Purpose
The project has four main objectives:
- increase the completion rates of enrolled graduate students and enhanced programme quality and inclusion in the master courses in gender studies at School of Women and Gender Studies (SWGS) at Mak and Institute for Gender Studies (IGS) at UDSM
- establish collaboration and development of programme interaction between the two scientific environments working on gender in Eastern Africa and strengthen the cooperation with UiA
- allow for staff and student mobility to ensure mutual learning across three different contexts and academic environments (UiA, Mak, UDSM)
- implement action research on the impacts of both blended and online learning for education quality and inclusion at the master level and the significance of gender studies and gender competence in the larger society in Uganda and Tanzania
Project description
Through a three-part cooperation, the project aims at a more inclusive higher education sector and strengthened societal impact through cooperation with civil society organisations.Interventions to mitigate inequality in higher education is a key focus, with an intersectional approach to gender and marginalisation. Digitalisation of master courses in gender studies at Mak and UDSM will be accompanied by action research.
Different work packages will interrogate a number of issues, such as the effect of digitalisation on inclusion and quality in gender studies and learning outcomes, the relevance of gender studies in civil society and different understandings of gender across contexts.
