Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Of Research Coordinator Of The Second Round Of The Longitudinal Assessment Of School Dropout Lasd

Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Of Research Coordinator Of The Second Round Of The Longitudinal Assessment Of School Dropout Lasd In Mozambique Unicef Works In Some Of The WorldS Toughest Places To Reach The WorldS Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Fulfill Their Potential Across 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For Everyone And We Never Give Up For Every Child A ChildhoodHow Can You Make A Difference Purpose And Objective The Purpose Of This Consultancy Is A Provide Overall Research Project Coordination And B Support The Capacity Development Of A National Partner During The Implementation Of The Second Wave Of The Study 2019 The Longitudinal Assessment Of School Dropout Lasd Is The First Nationally Representative And Continuing Assessment Of The Primary School Dropout Problem In Mozambique It Aims To Explore The Patterns And Drivers Of Primary School Dropout With A Special Focus On Girls Mozambique Is A Country With One Of The Highest Rate Of Primary School Dropout According To Government Statistics Less Than Half Of All Students 47 Complete Primary School The Most Recent Household Data Iof 2014 2015 Shows That Two In Three 67 Of Children Age 12 17 Report Non Completion Of Primary School While The Rates Are High For Both Sexes Girls Children And Adolescents Are Disproportionately Excluded Drivers Of Exclusion Are Complex And Include School Based Harassment And Abuse Gender Based Violence Or Gbv Early Pregnancy Early Marriage Initiation Rites And The Lack Of Gender Sensitive Sanitation Facilities In Schools The Poor Quality Of Primary Education Services Is Also Likely To Be One Of The Factors Affecting Students Lasd Will Collect Comprehensive Evidence On School Non Attendance And Dropout Particularly Among Girls By Following A Nationally Representative Sample Of Over 5000 Primary School Children And Their Families Over Time The Pilot Phase Of The Study Was Conducted In 2017 In Zambezia Province The First Wave Of The Study Was Implemented In 2018 In Partnership With The Pedagogical University Of Mozambique Up Representativeness Of The Sample Provides Opportunity To Compare Characteristics Of Children Remaining In The System And The Ones Left Behind While Understanding School Community And Household Level Factors Affecting These Outcomes Particularly For Girls Longitudinal Design Enables The Assessment Of Change Between School Years In Light Of Changes In The School Community And School Environment Thus The Second Wave Of The Study Will Provide The First Opportunity To Analyze Intra Year Dropout The Evidence Will Directly Inform And Support Unicef Efforts To Advocate For Education System Strengthening And Prioritization Of Gender Equity And Inclusion In The Development Of The Education Sector Analysis And 10 Year Education Sector Plan Esp 2020 2029 Methodology And Technical Approach The Second Round Of National Data Collection Will Be Based On The Longitudinal Research Design Approach Utilizing A Range Of Methods To Provide Evidence And Insight Into The Changing Nature Of Primary School Dropout In Mozambique Longitudinal Approach Allows Unicef To Collect Information Regularly On The Changing Context Of The Community School Environment And The Household At In The First Round Of Quantitative Data Collection Conducted In 2018 The Study Sampled 60 Schools Nation Wide In Which A Random Sample Of Children Approximately 5 400 Was Drawn The Second Round Following The Same Index Students Will Be Conducted In August September 2019 The Unit Of Analysis Is A Child In Selected Grades At The Beginning Of The Year Based On The Registration Lists The Index ChildS Attendance Will Be Regularly Assessed During Data Collection Period Which Is In The Third School Quarter The Research Will Monitor Children In The School As Well As Children Temporally Or Permanently Dropping Out Of School Understanding Causes And Implications In Particular The Study Will Investigate The Dynamics Causes And Patterns Of Drop Out And Absenteeism Of Primary School Students Throughout A Full School Year Investigating Whether And When They Return To School And What Keeps Some Children With Similar Backgrounds In School Positive Deviants The Study Will Collect Information On A Range Of Topics Within Four Main Domains The Child His Her Family The School And The Community Environment Instruments Are Structured In The Following Way I Child Level Data Is Collected From A Primary Caregiver And The Teacher Apart Of School Attendance It Will Ask About Social And Academic Aspects Of Child Schooling Experience Of Bullying And Relationship With The Teacher Ii School Level Data Will Provide Information On School