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This article has provided an overview of the education research landscape in sub-Saharan Africa, including the quality and visibility of this work and the agendas it reflects.
- Rafael Mitchell, Pauline Rose, Samuel Asare
- 16 early-career, 14 senior
- 2020
- 21 male, 9 female
Aug 14, 2020 · This article combines large-scale bibliometric analysis of publications on education by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa with researchers’ accounts of their priorities and practice.
Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA) and Southern Hemisphere prepared this report using data collected in sub-Saharan African countries. The figures reported are mainly from our desk research. In addition, the document uses data from key informant interviews and group discussions.
The database aims to raise the visibility of African research, consolidate the evidence base for policy and practice, and inform future research priorities and partnerships. The AERD is a curated collection of research undertaken in the past decade by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nov 24, 2020 · Education has expanded dramatically in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past half century. From 1970 to 2010, the percentage of children across the region who complete primary school rose by almost 50% (from 46% of children to 68%).
- David K Evans, Amina Mendez Acosta
- 2021
Education Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quality, Visibility, and Agendas. RAFAEL MITCHELL, PAULINE ROSE, AND SAMUEL ASARE. This article combines large-scale bibliometric analysis of publications on education by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa with researchers’ accounts of their priorities and practice.
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To address the gap of being able to locate, and to increase the visibility and impact of, African education research, the REAL Centre is partnering with Education Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA) on a project to catalogue, review and synthesise policy-relevant education research from Africa.
