Some of the questions are: How can children’s and communities’ experiences drive foundational learning programmes that are rooted in their realities? How can schools and communities be helped to figure out and define what is meaningful and effective for the children they nurture—building belief, capacity, and a shared sense of…
When we think about literacy, our minds often turn to schools, textbooks, and formal lessons. But could the most profound literacy lessons begin long before a child steps into a classroom?
This blog reports on networking research which used photovoice with a group of children and young people in the Lake Chad region to provide a means of meaningful participation in research about their lives, experience, and wellbeing needs.
Our Stakeholder and Knowledge Exchange Engagement project (SKEEP), is funded by the Open University RES-Research-Enterprise impact acceleration fund. The project is in partnership with Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), Nigeria; Peace Rehabilitation Centre (PRC), Nepal; and ACE Charity Africa. The project brought together a broad stakeholder cohort…
This blog was written by Dr Margaret Ebubedike, Post-doc Research Associate at the Open University. The global pandemic will significantly back-track all global efforts on the commitment...