Principal Teachers Classes And Selected Children Characteristics Additionally Children Teachers And Principal Attendance Will Be Frequently Monitored During The Fieldwork With The Objective Of Identifying And Understanding The Patterns Of Absenteeism And Drop Out Iii Household Level Data ChildS Household Will Be Tracked And Interviewed To Gather Information Around A Target Children And Family Characteristics Including Family Relation With The School Iv Community Level Data Community Leaders Will Participate In The Study As They Are The Most Knowledgeable Members Of The Community Who Can Provide Relevant Information On The Characteristics Of The Community Where The School Is Situated The Qualitative Component Of The Study To Be Collected In 2019 Provision In Depth Interviews With The Local Government Officials And Community Leaders At The District Level To Explore Their Perceptions On School Dropout And Its Involvement In Fostering School Retention Additionally Focus Group Discussion Will Be Carried Out With School And Community Members To Have A Deeper Insight Into The Patterns And Reasons For Children To Drop Out Of School Data Collection For The Quantitative Component Is Conducted By The Implementing Partner Universade Pedagogica Up With Recruited And Specially Trained University Students And Professors And Under The Overall Oversight And Coordination Of The Research Coordinator Up Will Also Be Involved In The Analysis Of Data And Final Report Writing A Special Consideration Will Be Given To The Ethical Implication Of The Research Process Based On The Principles Of Ethics In Evidence Generation Including Rigorous Response Plan During Data Collection The Research Protocol And Accompanying Instruments Will Be Subject To An Ethical Review By The National Ethical Review Committee Comit Nacional De Biot tica E Sa de Activities And Tasks The Research Coordinator Will Be Responsible For Planning Organization And Coordination Of Quantitative And Qualitative Components Of The Second Lasd 2019 Under The Oversight Of The Principle Investigator Research And Evaluation Specialist And In Close Collaboration With A Statistician A Database Manager And Implementation Partners The Consortium Of Mozambique Universities Formerly Universidade Pedag gica Who Will Carry Out The Data Collection In The Field Specific Functions And Activities Of The Research Coordinator Will Include 1 Planning And Budgeting Develop The Lasd Second Wave Workplans 2019 2020 With Corresponding Timeline And Overall And Quarterly Budget According To The School Calendar And Objectives Of The Study Validate It With The National Partners Ministry Of Education Distribute Tasks And Responsibilities To The Lasd Team And Monitor Results Of Those Activities Revise Study Instruments Technical Procedures And Processes Based On The Results And Lessons Learned From The First Wave 2018 With Particular Attention To Quality Assurance Mechanisms During The Data Collection Develop A Response Plan Tailored To The Local Context And Supporting Tools For Referral Mechanisms Revise The Research Protocol For Submission To The National Bioethics Committee Irb Implement Revisions Provide Support To Data Manager In Setting Up The Electronic Data Collection System And Development Of Quality Control And Supervision Mechanisms For Data Management Test The Electronic System Via Tablets With The Support Of The Core Research Team Principal Investigator Statistician Database Manager And Up Coordinators Based On The Sample Size And Distribution Identify The Best Strategy To Train The Field Team And To Conduct The Data Collection Prepare Documents And Briefs For Communication With The Ministry Of Education As Requested 2 Support Of The National Partner In Coordination Of Field Work And Training Support Up In The Definition And Draft Of Specific Terms Of Reference For Up Data Collection Team Including Coordinators Supervisors Interviewers And Qualitative Researchers Prepare Training Materials Revision Of Training Manuals Based On 2018 And Lead The Trainings According To The Agreed Training Strategy Provide Technical Guidance To The Implementing Partner In Relation To Methodological Issues Field Strategy And Response Plan Support National Partner And The Ministry Of Education In Organising Inception And Validation Workshops 3 Quality Control And Supervision Review The Data Collection Implementation Manual In Line With The Reviewed Field Strategy And Methodology To Guide Data Collection Teams During The Fieldwork Coordinate The Overall Data Collection Process Ensuring Quality Control Mechanisms Are Enforced Conduct Supervision Field Visits During Data Collection And Provide Backstopping In The Field 4 Technical Development And Documentation Contribute To The Development Of Qualitative Component Of

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