@techreport{beoku-betts_access_2024, title = {Access to {Technology} for {School} {Leaders} and {Teachers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/2Q2INNMM}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = mar, year = {2024}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1069}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10459346 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1069 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10459345}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_remote_2024, title = {Remote {Supervision} {Options} for {School} {Quality} {Assurance} {Officers}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/RZ4C7VGQ}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and Ampofo, Rudolph and Haßler, Björn}, month = jan, year = {2024}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1068}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10459329 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1068 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10459328}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_investigating_2023, title = {Investigating the {Activity} {Levels} of {School} {Quality} {Assurance} {Officers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/CN5FS7MB}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://.opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and {Leh Wi Lan}}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1014}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8392532 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1014 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8392531}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_investigating_2023, type = {Working {Paper}}, title = {Investigating the {Activity} {Levels} of {School} {Quality} {Assurance} {Officers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/AHVWDNGT}, abstract = {Since the launch of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) Programme in 2018, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has prioritised the use of data for decision-making across several education reform programmes. Part of this vision has been to build systems to measure school quality through School Quality Assurance Officers (SQAOs) using data collection and feedback. This system includes using tools for teacher management, lesson observations, school improvement, and attendance monitoring. This report presents findings from qualitative research conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone. The aim is to provide the MBSSE and other partners with insights to understand the variation in and what is needed to maximise SQAO activity levels, increase principal engagement with digital tools, and support and promote quality visits to schools. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, number = {51}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and Leh Wi Lan}, month = jun, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0154}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7521375 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7521374}, } @misc{lurvink_where_2023, title = {Where do teachers go, and where do they stay?}, url = {https://edtechhub.org/2023/03/22/where-do-teachers-go-and-where-do-they-stay/}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia and Ali, Yusuf and Garrod, Oliver and Atherton, Paul and Mackintosh, Alasdair and Ramirez, Ana and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Haßler, Björn and Godwin, Katie}, month = mar, year = {2023}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_investigating_2023, title = {Investigating the {Activity} {Levels} of {School} {Quality} {Assurance} {Officers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/CN5FS7MB}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://.opendeved.net/}, urldate = {2024-01-17}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and Leh Wi Lan, Leh Wi Lan}, month = jan, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1014}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_teacher_2023, type = {Policy briefing}, title = {Teacher {Deployment} in {Sierra} {Leone}: {Lessons} learnt and moving forward}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/M3D6NGR4}, abstract = {This report provides an overview of the teacher deployment process in Sierra Leone prior to and including 2022. Through interviews with key stakeholders in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), we look at lessons learnt from the deployment process and next steps for how teacher deployment can be implemented. Although there are a number of volunteer teachers in Sierra Leone, the TSC are aiming to increase the number of qualified teachers on the government payroll as well as retaining teachers in rural areas. It was noted that teachers from rural areas being put on the government payroll and deployed to rural schools are better placed to teach in rural schools than teachers moving from urban to rural areas. Hpwever, it is still challenging to find qualified teachers in these rural areas. The TSC want to look at how they can target teachers to take up rural positions, either through distance learning to gain the right qualifications or working with teacher training institutions (TTIs) to prioritise schools in rural areas for placement. Overall, the TSC want to use data as the basis for decision-making on deploying teachers equitably. Keywords Teacher deployment; teacher training; unqualified teachers; volunteer teachers; rural schools; data for decision-making An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0145}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7521062 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7521061}, } @techreport{espinoza-revollo_school--school_2023, type = {Working {Paper}}, title = {School-to-{School} {Mobility} {Patterns} and {Retention} {Rates} of {Payroll} {Teachers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/DE7XUSMJ}, abstract = {This report is one of several on the research project on the Impact of GIS-Supported Teacher Allocation in Sierra Leone. Recent studies from this series have shown that being put on the government payroll can