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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.

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Research and Publications

TitleCategoryYear
Data Use as Liberation: A Case from an Education Management Information System in Uganda. Amuha, M. & Masiero, S. Publication2022
Education Information System Decentralization: The Introduction of Digital Learner Records in the Gambia. Jallow, S. & Sanner, T. Publication2022
Investigating Mid-level IT Affordances as Drivers for Societal Change: Addressing the Education Data Challenge in the Gambia. Valbø, B. & Sanner, T.Publication2022
The Nested Affordance Process Model: Bridging Technology Use and Societal-Level Impact. Valbø, B. Publication2022
The IS-Notion of Affordances: A Mapping of the Application of Affordance Theory in Information Systems Research. Valbø, B.Publication2022
Representing gender equity through dynamic indicators. Dodaj, G.Master Thesis2022
School Report Cards in The Gambia: Exploring perceived opportunities and challenges of digitization. Knudsen, Ø. Master Thesis2021
Identifying usability aspects with digital pupil attendance registration in a low resource context. Nguyen, R.Master Thesis2021
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 Thesis2021
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 Thesis2017
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.Other2023
Data-Driven Community Engagement: An action design case study of School Report Cards in Uganda. Kjørum-Røtne, J. & Elgsæther Haugland, S.Master Thesis2024