CARE Project: Research Partnership to Improve Educational Outcome of Marginalized Children
The University of Minnesota, partnering with Miske Witt and Associates, Inc. has received a 1.1 million dollar grant from 2008-2010 to work in partnership with 8 countries on the CARE Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative, an initiative to improve the lives of the most marginalized girls and boys.
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Lead Researchers
The research project involves four lead researchers from the University of Minnesota:
- Joan DeJaeghere, PI and assistant professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
- Chris Johnstone, co-PI, director of International Initiatives and research associate, National Center on Educational Outcomes
- David Chapman, professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
- Fran Vavrus, associate professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
- Graduate students are involved in project activities
and a related course
EdPA 8087—Seminar: Educational Policy and Administration.
Countries
Countries where we are conducting research and implementing interventions include:
| Bangladesh | Cambodia | Ghana | Honduras | India | Malawi | Mali | Tanzania |
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Project Activities
ContactFor further information, contact
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PublicationsChisamya, G., DeJaeghere, J., Kendall, N., Khan, M.A. (in press). Gender and education for all: Progress and problems in achieving gender equity. [PDF] International Journal of Educational Development
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