Data Use as Liberation: A Case from an Education Management Information System in Uganda
Research Report Non-Peer Reviewed | Amuha Monica Grace; Silvia Masiero
Abstract: the Information Systems (IS) literature explores consequences of data use practices, including the role of such practices in achieving empowerment. Limited knowledge is, however, available on the role of data use in fighting political bias, a phenomenon through which an individual or a group’s political influence diverts resources away from their optimal purposes. We rely on Freire’s concept of liberation to study a pilot project of an Education Management Information System (EMIS), conducted in two districts in Uganda, to illuminate the links between EMIS data use and the delinking of education managers from political bias.
Submitted By:
Data use innovations for education management information systems in the Gambia, Uganda, and Togo
Topic:
Data Systems
Available Languages:
- English
