2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Leveraging 'Positive Deviance' to improve learning under COVID-19 pandemic. A randomized intervention in rural East Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21H00836
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Institution	International Christian University
Principal Investigator	笹岡幹子 (西村幹子) 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 教授 (20432552)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Keywords	Positive Devience Study / Uganda / Primary education / Rural / Busoga / Information sharing / Radio talk shows / Covid-19
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	This study was the first Positive Deviance Study in education in East Africa. Covering 150 school communities (SCs) spread across six districts in Eastern Uganda, this project adopted an interim remote intervention strategy using radio talk shows as PD intervention that involved learners, parents, teachers, local government, and community leaders during COVID-19 school disruptions. When schools fully reopened, the original intervention design was adjusted to conduct school-based mutual learning sessions among teachers and community. The impact of the locally generated radio talk shows increased learning practice at home and more frequent communication between parents and schools.This first PD study in Africa cast a light that local wisdom works in the most impoverished rural area of Uganda.
Research Progress Status	令和5年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
Strategy for Future Research Activity	令和5年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。