TY - JOUR TI - The OER4Schools professional development programme: Outcomes of a sustained trial in sub-Saharan Africa AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Hennessy, S. AU - Hofmann, R T2 - Frontiers in Education AB - Sustaining educational initiatives beyond short-term pilot projects is highly challenging in low-income countries. We describe the outcomes and implications of our iterative Design-Based Implementation Research conducted in Zambia. This focused on a unique, school-based, peer-facilitated professional learning programme for primary teachers: OER4Schools integrates interactive pedagogy, open digital educational resources and mobile learning. Teacher interviews carried out 18 months after a year-long intervention showed that the programme became self-sustaining; earlier participants reported further development of their interactive teaching strategies and awareness of pupil progress; recent joiners developed similarly. Roles of teachers and pupils changed and a new classroom culture emerged. The study identifies the key mechanisms involved in sustainability, including culturally sensitive and participatory development and implementation, semi-structured multimedia materials, and supportive organisational structures for sustained professional learning. Our findings are hence framed by sociocultural influences as well as the wider policy context. DA - 2020/// PY - 2020 DO - 10.3389/feduc.2020.00146 DP - Frontiers VL - 5 IS - 146 J2 - Frontiers in Education LA - English SN - 2504-284X ST - OER4Schools 2010-2014 UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2020.00146/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Education&id=564178 KW - Active Learning KW - Africa KW - Author:Haßler KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - AuthorFirst:Haßler KW - Björn-CV-OECS KW - C:Zambia KW - Culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) KW - Design-based implementation research KW - Developing Nations KW - Educational Technology KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Faculty Development KW - Foreign Countries KW - Handheld Devices KW - Inservice Teacher Education KW - Interactive Pedagogy KW - Learner-centred pedagogy KW - Low Income Groups KW - Motivation KW - Open Educational Resources KW - Peer Teaching KW - Resource Allocation KW - Rural Schools KW - STC-TLC KW - Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) KW - Scheduling KW - School leadership KW - Shared Resources and Services KW - Sustainable Development KW - Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 KW - Sustainable Development Goal 4 KW - Teacher Profesisonal Development KW - Teacher Professional Development KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Telecommunications KW - Zambia KW - __C:filed:1 KW - ___working_potential_duplicate KW - _bjoern_cv KW - _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence KW - _yl:b KW - peer-facilitation KW - school improvement KW - school-based active learning KW - sub-Saharan Africa ER -