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The central role of school culture and climate in fostering social and emotional learning: Evidence from Malawi and Uganda

December, 2019
The central role that the school and classroom environment or ‘school climate’ plays in social and emotional learning (SEL) is well documented, albeit mostly from US-based studies. RTI...

Strengthening institutional capacity to produce learning at scale: Case studies from Jordan, Malawi, Nepal, and Uganda

October, 2019
Case studies of RTI's work on strengthening institutional capacity in Nepal, Jordan, Malawi, and Uganda focusing on three core functions: (1) setting and communicating expectations; (2) monitoring...

Cultivating Dynamic Educators [CIES 2019 Presentation]

September, 2019
This presentation introduces the panel of authors who presented at CIES 2019 about their chapter of the book.

School Culture and Climate (and Love) Matter: Voices from Malawi and Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019
This study sought to identify the factors in the organizational culture and environment of a small sample primary schools in Malawi and Uganda that make them more (or less) conducive to children’s...

What's Positive About Positive Schools: Lessons from Malawi and Uganda [CIES 2019 Presentation]

April, 2019
RTI conducted a small pilot study in Malawi and Uganda to identify the factors in the organizational culture and environment of primary schools that make them more (or less) conducive to...

Early Grade Reading Assessment 2018, Chichewa National Results for Standards 1 and 3

December, 2018
This report presents key findings of the 2018 national assessment of early grade reading skills in Chichewa, a core language for reading and language development in Malawi. This early grade...

Short Message Service (SMS)–Based Remote Support and Teacher Retention of Training Gains in Malawi

September, 2018
Chapter 5 of the book Cultivating Dynamic Educators: Case Studies in Teacher Behavior Change in Africa and Asia. This chapter critically reviews the design, implementation, and evaluation of an...

One-page Brief on Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) and Phonological Awareness

September, 2018
In Malawi, a context where many students do not learn to read, we wanted a way to distinguish those who might struggle with reading acquisition regardless of instruction. Specifically, we wanted...

Cultivating Dynamic Educators: Case studies in teacher behavior change in Africa and Asia

September, 2018
Cultivating Dynamic Educators: Case Studies in Teacher Behavior Change in Africa and Asia responds to growing recognition by international education professionals, policy makers, and funding...

Safe Learning Environments for Reading: A Qualitative Study of Primary Schools Reading Environments in Malawi

September, 2018
In February 2017, MERIT conducted a baseline study in a randomized sample of 86 government primary schools. This study, the National Assessment of School Inclusion and Safety (NASIS), was designed...

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