Sociology Specialist

to provide inputs and support the team leader in analysing the deeper causes of vandalism and violence, taking into account legal frameworks (pertaining to violence/corporal punishment at home and at school) and existing studies, developing them further with a key focus on societal determinants for specific behaviour patterns, and differentiating between the key target groups (i) students; (ii) teachers; (iii) school management; (iv) parents; and (v) school communities. The Consultant is also required to, where possible, analyse and assess causes of vandalism and violence before and after the COVID 19 pandemic, outline the insights and causes of exacerbation due to the emergency.

The local consultant will be tasked with undertaking a detailed document study of all relevant documents, also with a particular focus on regional and national findings in relation to the research question, and relating such findings to the Jordanian context in preparation for the field consultations, drafting background analyses, and drafting specific sections of the analysis under the supervision of the team leader;