Latest Publications

The Families First Program to Prevent Child Abuse: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in West Java, Indonesia

September, 2022 | Michelle Andrina, Monica Ruiz‑Casares, Brett D. Thombs, Nancy E. Mayo, Susan C. Scott, Robert William Platt
We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial and randomly assigned 20 rural and urban villages in West Java, Indonesia, to intervention or waitlist.

Study of Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health Services During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Kabupaten Manggarai Barat Series

September, 2022 | Nina Toyamah, Rika Kumala Dewi, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Maudita Dwi Anbarani
The study discovers that there is a decline in the nutrition and MCH service achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Study on Readiness for School Reopening during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Ten Kabupaten

September, 2022 | Ulfah Alifia, Rezanti Putri Pramana, Gianina Amadira
In a collaboration between INOVASI and SMERU, this study focuses on the readiness and response by local governments regarding learning and implementation of central policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of Power and Learning: District Heads, Bureaucracy, and Education Policies in Indonesia’s Decentralised Political System

September, 2022 | Syaikhu Usman, Sirojuddin Arif, Niken Rarasati, Risa Wardatun Nihayah, Shintia Revina
This paper examines the politics of education policies in a decentralised political system: Under what conditions does decentralisation promote learning-enhancing policies?

Moving Out of Poverty in West Timor: Understanding Social Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in a Conflict-Affected Area

September, 2022 | Ruly Marianti, Rizki Fillaili
This study overviews the poverty dynamics in Timor Barat from 1996 to 2006 through the welfare mobility among the social group.