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Improving Literacy Instruction in Kenya Through Teacher Professional Development and Text Messages Support: A Cluster Randomized Trial

August, 2016
Article published in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. Published abstract: We evaluated a program to improve literacy instruction on the Kenyan coast using training workshops,...
Jukes, M. | Turner, E. | Dubeck, M. | Halliday, K. | Inyega, H. | Wolf, S. | Zuilkowski, S. | Brooker, S.

Does technology improve reading outcomes? Comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ICT interventions for early grade reading in Kenya

July, 2016
Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 49, July 2016, Pages 204–214. Published abstract: Education policymakers are investing in information and...
Piper, B. | Zuilkowski, S. | Kwayumba, D. | Strigel, C.

“I failed, no matter how hard I tried”: A mixed-methods study of the role of achievement in primary school dropout in rural Kenya.

July, 2016
Article published in the International Journal of Education and Development, Volume 50. From Journal abstract: "Initial access to school is nearly universal in Kenya, but many children who enroll...
Zuilkowski, S. | Jukes, M. | Dubeck, M.

Improving procedural and conceptual mathematics outcomes: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Kenya

March, 2016
Article published in the Journal of Development Effectiveness, Volume 8, 2016 - Issue 3. Published Abstract: To improve learning outcomes, an intervention in Kenya called the Primary Math and...
Piper, B. | Ralaingita, W. | Akach, L. | King, S.

Using an Assessment of Early Mathematical Knowledge and Skills to Inform Policy and Practice: Examples from the Early Grade Mathematics Assessment

March, 2016
Article published in the International Journal of Education in Math, Science and Technology, Volume 4, Number 3. (Open Access). Published abstract: "This paper describes the development and...
Platas, L. | Ketterlin-Geller, L. | Sitabkhan, Y.

International education is a broken field: Can ubuntu education bring solutions?

February, 2016
Article published in the International Review of Education. February 2016, Volume 62, Issue 1, pp 101–111. Published abstract: "Ubuntu is an African philosophy of human kindness; applying it in...
Piper, B.

Revisiting the "M" in m-learning: Making the most of mobile environments for teaching and learning

October, 2015
Published in the conference proceedings for E-Learn 2015 - October 19-22, 2015 (Kona, Hawaii). A version of this paper was also presented at the mobile learning conference in Helsinki, 2013....
Pouezevara, S.
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Pro-poor PRIMR: Improving early literacy skills for children from low- income families in Kenya

July, 2015
Article published in Africa Education Review, Volume 12, 2015 - Issue 1. Published Abstract: Children from low-income families are at risk of learning outcome difficulties, particularly in...
Piper, B. | Jepkemei. E. | Kennedy, K.

The early grade reading assessment (EGRA): Its theoretical foundation, purpose, and limitations

June, 2015
Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development. Volume 40, January 2015, Pages 315–322. Published abstract: The rise and widespread adoption of the early grade reading...
Dubeck, M. | Gove, A.

Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal Kenya

June, 2015
Article published in the International Journal of Educational Development. Published abstract: "What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement...
Dubeck, M. | Jukes, M. | Brooker, S. | Drake, T.

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