Project Details
Description
This qualitative research project from Makerere University and the University of Edinburgh is designed to surface the lived experiences and challenges refugee students face in accessing and participating in higher education in Uganda. The objectives of this study are:
1. To establish the needs, the challenges, and the lived experiences that refugee students face when accessing and participating in Ugandan higher education
2. To identify the initiatives, activities, and policies designed to support refugee students at universities in Uganda and the role these have on brokering access to higher education
3. To note the role of the digital in managing participation within this nexus of brokering and barriers, and surface the communicative agency being expressed therein
1. To establish the needs, the challenges, and the lived experiences that refugee students face when accessing and participating in Ugandan higher education
2. To identify the initiatives, activities, and policies designed to support refugee students at universities in Uganda and the role these have on brokering access to higher education
3. To note the role of the digital in managing participation within this nexus of brokering and barriers, and surface the communicative agency being expressed therein
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/03/21 → 1/03/23 |
| Links | https://www.de.ed.ac.uk/project/refugee-access-and-participation-higher-education-uganda-nexus-brokers-barriers-and-digital |
Fingerprint
Explore the research topics touched on by this project. These labels are generated based on the underlying awards/grants. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
-
The geopolitical arrays of digital transformation in Uganda: Discourse, homogeneity, and territory
Gallagher, M. & Najjuma, R., 2 Nov 2025, Postdigital Educational Geopolitics. Springer Nature, (Postdigital Science and Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
-
Integrating refugee students into Ugandan higher education: Language, othering, and everyday enactments of participation
Nambi, D. R., Gallagher, M. & Najjuma, R., Dec 2023, In: Research in Comparative and International Education. 18, 4, p. 600-619Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Bidi bidi creativity: The liminality of digital inclusion for refugees in Ugandan higher education
Gallagher, M., Najjuma, R. & Nambi, R., 2023, In: Social Inclusion. 11, 3, p. 309-319 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
-
Moving from raw data to reporting qualitative findings in educational research
Gallagher, M. (Invited speaker)
Aug 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
-
Refugee inclusion in higher education in Uganda: discourses, digital technologies, and complexity
Gallagher, M. (Invited speaker) & Nanyunja, S. (Assessor)
Jun 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
-
Integrating refugee students into Ugandan higher education: Language, othering, and everyday enactments of participation
Gallagher, M. (Speaker), Najjuma, D. R. (Speaker) & Nambi, D. R. (Speaker)
Nov 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation