Building Resilience in Crises Through Education (BRiCE)

This mixed-methods, multi-site, cross-border, and longitudinal research study focused on two key interventions—the accelerated education (AE) program and teacher education and professional development (TEPD) activities. The study examined the most salient aspects of well-being for teachers and learners, how program interventions (specifically AE and TEPD) contributed to student and teacher well-being, and how teacher well-being and student well-being interact with one another and with the broader community. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and prolonged disruptions to both schooling and project activities, the study also explored how the global health crisis influenced AE teachers' professional and personal experiences, as well as their observations and perceptions of the effect of the pandemic on their learners.

Mendenhall, M., Marchais, G., Sayed, Y., Boothby, N. (Eds.) (In press, forthcoming 2024). Education and resilience in crises: Challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bristol University Press. 

Shephard, D., Falk, D. & Mendenhall, M. (2023). “My teachers make me feel alive”: The contribution of student-teacher relationships to student well-being in South Sudan and Uganda. Compare. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2023.2170168

Falk, D., Shephard, D. & Mendenhall, M. (2022). “I always take their problem as mine”: Understanding the relationship between teacher-student relationships and teacher well-being in crisis contexts. International Journal of Educational Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102670

Falk, D., Shephard, D., & Mendenhall, M. (2019). In their words: Teacher well-being amidst displacement and fragility in Uganda and South Sudan (case study). Teachers in Crisis Contexts: Promising Practices in Teacher Management, Professional Development, and Well-being. Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies.

Reports

Education for Life: Well-being and Resilience in South Sudan and Uganda

Education for Life: Methodological Reflections Brief

Education for Life: Impact of COVID-19 Research Brief