Action Research on DHIS2 for Education
The Education Data Use research project at the University of Oslo follows implementations of DHIS2 and focuses on enhancing data use at all levels of national education systems.
A global project supported by the University of Oslo
DHIS2 for Education is part of a research project organized by the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo (UiO). The objective of this project is to understand how best to leverage DHIS2 to enhance education data use at all levels of the education system.
An EMIS research lab hosted by HISP UiO under the Department of Informatics includes information systems PhD candidates and a group of UiO Masters students. The responsibility of the lab is to coordinate research designs and data collection and conduct iterative cycles of action research in partnership with HISP WCA, HISP Uganda and Ministries of Education in the Gambia, Uganda and Togo to guide the development, implementation, diffusion and sustainability of the EMIS innovations developed in this project.
Research and Publications
| Title | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Data Use as Liberation: A Case from an Education Management Information System in Uganda. Amuha, M. & Masiero, S. | Publication | 2022 |
| Education Information System Decentralization: The Introduction of Digital Learner Records in the Gambia. Jallow, S. & Sanner, T. | Publication | 2022 |
| Investigating Mid-level IT Affordances as Drivers for Societal Change: Addressing the Education Data Challenge in the Gambia. Valbø, B. & Sanner, T. | Publication | 2022 |
| The Nested Affordance Process Model: Bridging Technology Use and Societal-Level Impact. Valbø, B. | Publication | 2022 |
| The IS-Notion of Affordances: A Mapping of the Application of Affordance Theory in Information Systems Research. Valbø, B. | Publication | 2022 |
| Representing gender equity through dynamic indicators. Dodaj, G. | Master Thesis | 2022 |
| School Report Cards in The Gambia: Exploring perceived opportunities and challenges of digitization. Knudsen, Ø. | Master Thesis | 2021 |
| Identifying usability aspects with digital pupil attendance registration in a low resource context. Nguyen, R. | Master Thesis | 2021 |
| Developing and testing for usability within a low resource context: An action case study of the School report card in the Gambia. Halilaj, A. & Udnesseter Johnson, L. | Master Thesis | 2021 |
| Designing an Education Management Information System - A case study on the introduction of a digital, mobile-to-web Education Management Information System in Zambia. Ommundsen, S. | Master Thesis | 2017 |
| Taking a Leaf from Health: Implementation of a Decentralized Education Management Information System in Uganda. Amuha, M., Masiero, S & Sanner, T. | PhD paper | 2023 |
| The Role of EMIS in Improving Equitable Service Delivery in Education: A Case Study from the Gambia. SA Jallow, TA Sanner | PhD Case Study | 2023 |
| 2023 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report Background Paper: A digital platform ecosystem approach to EMIS strengthening. Amuha, M., Jallow, S., Kousiakis, S., Sanner, T., Staring, K. & Valbø, B. | Other | 2023 |
| Data-Driven Community Engagement: An action design case study of School Report Cards in Uganda. Kjørum-Røtne, J. & Elgsæther Haugland, S. | Master Thesis | 2024 |
| Informing sustainable development in education: Identification and actualization of layered IS affordances. Bjørnar Valbø, Terje Aksel Sanner | PhD Case Study | 2024 |
| Please Mind the Gap! Representing Learner Dropout for an Early Warning System Saleh-Jan, Malin & Eivind Arnesen Eckhoff | Master Thesis | 2025 |
| Exploring Gaps Between Design and School Realities in The Gambia: An Interpretive Case Study of a School Education Management Information System Pilot, Sara Haug Amundsen | Master Thesis | 2025 |