incentivise teachers to relocate to remote areas of the country. There is a concern, however, that being put on the payroll does not necessarily ensure the retention of teachers in these areas and that teachers will soon move to locations they consider more favourable. As there is no data on teacher mobility patterns and schools’ teacher retention rates, policies tend to be based on anecdotal evidence. This paper aims to fill this evidence gap by exploring teachers’ school-to-school mobility trends and retention rates using the Annual School Census (ASC) data from 2015 to 2021. Using data on teachers’ individual characteristics, as well as geospatial location data of each school, the paper explores whether mobility patterns vary by teachers’ gender or qualifications and whether the teaching workforce is urbanising. While studies have looked at teacher retention, this study is the first in a low-income country to use school census data to create a panel dataset to study teachers’ movements and school retention rates over time. Keywords: teacher mobility; teacher retention rates; mobility patterns; teacher deployment; Sierra Leone; education An output of the EdTech Hub https://edtechhub.org}, number = {48}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia and Ali, Yusuf and Garrod, Oliver and Atherton, Paul and Mackintosh, Alasdair and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, } @techreport{hasler_outputs_2023, title = {Outputs {Register} for {HLR} 3: {The} {Impact} of {GIS}-{Supported} {Teacher} {Allocation} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/WXBISTFE}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Haßler, Björn and McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0164}, } @techreport{espinoza-revollo_school--school_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {School-to-school mobility patterns and retention rates of payroll teachers in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/DE7XUSMJ}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia and Ali, Yusuf and Garrod, Oliver and Atherton, Paul and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Haßler, Björn}, month = dec, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0143}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7421516 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7421515 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.7421516 10.53832/edtechhub.0143 2129771:4HUI65EI 2405685:DE7XUSMJ}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @misc{beoku-betts_using_2022, title = {Using technology to support teacher continuous professional development in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://edtechhub.org/2022/08/18/using-technology-to-support-teacher-continuous-professional-development-in-sierra-leone/}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and Plaut, Daniel and Tanweer, Rabia}, month = aug, year = {2022}, } @techreport{beoku-betts_edtech_2022, type = {Position paper}, title = {{EdTech} {Horizon} {Scan}: {Blockchain} technology in education}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/94H68P58}, abstract = {EdTech Hub horizon scans are publications designed to provoke thinking on a range of topics related to the design, implementation, oversight, and monitoring and evaluation of educational technology (EdTech) tools, products, services, and related ideas. This EdTech Horizon Scan examines the use of blockchain technology in education. Beginning with an overview of blockchain technology, the scan explains what blockchain technology is and how it works. The next section focuses on how blockchain technology can be used in education. In particular, it looks at the benefits of using blockchain technology for micro-credentialing and ownership of learning credentials, the transfer of credits and smart contracts, storing student credentials, identity verification and intellectual property protection. Section 4 gives a summary of the use of blockchain technology, noting the different challenges that may be associated with adopting blockchain technology into education systems. Section 5, gives real examples of the use of blockchain technology in education and different education institutions. Key words: blockchain; cryptography; data; decentralised database; digitalisation; education; micro-credentialing; smart contracting; student credentials; verification An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Beoku-Betts, Iman and Kaye, Tom}, month = jul, year = {2022}, note = {10.53832/edtechhub.0101}, } @techreport{mcburnie_what_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {What {Matters} {Most} for {Teacher} {Deployment}? {A} case study of teacher preferences in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/8GN4RWMR}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, number = {3}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Godwin, Katie and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Bernard-Jones, Lydia and Haßler, Björn}, month = jun, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0095}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6530321 10.53832/edtechhub.0095 2129771:G2ULWZXN 2405685:8GN4RWMR}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{mcburnie_impact_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {The impact of {GIS}-supported teacher allocation in {Sierra} {Leone}: {High}-level findings on teacher preferences in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/SE5JPCX2}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Godwin, Katie and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = may, year = {2022}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.6504993}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6504993 2129771:7AXGA8UK 2405685:SE5JPCX2}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{hasler_tich_2022, address = {Freetown, Sierra Leone}, type = {Tich {Me} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem} {Output}}, title = {Tich {Me} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem} — {Inception} {Report}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/3RTBA9FR}, abstract = {Our research addresses the Sierra Leonean government’s need to