Seun B. Adebayo

University of Galway | NUI Galway

This qualitative case study explores the emerging perspectives of teacher agency in post-conflict Liberia. Findings reveal that teachers in Liberia see themselves and are seen as second parents, humanitarians, ‘town criers,’ role models, guardians, parents, counsellors, unifiers, agents of peace, ‘Hercules,’ and psychologists to help students suffe...

The COVID19 pandemic has contributed to a digital economy by emphasising the importance of digital infrastructure while exposing the digital gaps between countries and communities. For example, during the period of COVID19, schools were closed with no option of online learning due to a deficit of infrastructure around educational technologies. Ineq...

This research paper explores teachers’ contribution to quality education in the midst of political, economic and social struggles in post-conflict Liberia. The paper adopts the qualitative research method and interviews were conducted with teachers and educational stakeholders to examine the needed contributions of teachers to quality education in...

This paper explores the experiences and perspectives of parents from minority-ethnic backgrounds concerning their children's education in primary and post-primary schools in Ireland. Five focus groups were conducted with 20 parents of non-White African and Asian backgrounds. Our findings demonstrate complex interactions and tensions between home an...

Using the Capability Approach as a theoretical lens, this study employed mixed methods to examine teachers’ capacity to deliver teaching across school types during closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The data analysed for this study was collected using an online survey and semi-structured interviews via phone with 1901 respondents,...

The aim of this book is to present various aspects of transitions that refugees are facing in their lives and the intersections among these transitions and refugee education. Chapters from different country contexts reveal how refugees engage in several transitional processes due to movement between different countries, their settlement in a new co...

The complexities of many societies in the world today, coupled with the dire need to achieve quality education and social justice in every society, makes the issue of school choice and justice topical at national and international levels. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong...

In this chapter, the authors introduce and define the concept of culturally-inclusive educational technology (CIET) and explore its role in improving teaching and learning outcomes in Nigeria's higher education system. Using Critical Discourse Analysis as an analytical framework, they systematically interrogate existing research outputs on the use...

This article examines education as a preventive mechanism for youth involvement in violent extremism in Africa. The Critical, Cultural Political Economy of Education (CCPEE), and 4Rs (Recognition, Redistribution, Representation and Reconciliation) analytical frameworks were employed to investigate certain social, political, and economic conditions...

Nigeria's education sector is challenged with unqualified teachers, poor education infrastructures, outdated curriculum, poor policy commitment and lack of quality education. Furthermore, the targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 expect countries around the world to achieve sustainable development in all sectors including...