VVOB

1. Research on measuring the effect of climate change education on climate beliefs and actions of learners, teachers, schools, and communities. 

This research aims to investigate the impact of climate change education on people's capacities, beliefs, motivations, and behaviors. It could also explore how climate change education could be adapted to improve these impacts.

Together with Mountains of the Moon University, Join For Water has developed a model to enable women to engage actively in river restoration and climate adaptation. Join us to explore this topic further, and strengthen the collaboration between the  WORIAs, their communities, local NGOs, and the university.

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

• SDG 13: Climate Action

2. Research on changes in gender gaps in learning, learner self-confidence, and teacher interactions' role in breaking gender stereotypes.

The research can take place in both primary or secondary levels of education. It will explore how gendered outcomes in learning, confidence, and other characteristics change over time as the result of our programming, and what role teachers' behavior plays, for example through breaking gender stereotypes in the classroom.

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

• SDG 5: Gender equality

3. Qualitative research on school leader, teacher, and student agency, autonomy, and critical thinking skills.

This research aims to understand how autonomy, agency, and critical thinking skills, as well as related characteristics, are influenced by our programming. Part of this research will be to contextualize these concepts to understand what they mean in a given culture, and what significance they have to our program participants.

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

   

4. Longitudinal research on the impact of remedial learning on graduation and enrolment. 

This research aims to investigate what the long-term impact is of  a remedial teaching program using targeted instruction on students' yearly graduation, their enrolment, their attendance, and their school completion. 

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

Country to which this topic applies: Uganda

5. Labor market analysis focused economic opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship for secondary level educated youth in the sustainable agrifood chain.

The aim of this research is to get an idea of the economic opportunities that are available and correspondingly, which skills are required for these opportunities. A mapping exercise of existing enterprises and youth enterprise support organizations could be included, but a rapid market analysis would also suffice. 

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

• SDG : Decent work & economic growth

Countries to which this topic applies: Ecuador and Uganda

6. Research on enterprise readiness to collaborate with secondary schools, with a specific focus on enterprises in sustainable agrifood. 

This research will explore how collaboration between enterprises and schools around career talks, project-based and work-based learning can be improved, focusing on enablers and barriers enterprises face. This will help us determine the support enterprises need and build a stronger business case for collaboration.

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education

• SDG 8: Decent work & economic growth

Countries to which this topic applies: Ecuador and Uganda

7. Research measuring impact of Teacher Professional Development on Learning through Play on teacher beliefs and classroom practices.

Investigating how professional development about learning through play can impact teachers' knowledge, beliefs, motivation, and practices, including how professional development can be optimized to improve these impacts. Understanding what barriers and enablers teachers experience in implementing learning through play in their classrooms, including the influence of other actors in the school environment.

Applicable SDG(s):

• SDG 4: Quality Education