optimise and validate an effective model for in-service TPD. As noted, a distributed TPD model is favoured (building on the World Bank’s Free Education project and the Sierra Leone Education Attendance Monitoring System (SLEAMS), using a ‘one-tablet-per-school’ (OTPS) model). Evidence indicates that this low-tech approach to TPD can improve learning outcomes in emergencies (⇡Haßler, et al., 2019). In contrast, COVID-19 interventions that focus on ‘remote learning for children’ are catastrophically failing (⇡Asadullah, 2020; ⇡Asanov, et al., 2020; ⇡BRAC, 2020; ⇡Le Nestour, et al., 2020; ⇡Uwezo Kenya, 2020). Our research provides crucial and timely evidence to shore up current government plans for a scalable, effective TPD intervention. Our research identifies whether this TPD model addresses the needs of rural / disadvantaged teachers. Our study focuses on a sample of teachers and students from schools in rural / semi-rural areas to understand whether and how school-based TPD initiatives promote student learning (as an alternative to traditional centralised and cascade models). Such traditional models are severely disrupted by COVID-19, highlighting our study’s relevance to education continuity in emergencies.}, language = {en}, number = {1}, institution = {OpenDevEd}, author = {Haßler, Björn and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Beoku-Betts, Iman and McBurnie, Chris and Adam, Taskeen and Blower, Tom}, month = jan, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.0269}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 6335781 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 6335780 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.0268 10.53832/opendeved.0269 2129771:3RTBA9FR}, keywords = {Author:OpenDevEd, AuthorFirst:Haßler, \_bjoern\_cv, \_r:AddedByZotZen, \_yl:b}, } @techreport{hasler_outputs_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {Outputs register for {HLR3} - {Teacher} {Allocation} {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/9XJGEX5Z}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Haßler, Björn and McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = jan, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0089}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6472492 10.53832/edtechhub.0089 2129771:3J4TNGDZ 2405685:9XJGEX5Z}, keywords = {Author:OpenDevEd, \_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{mcburnie_impact_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {The impact of {GIS}-supported teacher allocation in {Sierra} {Leone}: {High}-level findings on teacher preferences in {Sierra} {Leone}}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/SE5JPCX2}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Godwin, Katie and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, year = {2022}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.6504993}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6504993 2129771:38B3CUIM}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE}, } @techreport{mcburnie_what_2022, type = {{HLR3} {Output}}, title = {What {Matters} {Most} for {Teacher} {Deployment}? {A} case study of teacher preferences in {Sierra} {Leone}}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/8GN4RWMR}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Godwin, Katie and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Bernard-Jones, Lydia}, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0095}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/edtechhub.0095 2129771:IZ2H9WQW}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE}, } @techreport{mcburnie_mapping_2021, type = {Working {Paper}}, title = {Mapping the education data ecosystem in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/EE9QCGHI}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = dec, year = {2021}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0068}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5652942 10.53832/edtechhub.0068 2129771:SYUMIUV3 2339240:HHY6M835 2405685:EE9QCGHI 2405685:RN79UTQY}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{mcburnie_mapping_2021, title = {Mapping the education data ecosystem in {Sierra} {Leone}}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = dec, year = {2021}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:L2EF6P65 4804264:QG9FG2U5}, keywords = {Final\_citation, cited, existing}, } @techreport{mcburnie_advancing_2021, type = {Working paper}, title = {Advancing {Data}-driven {Decision}-making for {School} {Improvement}: {Findings} from the {One} {Tablet} {Per} {School} {User} {Testing} {Programme} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, shorttitle = {Advancing {Data}-driven {Decision}-making for {School} {Improvement}}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/MPRD5RKR}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {MBSSE, EdTech Hub, Leh Wi Lan}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, month = jun, year = {2021}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.4896502}, note = {zotzenLib.CopiedFrom: 2486141:UIV8NJ9M KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4896502 10.53832/edtechhub.0066 2129771:IPKSMS3Z 2129771:Q85KZGW8 2129771:U8L38F6S 2405685:MPRD5RKR 2486141:UIV8NJ9M 4556019:IGJQDXZM}, keywords = {Author:OpenDevEd, \_C:Sierra Leone SLE, \_EdTechHub\_Output, \_MELA\_seen, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{mcburnie_mapping_2021, type = {Working {Paper}}, title = {Mapping the education data ecosystem in {Sierra} {Leone}}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/EE9QCGHI}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0068}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/edtechhub.0068 2129771:DGXEEM2R}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE}, } @misc{sengeh_reimagining_2021, title = {Reimagining {Education} for {Continuous} {Learning} and {Teaching}}, url = {https://edtechhub.org/2021/09/14/edtech-in-sierra-leone-reimagining-education-for-continuous-learning-and-teaching/}, author = {Sengeh, David Moinina and McBurnie, Chris and Beoku-Betts, Iman and Kargobai, Grace and Sebold, Juliet}, year = {2021}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FGAHRJKD}, }