Quality Education & Decent Work
Does Technology Use Improve Educational Attainment, Health and Mental Wellbeing for Persons with Disabilities?
This project evaluates the role of technology specifically, a speech enabled mobile app, in addressing educational and mental health and well-being outcomes for learners with disabilities in Kenya. It evaluates whether curriculum material when offered through a speech enabled mobile app helps to improve learning outcomes such as the decision to stay in school, test scores in math and science, the decision to take the national primary exam, and transition to secondary school for special needs learners. It also evaluates the effect of a motivational messages, also provided through the app, on their mental health and well-being and their future aspirations.
The findings of this study have potentially significant policy implications for policy makers on the role of technology for improving education outcomes and poverty for people with disabilities in LMICs.
Focus Country: Kenya
Contact: Frank Odhiambo
Project Page Technology Improvements for Persons with Disabilities
Role of educational intervention on students’ multi-dimensional energy-related literacy and stated choice of durables
A lack of technical knowledge on finance, energy, and sustainability among individuals and households -- who make up to 70% of the global greenhouse gas emissions -- can be a significant predicament to achieving sustainable development. These skills can be even more important for young people who, arguably, have a longer time horizon for both consumption and education/adaptation. Our study explores the level and determinants of multi-dimensional energy-related literacy (financial literacy, energy-related financial literacy, and sustainability literacy) among young people, particularly high school students, in Kathmandu, Nepal, and evaluate the impact of an educational treatment on students’ knowledge of finance, energy, and sustainable consumption. We also aim to measure the impact of the course on students’ stated choice on purchase/use of durables such as motorbikes. We plan to implement a randomized control trial (RCT) among high school students in Kathmandu and use primary data obtained from this experiment for econometric analysis. Our study hopes to contribute to the ongoing academic/policy discussion on cost-effective ways of enabling young people – particularly in developing countries – with knowledge and technical skills necessary for energy-efficient consumption and investment decisions.
Contact Person: Babu Regmi, Prof. Massimo Filippini
Focus Country: Nepal