The draft Bill will be considered and debated by the legislature and will then be adopted. Thereafter the law will be promulgated on receiving ascent of the President of Pakistan." You can read the draft Personal Data Protection Bill here.

Technology-Enabled Innovation in Education in Southeast Asia (TIESEA) Diagnostic Assessment Report – Cambodia Country Report - Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2022)
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PNAE (National School Feeding Program) and its events of expansive learnings at municipal level - da Silva, Eliane Alves; Pedrozo, Eugenio Avila; da Silva, Tania Nunes (World, 2022)
The National School Feeding Program (PNAE for its acronym in Portuguese) is one of the largest food policies in the world, partially covering the daily needs of 44 billion students per year. In 2009, Law No. 11,947 established that at least 30% of the total financial transfer of PNAE was used in the purchase of foodstuff directly from family farming in the left-wing government of Lula. In practice, the rules allow public policy managers to choose between bidding or public call, provision by large agribusiness companies or by family farmers, and this is practiced in idiosyncratic ways by 5568 Brazilian municipalities. Each municipality organizes its own system. Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze how the evolution of Law No. 11,947 promotes expansive learning in the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (NSFP-PNAE), located in the Western Amazon. As a theoretical framework, the Cultural–Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and the Theory of Expansive Learning (TEL) were used. Qualitative research in an abductive reasoning was carried out, using a single and incorporated case study as its strategy. The study included 21 interviews, later analyzed by Content Analysis. The main contribution is the advance in solutions for societal needs, in terms of continuous collective collaboration, creating expansive learning, transformative or not, in both sides of productive systems and consumption, integrating family farmers and students by a healthy nutrition and feeding in the same system since 2009.
Keywords: NSFP-PNAE; expansive learning; nutritional and feeding program