Some of the working titles of research-papers-in-progress on my desk:
Literacy: A Comprehensive Framework (breaking down the critical components of a holistic literacy approach, analyzing the key qualities and drawbacks, in the hopes of creating a strong working model for organizations and individuals looking to promote "schools" in the developing world; ie: what are the core issues that need to be addressed to make investments in this area worthwhile and cost-effective?)
ICT and Ethiopia: (an exploration into the cost effectiveness of ICT implementation in Ethiopian primary and secondary school contexts, seeking to answer the question: does this make sense in a severely constrained budgetary environment, and, if not, what are the better alternatives to integrating ICT into these environments)
Popular Education in Refugee Camp Educational Systems: (what are the lessons for empowerment that can be gained from the popular education movement of Latin America, and how are these lessons specifically applicable to refugee camp situations in Sub-Saharan African contexts, in the realm of local adaptation/participatory design/local empowerment? What are the obstacles and political stumbling points for implementation in these "zones of non-governance?" Are these approaches preferable to the "education kits" being deployed in these environments?)
Localized Content and Community Participation: (an analysis of the Kebale community schools in Ethiopia-Do these represent a more cost effective and learning-outcome effective means of delivering educational services in budgetary-constained environments?)
Literacy: A Comprehensive Framework (breaking down the critical components of a holistic literacy approach, analyzing the key qualities and drawbacks, in the hopes of creating a strong working model for organizations and individuals looking to promote "schools" in the developing world; ie: what are the core issues that need to be addressed to make investments in this area worthwhile and cost-effective?)
ICT and Ethiopia: (an exploration into the cost effectiveness of ICT implementation in Ethiopian primary and secondary school contexts, seeking to answer the question: does this make sense in a severely constrained budgetary environment, and, if not, what are the better alternatives to integrating ICT into these environments)
Popular Education in Refugee Camp Educational Systems: (what are the lessons for empowerment that can be gained from the popular education movement of Latin America, and how are these lessons specifically applicable to refugee camp situations in Sub-Saharan African contexts, in the realm of local adaptation/participatory design/local empowerment? What are the obstacles and political stumbling points for implementation in these "zones of non-governance?" Are these approaches preferable to the "education kits" being deployed in these environments?)
Localized Content and Community Participation: (an analysis of the Kebale community schools in Ethiopia-Do these represent a more cost effective and learning-outcome effective means of delivering educational services in budgetary-constained environments?)
