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Education Officer

System Diagnostic

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RISE Accountability Framework aims to understand education systems to identify enablers and constraints to progress and to determine priorities for reform in an education system.

RISE Accountability Framework

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Five design elements of RISE Accountability Framework

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Five design elements of RISE Accountability Framework

(adapted for school leaders)

Category

Description

Delegation

What the ministry/ state asks the school leaders to do.

Finance

Resources the ministry/ state provides to school leaders to carry out the tasks.

Support

Assistance and training the ministry/ state provides to school leaders to do their job. This refers exclusively to training, pre- and in-service.

Information

Information that the ministry/ state uses to evaluate school leaders’ performance.

Motivation

Ways in which school leaders’ welfare is contingent on their performance against objectives. This can be extrinsic (mediated by the ministry/ state) or intrinsic (mediated by school leaders).

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Five design elements of RISE Accountability Framework

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We will adapt the RISE framework to study the relationships between different elements within the education ecosystem in XXX, from the vantage point of Education Officers (EOs). Through this we hope to:

  1. Understand the system EOs are embedded in XXX and conditions that enable or constrain them from supporting school leaders (SLs) in prioritising teaching and learning.
  2. Identify and provide recommendations of policies that can improve EOs ability to better support school leaders to become instructional leaders.

Objectives for System Diagnostic in XXX

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Activities for Systems Diagnostics in XXX

FGD #1

FGD with stakeholders within the educational landscape of XXX who will provide valuable insight and guidance on key areas to focus on.

(EO & SL survey)

Administration of an online survey among EO and school leaders to obtain quantitative data across a larger sample.

Desk Review

A desk review of the related literature to provide necessary background information

Workshops & Interviews

Workshops and interviews with different stakeholders to obtain qualitative inputs within the education system

FGD #2

Reconvening stakeholders to identify priority areas of actions based on the findings.

Report

Publishing of the final report

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EOs in XXX

Understanding EOs in XXX

Capacity Development

Motivation

Finance

Administrative Structure

Accountability and Monitoring

  • Who are they?
  • What motivates them?
  • What’s their career path?
  • How are they situated in the system?
  • What kind of decision making authority/ influence do they have?
  • Are there pre- and in-service training?
  • Who do they report to?
  • How many schools do they oversee?
  • What do they oversee?
  • Do they influence financing for schools?
  • Do they get transport funding?

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Example Post Desk Review on School Leaders

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Research Questions

What do school leaders navigate to improve teaching and learning in schools?

How can we address these misalignments and incoherences?

Who and what influence school leaders’ decisions and priorities in schools?

Main diagnostic research question:

What are the factors that enable or constrain school leaders to improve teaching and learning at their school?

What are the misalignments and incoherences in the education system that lead to gaps in support to school leaders in improving teaching and learning at their school?

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Main conditions that enable and constrain school leaders in terms of teaching and learning

Capacity Development

Motivation

Finance

Administrative Structure

Accountability and Monitoring

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Capacity Development

Questions which arise based on the findings.

Brief Description of the findings #1

Brief Description of the findings #2

Brief Description of the findings #3

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EO System Diagnostic: Next Steps

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Activities for Systems Diagnostics in XXX

FGD #1

FGD with stakeholders within the educational landscape of XXX who will provide valuable insight and guidance on key areas to focus on.

(EO & SL survey)

Administration of an online survey among EO and school leaders to obtain quantitative data across a larger sample.

Desk Review

A desk review of the related literature to provide necessary background information

Workshops & Interviews

Workshops and interviews with different stakeholders to obtain qualitative inputs within the education system

FGD #2

Reconvening stakeholders to identify priority areas of actions based on the findings.

Report

Publishing of the final report

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EOs in XXX

Literature Review: What are the policies and existing studies say

about EOs in XXX? How might we adapt these questions accordingly?

Capacity Development

Motivation

Finance

Administrative Structure

Accountability and Monitoring

  • Who are they?
  • What motivates them?
  • What’s their career path?
  • How are they situated in the system?
  • What kind of decision making authority/ influence do they have?
  • Are there pre- and in-service training?
  • Who do they report to?
  • How many schools do they oversee?
  • What do they oversee?
  • Do they influence financing for schools?
  • Do they get transport funding?

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Main conditions that enable and constrain XXXn EO to support school leaders in prioritizing teaching and learning?

How might we change the research questions

for the System Diagnostic of EOs in XXX?

Capacity Development

Motivation

Finance

Administrative Structure

Accountability and Monitoring

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Roles of the Steering Committee

Do we need a Steering Committee?

Give feedback on the diagnostic implementation plan and identifying the priorities in the project

Provide advice on securing support for the diagnostic, potential challenges and how to manage them

Identify the key priorities for reform based on analysis of stakeholder workshop outcomes

The committee will undergo two meetings - once at the beginning and at the end of the study

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Roles of the TAC

Do we need a Technical Advisory Committee?

Give feedback on the diagnostic implementation plan and identifying the priorities in the project

Provide technical input on the research methodologies and priorities

Provide advice on securing support for the study, potential challenges and how to manage them

Provide feedback on the design of the workshops and surveys, stakeholder lists, and additional documents to review

Identify the key priorities for reform based on analysis of stakeholder workshop outcomes

In addition to the two meetings with the Steering Committee, the Technical Advisory Committee will also meet during certain key milestones of the study

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Thank you!