Literature search protocol: Mapping country-based early childhood development research outputs by researchers located in sub-Saharan Africa
This protocol outlines the process of identifying relevant publications from various national and regional repositories and databases in five countries within sub-Saharan Africa.
This protocol provides an overview of the literature search criteria and methodology as part of the ‘Mapping education research in sub-Saharan Africa’ project.
It presents the methodology and search criteria for mapping and evaluating research outputs on early childhood development conducted by researchers from sub-Saharan Africa in the following countries: Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda.
This protocol complements two additional literature search protocols: a) mapping publications related to foundational literacy and numeracy in sub-Saharan Africa in English and French (Binesse, H., Rose, P., & Silva, R. (2023); and b) Mapping African-led Early Childhood Development research in four academic databases: Dimensions, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed (Iddrisu et al, 2024).