@misc{walker_tich_2022, title = {‘{Tich} {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem}’: {Designing} a low-cost and scalable teacher professional development in {Sierra} {Leone}}, shorttitle = {‘{Tich} {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem}’}, url = {https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem-designing-a-low-cost-and-scalable-teacher-professional-development-in-sierra-leone/}, abstract = {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 […]}, language = {en-GB}, urldate = {2022-08-23}, journal = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Tegha, Ghislaine and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris}, year = {2022}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:3UV4LJFT 2339240:75HR9DSN 2405685:FBHX876D}, keywords = {\_C:Sierra Leone SLE}, } @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{walker_tich_2022, title = {‘{Tich} {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem}’: {Designing} a low-cost and scalable teacher professional development in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/E98S2AG2}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Tegha, Ghislaine and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris}, month = mar, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1058}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10302459 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1058 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10302458}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @misc{walker_tich_2022, title = {Tich {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem} - {Open} {Development} \& {Education}}, url = {https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/, https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/}, abstract = {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}, language = {en-GB}, urldate = {2022-12-21}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Tegha, Ghislaine and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris and McBurnie, Ghislaine Tegha, Anne-Fleur Lurvink {and} Chris, Hannah Walker}, month = mar, year = {2022}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BUPVEQTQ 4426965:K7HAJJT5}, } @misc{walker_tich_2022, title = {Tich {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem} - {Open} {Development} \& {Education}}, url = {https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/, https://opendeved.net/2022/03/31/tich-mi-ar-tich-dem/}, abstract = {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}, language = {en-GB}, urldate = {2023-11-09}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Tegha, Ghislaine and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris and McBurnie, Ghislaine Tegha, Anne-Fleur Lurvink {and} Chris, Hannah Walker}, month = mar, year = {2022}, } @techreport{lurvink_no_2022, title = {No {Teacher} is an {Island}: {A} case study on the enablers and barriers for effective school-based teacher professional development in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/N665IBBE}, language = {en}, institution = {OpenDevEd}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Bangura, Zainab and Fortune, Alhaji and George, Alex H. and Godwin, Katie and Mason-Sesay, Miriam and Moseray, David and Tholley, Ibrahim and Turay, Emmanuel B. and Haßler, Björn}, month = aug, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.0284}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7004902 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7004901 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.0284 2129771:N665IBBE 2129771:XEJUQ9H6}, keywords = {Author:OpenDevEd, \_bjoern\_cv, \_r:AddedByZotZen, \_r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{lurvink_what_2022, title = {What are the enablers and barriers for effective {School}-{Based} {Teacher} {Professional} {Development}?}, language = {en}, institution = {OpenDevEd}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Bangura, Zainab and Fortune, Alhaji and George, Alex H. and Godwin, Katie and Mason-Sesay, Miriam and Moseray, David and Tholley, Ibrahim and Turay, Emmanuel B. and Haßler, Björn}, month = aug, year = {2022}, note = {KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:8BEIULTV 4426965:XVW7ALCZ}, } @misc{lurvink_no_2022, title = {No teacher is an {Island} - {Open} {Development} \& {Education}}, url = {https://opendeved.net/2022/10/31/no-teacher-is-an-island/, https://opendeved.net/2022/10/31/no-teacher-is-an-island/}, abstract = {When we step into the head-teacher’s office in one of our project schools, Foday, the facilitator comes in and greets us. He asks us to be patient while they sort out lunch for the children and get the teachers together. We sit back and relax, and watch the hundreds of learners receive their rice}, language = {en-GB}, urldate = {2023-11-09}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Bokamba, Tania Elena Megogo and Mason, Miriam and Godwin, Katie and Godwin, Tania Elena Megogo Bokamba, Miriam Mason {and} Katie Godwin, Anne-Fleur Lurvink, Tania Elena Megogo Bokamba, Miriam Mason {and} Katie, Anne-Fleur Lurvink}, month = oct, year = {2022}, } @techreport{lurvink_no_2022, title = {No teacher is an island}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/7374M339}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Godwin, Katie and Mason-Sesay, Miriam}, month = oct, year = {2022}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1059}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10302497 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1059 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10302496}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_empathising_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Empathising with {Education} {Stakeholders}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/MEUD7KNF}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {10}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Hassan, Mustafa Syed and Moustafa, Nariman and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1008}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386681 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1008 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386680}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_introduction_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Introduction to {Design} {Challenges}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/QN8H4FZC}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {9}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Hassan, Mustafa Syed and Moustafa, Nariman and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1007}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386675 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1007 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386674}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_prototyping_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Prototyping}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/JMUFCDN3}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {12}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Hassan, Mustafa Syed and Moustafa, Nariman and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1010}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386687 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1010 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386686}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_user_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {User {Journey} {Mapping} and {Ideation}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/HEFZPBXX}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {11}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Hassan, Mustafa Syed and Moustafa, Nariman and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1009}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386685 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1009 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386684}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 3: {Case} {Study} {Evidence} {Pack}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/HWZZM9RE}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {6}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1004}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386653 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1004 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386652}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{mcburnie_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 3: {Case} {Study} {Scenarios}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/5U7R837W}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {7}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {McBurnie, Chris and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1005}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386658 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1005 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386657}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{moustafa_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 4: {Diagnosing} adaptive challenges}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/8XK73WT2}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {8}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Moustafa, Nariman and Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1006}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386666 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1006 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386665}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{walker_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 3: {Assessing} readiness for {EdTech} in your education system}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/AWA68B85}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {5}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1003}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386649 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1003 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386648}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{walker_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 0. {Kick}-{Off} of the {EdTech} {Fellowship}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/QXXKBQ36}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {2}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1000}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386638 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1000 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386637}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{walker_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 1. {Defining} and understanding your ‘people’ and user base.