Research on OER for Development, Metasynthesis
Global South, 2017
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Title
Research on OER for Development, Metasynthesis
Subtitle
Metasynthesis
Country
| Name |
|---|
| Global South |
Study type
Education Survey [es]
Abstract
The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was a four-year (2013-2017), large-scale networked project which set out to contribute to the body of research on how Open Educational Resources (OER) and address the primary research question: Whether, how, for whom and under what circumstances can engagement with open educational practices and OER provide equitable access to relevant, high-quality, affordable and sustainable education in the Global South. The project engaged a total of 103 research team members in 18 sub-projects in 21 countries across South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia, coordinated by a central Network Hub. The research work culminated in an edited volume, Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South.
A primary contribution of the edited volume was the metasynthesis of sub-project findings, published as Factors influencing Open Educational Practices and OER in the Global South: Meta-synthesis of the ROER4D project. The aim of this synthesis was to distill key themes emerging from sub-project research and to identify (a) Educational challenges pertinent in the Global South context (b) Claims about OER as a mechanism to address these challenges (c) OER and related open educational practices observed in the sub-projects, as well as the structural, cultural and agential factors influencing those practices (d) Any impact that could be attributed to OER adoption in addressing educational challenges. The 13 sub-project chapters from the edited volume comprised the primary data source for the synthesis, with final research reports being utilised in two instances where there were no associated sub-project chapters.
A primary contribution of the edited volume was the metasynthesis of sub-project findings, published as Factors influencing Open Educational Practices and OER in the Global South: Meta-synthesis of the ROER4D project. The aim of this synthesis was to distill key themes emerging from sub-project research and to identify (a) Educational challenges pertinent in the Global South context (b) Claims about OER as a mechanism to address these challenges (c) OER and related open educational practices observed in the sub-projects, as well as the structural, cultural and agential factors influencing those practices (d) Any impact that could be attributed to OER adoption in addressing educational challenges. The 13 sub-project chapters from the edited volume comprised the primary data source for the synthesis, with final research reports being utilised in two instances where there were no associated sub-project chapters.
Kind of Data
Qualitative and quantitative data
Unit of Analysis
Other
Version
Version Description
Version 1
Version Date
2018
Scope
Notes
The metasynthesis used sub-project reports and chapters from the edited volume Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South of the ROER4D sub-projects as its data, coded according to the analytical framework.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Education |
| South Asia |
| Open educational practices |
| Global South |
| Open educational resources |
| Metasynthesis |
| South America |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Southeast Asia |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, The Philippines), South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay)
Geographic Unit
The data is at the level of the individual educational institution.
Universe
The study covered students and educators at secondary and tertiary institutions across the Global South.
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Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Research on Open Educational Resources for Development | University of Cape Town |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Research Centre | IDRC | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-02 | 2017-10 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
This data was collected from the pre-peer reviewed chapters and reports produced by ROER4D sub-projects. Subsequent to coding, the chapters underwent a production process by edited volume publishers; therefore quoted excerpts in the edited volume may differ from the coded excerpts in this dataset.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Research on Open Educational Resources for Development | ROER4D | University of Cape Town |
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst support | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development. Research on Open Educational Resources for Development Metasynthesis Dataset 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: ROER4D [producer], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/x84z-q777
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| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | support.data1st.org |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-28
DDI Document version
Version 5