Education and Socio-Economic Research Institute
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ESERI Strategic Direction 1. Provide an environment which enables and fosters research.
ESERI Strategic Direction 2. Produce locally-driven cutting-edge research in education and socio-economic areas.
ESERI Strategic Direction 3. Organise dissemination of research for knowledge promotion and better institutional visibility.
ESERI’S focal points
Focal Point 1
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- Multilingual Education
- Inclusive Education
- Learning and ICT
- Educational Leadership and Management
- Education and Social Processes
Focal Point 2
- Interrelation of economic and social factors
- Social values
Research
- Introducing Creole at Children’s House Preschool and Primary School (2022-2023) – work to introduce Seselwa in their extracurricular activities.
- “Sesel, lir avek mwan” ( SLAM) Early Literacy project (2023 – present) – Collaboration with the Seychelles Association of Retired Education Practitioners (SAREP)
- “Understanding Understanding” project (2023–2027), funded by the Swedish Research Council, aimed at enhancing classroom comprehension through a better understanding of curricula structures.
- “Networking for Multilingual Education in Sub-Saharan Africa” (2023–2025) in collaboration with Bristol University (UK), Dodoma University (Tanzania), and The State University of Zanzibar, funded by the Swedish Research Council.
- “Creole AI tutors”: language research on the use of Creole AI tutors in Creole, focusing on how AI chatbots can assist Seychellois students.
- Informed Innovation for Inclusion – towards quality education in multilingual learning contexts (funded by the Swedish Research council)
Focal Point 1: Education
- Persaud, I (2011) The Daring Discourses of Teaching Geography, Geography, 93(3) (peer‑reviewed journal) Geographical Association.
- Deutschmann, M. & Zelime, J. (2014). Towards a framework for investigating Language-in-education policies in second-language medium of instruction contexts. Island Studies, 1 (1), 68‑77. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-56482
- Persaud, I (2015) My Place: Seychelles, Teaching Geography, Geographical Association.
- Persaud, I (2015) The Daring Discourses of Teaching Geography, Teaching Geography, Geographical Association.
- Deutschmann, M. & Zelime, J. (2015). “I used to like writing in Kreol but now I only use English”: an exploratory study… Island Studies, 1(2), 36‑45. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-56481
- Ivanov, S., Deutschmann, M. & Enever, J. (2015). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-56484
- Anyanwu, R., Le Grange, L. & Beets, P. (2015). Climate Change Science: The Literacy of Geography Teachers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Education, 35(3), 1‑9.
- Zelime, J. & Deutschmann, M. (2016). Revisiting the Trilingual Language‑in‑Education policy in the Seychelles… Island Studies, 3 (1), 50‑59.
- Anyanwu, R. & Le Grange, L. (2017). The influence of teacher variables on climate change science literacy… International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 1‑4.
- Anyanwu, R. N. & Le Grange, L. (2018). The nature of climate science… African International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(5), 24‑34.
- Zelime, J., Deutschmann, M. & Rijlaarsdam, G. (2018). The effect of the language of testing… L1‑Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 18, 1‑22.
- Zelime, J. & Deutschmann, M. (2018). Conflicting ideologies… In Kari Smith (Ed.), Norsk og internasjonal lærerutdanningsforskning (pp. 129‑151).
- Anyanwu, R. N. (2019). The level of climate change science literacy among teachers in Seychelles… Asian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2(2), 1‑13.
- Persaud, I. (2019). Insider and Outsider Analysis… International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18(1‑12). https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919842436
- Persaud, I (2019) Teacher Education in Seychelles (co‑authored chapter) for the International Handbook of Teacher Education.
- Zelime, J. & Deutschmann, M. (2019). Communicating local knowledge in a foreign language… L1‑Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 19, 1‑28.
- Anyanwu, R. N. (2020). Looking through the Lens of Complexity Theory… Asian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 3 (2), 36‑47.
- Persaud, I. (2020). Teaching geographies… Seychelles Research Journal, Vol. 3:1.
- Deutschmann, M. & Steinvall, A. (2020). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-86857
- Lindvall‑Östling et al. (2020). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-86855
- Deutschmann, M., Steinvall, A. & Lindvall‑Östling, M. (2021).
- Moumou, B. G. (2021). PhD Thesis. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7267/1/Bryan%20Moumou%20%20PhD%20Thesis_August%202021.pdf
- Deutschmann, M. & Klymenko, O. (Eds.) (2022). Understanding Education in the Seychelles.
- Deutschmann, M & Zelime, J. (2022). Kréol Seselwa in Education – A Historical/Political Overview.
- Deutschmann, M., Klymenko, O. & Zelime, J. (Eds.) (2022). Understanding Education in the Seychelles: Digest…https://unisey.ac.sc/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ESERI-UniSey-Press.pdf
- Anyanwu, R. N. & Jules, R. (2022). Doing Action Research… East African Journal of Education Studies.
- Zelime, J. (2022). Contrasting language‑in‑education policy intentions… Umeå University.
- Deutschmann, M. (2024). Parents’ attitudes of Seselwa in private schools… In Rechèch Etid Kreyòl.
- Deutschmann, M. & Zelime, J. (2025). Identifying and Defining Language Support Needs… NORRAG Special Issue 11, 85‑88.
- Deutschmann, M. & Pejakovic, C. (2025). Innovation for Inclusion… SRJ 7, 1‑6.
- Deutschmann, M., Pardiwalla, M & de Comarmond, O. (2025). Family Engagement in Reading… SRJ 7, 80‑102.
- Deutschmann, M. (2025). A Bird’s‑Eye View of the Sociolinguistic Landscape… SRJ 7(2), 18‑33.
- Pejakovic, C., Athanase, J‑M & Butgereit, L. (2025). Language Evaluation of an AI Tutor… SRJ 7, 103‑127.
- Butgereit, L., Pejakovic, C., & Athanase, J.-M. (2025). Using AI to support mathematics learners…https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0687-3_19
- Anacoura, R. (2026). 30 Le créole seychellois…https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525557-030
Focal Point 2: Socio-Economic Matters
- Klymenko, O. (2022). The Stories Told by Dictionaries: Representation of women and men in lexicographic illustrations in Seychelles Creole. Seychelles Research Journal 4 (2), 50-64. Available at: the_stories_told_by_dictionaries-representation_of_women_and_men_in_lexicographic_illustrations_in_seychelles_creole-olga_klymenko-srj-4-2.pdf (wordpress.com)
- Orock, A. & Nicette, G. (2021). A review of literature on peer-based recovery support in substance abuse and the implications for effective implementation in Seychelles. Journal of Substance Use: Taylor & Francis Group
- Klymenko, O. (2020) ‘Scaling language competition in a small island state: Graphic verbs in Seychellois Creole and English’. Small States & Territories Journal 3 (1), 5-116, accessible at OAR@UM: Scaling language competition in a small island state : graphic verbs in Seychellois Creole and English
- Persaud, I. (2020) A Million Cans of Tuna a Day: Where next for Seychelles’ ‘Blue Economy’? Seychelles Research Journal, Vol. 2:1, University of Seychelles
- Fleischmann, K., Bandara, A., Persaud, I. Krütli, P. and Vel, T. (2020) Forest Rehabilitation and Assessment of Important Elements of the Ecosystem Services of the Val d’Endor Watershed on the Island of Mahé, Seychelles Research Journal, Vol. 2:1, University of Seychelles
- Nicette, G. (2019) Gender Identity in Social Work: Male Social Workers’ Experience in Seychelles. Seychelles Research Journal 1 (1).