}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/H69XC2JZ}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {3}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1001}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386642 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1001 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386641}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{walker_module_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {Module 2: {Building} a pedagogically effective {EdTech} intervention}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/AJP6VS9V}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {4}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Walker, Hannah and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Haßler, Björn}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1002}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 8386645 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1002 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 8386644}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @techreport{correa_de_oliveira_teaching_2023, type = {Working {Paper}}, title = {Teaching and {Learning} of {Mathematics} in the {Context} of the {National} {Numeracy} {Programme} in {Malawi}: {Findings} from a {Rapid} {In}-depth {Qualitative} {Study}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/B8SQMMBA}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Correa de Oliveira, André and Kanyoza, Charity and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Boilo, Violet and Kadzamira, Esme and Haßler, Björn}, month = jan, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0156}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7510031 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7510030 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.7510031 10.53832/edtechhub.0156 2129771:K9HHIYYP 2405685:B8SQMMBA}, keywords = {\_forthcoming, \_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{lurvink_tich_2023, title = {Tich {Mi} {Ar} {Tich} {Dem} {Open} {Development} \& {Education} and {EducAid} {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/X2GZ7KUT}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Mason-Sesay, Miriam}, month = feb, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1060}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10302526 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1060 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10302525}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, } @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{hasler_edtech_2023, type = {{EdTech} {Fellowship}}, title = {{EdTech} {Fellowship} – {Course} {Syllabus}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/UH95PISR}, abstract = {This resource is an output of the Open Development \& Education 'EdTech Fellowship' programme. The programme page is avaialble here: https://opendeved.net/programmes/edtech-fellowship/.}, language = {en}, number = {1}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Haßler, Björn and Walker, Hannah and Moustafa, Nariman and Macharia, Grace and Adam, Taskeen and Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and McBurnie, Chris}, month = apr, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.0288}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7844700 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.0288 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7844699}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByZotZen, \_r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence}, } @article{lurvink_introduction_2023, title = {Introduction of an {EdTech} intervention to support learning of foundational skills in {Sierra} {Leone}: policy, teacher, and community perspectives}, volume = {8}, issn = {2504-284X}, shorttitle = {Introduction of an {EdTech} intervention to support learning of foundational skills in {Sierra} {Leone}}, url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1069857/full}, doi = {10.3389/feduc.2023.1069857}, abstract = {Background Like many other countries, Sierra Leone faces significant challenges with primary education resulting in many children leaving primary school without acquiring basic foundational skills. To address these challenges, an educational technology (EdTech) intervention was implemented in 20 primary schools located in two marginalized districts in Sierra Leone. While this EdTech intervention has been shown to raise learning outcomes, little is known about the impacts on the broader education ecosystem. This paper investigates how this EdTech intervention might address some the challenges faced with primary education in Sierra Leone, by examining policy, teacher, and community perspectives. Method A mixed methods approach was employed which included a policy mapping exercise, a survey of teachers training needs in supporting the development of foundational skills with grade 1 learners, an interview with teachers after they had delivered the EdTech intervention to garner their perceptions and experiences of using the technology in their class, and focus groups with teachers and other community members to gain insights into how the EdTech intervention had been received. Results Findings from the policy mapping exercise and quantitative data from the survey of teacher training needs were triangulated with qualitative data from the interviews and focus groups. Four key themes emerged relating to the effective and sustained use of this EdTech intervention to support the acquisition of foundational skills by primary school children in Sierra Leone: (1) the need for continued teacher professional development, (2) the use of English as the language of instruction, (3) access to the technology by children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and (4) the importance of active community engagement in supporting the intervention. Discussion Collectively, results indicated that the EdTech intervention employed in this study aligned well to the education policy in Sierra Leone. Enhanced teacher training is needed, especially in using English as the language of instruction, and continued community engagement is essential for scaling the intervention effectively and ensuring that all children, including those with SEND, access the technology at primary school. These results have implications for other EdTech intervention deployed in resource-poor settings to enhance learning of foundational skills.}, urldate = {2023-11-22}, journal = {Frontiers in Education}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Pitchford, Nicola J.}, month = may, year = {2023}, pages = {1069857}, } @techreport{lurvink_teacher_2023, title = {Teacher {Retention} and {Mobility} in {Sierra} {Leone}: {What} factors contribute to teachers' motivation to stay or leave schools?}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/CQ8JNCH8}, abstract = {An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org}, language = {en}, institution = {EdTech Hub}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur and Mansaray, Kabiru and Kamara, Josephine and Khanu, AlimamyJames and Cameron, Emma and Godwin, Katie and Haßler, Björn}, month = jun, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/edtechhub.0168}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 7966434 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7966433 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.7966434 10.53832/edtechhub.0168 2405685:CQ8JNCH8}, keywords = {\_r:AddedByZotZen}, } @techreport{lurvink_recommendations_2023, title = {Recommendations {Report} for {Technology} and {CPD} for {Secondary} {School} {Leaders} and {Teachers} in {Sierra} {Leone}}, copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International}, url = {https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/IMCM84F3}, abstract = {An output of the Open Development \& Education, https://opendeved.net/}, language = {en}, institution = {Open Development \& Education}, author = {Lurvink, Anne-Fleur}, month = dec, year = {2023}, doi = {10.53832/opendeved.1067}, note = {ZenodoArchiveID: 10458698 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1067 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10458697}, keywords = {\_comingsoon, \_r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence}, }