Selected Research and Evaluation Projects
Listed here are some research projects I played critical roles in, some of which I designed and led.
| Year | Research Project | Funding/Coordinating Institution |
| 2024 | Promoting youth understanding and effective actions through place-based education in climate change-induced conflict regions of Lake Chad Basin Countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria) | University of Manchester |
| 2023-2025 | A study on indigenous girls education during COVID-19 (led by Dr Marcellus Mbah) | University of Manchester |
| 2023 | An Evaluation of the Non-formal Education Young Leaders Connect Project Nigeria | British Council |
| 2022 | Evaluation of Comprehensive and Inclusive Women’s Health Project in Nigeria | Christian Blind Mission – Global |
| 2022 | A Human Trafficking Prevention and Retention Strategy Survey Amongst Young Persons, Women and Girls in Communities in Edo State, Nigeria | Street Child |
| 2022 | Gender and Climate Research in 13 African Countries | UNDP |
| 2022 | Social Context Analysis: National Gender, Equity and Inclusion Analysis of the Plastic Value Chain, and Impacts of Plastic Pollution in Nigeria | World Economic Forum (WEF) / Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) |
| 2022 | A Study on the UK Prospective Students Market Insight | British Council |
| 2022 | A study on theUK graduate outcome | British Council |
| 2021/ 2022 | Education Transition of Nigerian Secondary School Students and the Role of NYSC Participants | RISE/African School of Economy / Centre for the Study of Economies in Africa |
| 2021 | RISE’s Political Economy Analysis of Education: Impacts of Political breaks on Education Policies, Structures and Processes in Nigeria. | RISE/African School of Economy / Centre for the Study of Economies in Africa |
| 2021 | Independent Assessment to Monitor Civil Society Organisations’ (CSO’s) Capacity Development in FCT | European Union/British Council |
| 2021 | Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of CSOs Operations and Environment in North-Central Nigeria | European Union/British Council |
| 2021 | National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Component of Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) – an experimental research | The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa |
| 2021 | Political Economy Analysis of Political Changes and Reforms on Education Access and Quality | The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa |
| 2020 | Monitoring and Evaluation for the evaluation of Higher Education Grant Partnerships in Nigeria | British Council |
| 2020 | Review of inclusive education policy in six countries (led the Nigerian case study) | People’s Action for Learning (PAL Network) |
| 2020 | Clinic Service Monitoring on Jolokoto, a three-phased evaluation of access and uptake of reproductive health services in 24 hospitals in Ogun and Oyo States Nigeria. | Population Media Center Project/ Fourthman Management Services |
| 2019 | A four-phased Flexi Track Survey, which is a Household Evaluation of Jolokoto, a Yoruba Language Serial Drama on gender-based violence and reproductive health issues in Ogun, Ondo and Oyo states in southwest Nigeria. | Population Media Center Project/ Fourthman Management Services |
| 2018 | A study on the Operational Framework for Transnational Education (TNE) in Nigeria (involves collecting data from the United Kingdom and Nigerian Institutions) and development of: a sample framework for the establishment of high-value transnational education; operational frameworks for the establishment of international branch campuses; legal and regulatory requirements for the establishment of high-value transnational education partnerships. | British Council |
| 2018 | Two-phase sequential evaluation of two radio dramas in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, in northeast Nigeria, that center on the promotion of regional stability through the strengthening of community security, local governance and peacebuilding/reconciliation, de-radicalisation and prevention of violent extremism, which are parts of a UNDP and German Government-funded Integrated Regional Stabilization of the Lake Chad Basin (IRSLCB) project in four West African countries that include cross-border processes of reconciliation and prevention of violent extremism. | UNDP/Government of Germany/Population Media Center and Fourthman Management Services |
| 2018 | Research and compilation of profiles and success stories of Commonwealth Fellowship and Scholarship Alumni in Nigeria | Commonwealth Fellowship and Scholarship Alumni Association of Nigeria |
| 2018 | Study on the Promotion an Innovative and Entrepreneurship Culture in the Federal Civil Service, which is part of the Technical
Assistance for the Implementation of the European Union Support to Federal Governance Reform Programme (SUFEGOR). |
B&S Europe/ East West Consulting / International Consulting Expertise EEIG |
| 2017 – 2018 | Study on the Quality of Education in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Four Member Countries (Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan) | The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – COMCEC |
| 2016 – 2017 | The Role of Language of Delivery in Cultural Relations: The Pidgin English Adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Two Noble Kinsmen’ | British Council |
| 2016 – 2017 | Iyienu Mission Hospital Needs Assessment & Strategic Plan Development | Iyienu Mission Hospital |
| 2016 | Political economy analysis and simulation of politics and security in Asia and the Middle East | Wikistrat |
| 2016 | Study and documentation of Scripture Union history in Abuja | Scripture Union |
| 2015 | Political economy analysis and simulation of political, economic and security development in West Africa | Wikistrat |
| 2015 – 2016 | Six different Girls Education Research projects ( trained six teams on various stages and approaches to research and supported them in their projects) | British Council’s Girls Education Research; Advocacy network (GEARn) |
| 2013 – 2016 | Teacher Education, Teacher Practice, Approaches to Gender and Girls’ Schooling Outcomes: A Study in Five Nigerian States (phases 1- 3). A Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSIPSE) project | MacArthur Foundation; British Council; University College London (UCL) Institute of Education |
| 2015 | Youth Power Buy-In Rapid Assessment in three Nigerian States on Youth Transition from Education to Employment and Work Opportunities in the Agricultural sector | The Education Partnership Centre; Making Cents International; USAID |
| 2015 | Managing Primary Teachers in Kaduna and Katsina States | EDOREN; DFID |
| 2014 – 2015 | Research Capacity Analysis and Development in the Nigeria’s Education Sector | EDOREN; DFID |
| 2014 – 2015 | Comparative Review of Basic Education Reforms. Country Case Studies (Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa) | EDOREN; DFID |
| 2014 | Tracer Study on Female Teacher Trainee Scholarship Scheme | UNICEF; EDOREN; DFID |
| 2014 | Study on the Political and Institutional Context for Girls Education Project (GEP3) | EDOREN; UNICEF; DFID |
| 2013 – 2014 | An operational research study of the UNICEF GEP3 female teacher trainee scholarship scheme. Project Report. EDOREN. | CIE University of Sussex; EDOREN; UNICEF; DFID |
| 2013 | Research and Profiling of Education Innovations in Nigeria | The Education Partnership Centre; Centre for Development |
| 2013 | Study on the English Language as a Medium of Classroom Interaction in Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria | British Council |
Dr Chidi Ezegwu 