Deadline: 01-Aug-21
The CODE is pleased to announce, partnering with the International Literacy Association (ILA) and its global network of scholars, researchers, and literacy educators to bring greater support and expertise to the Context Matters Research Grant program.
CODE established Context Matters to support African researchers as they take the lead in evidence-based, exploratory studies. The intent is to support research which is clearly situated in local contexts and recognizes the multifaceted and complex relationships between the local and global in education.
Objectives
The Context Matters Research Grants are designed to:
- Support work by African scholars and researchers addressing issues identified in collaboration with the African literacy and teacher education communities.
- Advance research in Africa by Africans in ways that are responsive and respectful of participants and their communities.
- Strengthen the research capacity, knowledge, and recommendations of those working in the African context.
- Fund research initiated, designed, and undertaken by local teams.
- Foster international partnerships and alliances that bolster Africa’s ability to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the areas of education and gender equality.
- Build a body of evidence that can be used to support education policy recommendations at local, regional, or national levels.
Priorities
In 2021, CODE and ILA are primarily interested in research projects that relate to one or more of the following:
- advancing local literacy practices;
- advancing context specific ways of knowing;
- the intersection between literacy, education, and girls’ empowerment;
- the role that pre-service teacher education and in-service professional development plays in strengthening the educational opportunities for girls and vulnerable populations;
- the relationship between the school, the home, and the community and the role this plays in strengthening culturally relevant literacies;
- the impact of digital literacies as well as the use of technology in teacher education and classroom learning;
- the factors and/or interventions that contribute to reducing barriers to quality education for women and girls: with disabilities; in fragile, conflict, refugee and crisis situations; and/or in relation to the impact of the COVID pandemic.
Areas of Inquiry
Proposals should address at least one of the three areas of inquiry:
- Teacher Education,
- Literacy Practices,
- Sexual Health Literacies.
Funding Information
- Together, CODE and ILA will offer up to five research grants of a maximum CAN $10,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
- CODE and ILA welcome proposals from researchers, academics, and educators who are residents of and work in the education sector in eligible countries.
- Eligible countries include: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea: Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- Funded researchers must be affiliated with and/or collaborate with an academic institution. All proposals should reflect current professional research standards and must articulate how they will adhere to ethical standards and procedures for research involving human participants.
- Research proposals must clearly address how the results will contribute to or fill a gap in existing knowledge and understanding. Context Matters does not fund “monitoring and evaluation (M&E)” components of existing programs.
For more information, visit https://code.ngo/approach/research-initiatives/