Programme : Presentation on 23 September 2003

EFA Monitoring and Assessment: module on learners with special needs

Text version of a Powerpoint Presentation
Presented by Ko-Chih R. Tung, UNESCO, on 23 September 2003, 1:00pm

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EFA Monitoring and Assessment: module on learners with special needs

Indicators for EFA Monitoring and Assessment

National Education Statistical Information Systems
Systèmes d'Informations Statistiques sur l'Education

Ko-Chih R. Tung, UIS Regional Advisor for Asia and Pacific

UNESCO Institute of Statistics

UN Mandate: Data Collection and Dissemination of Global Statistics on Education, Science, Culture & Communication
International Standards (eg. ISCED)
set by international panel of experts
NB: majority agreement and response
NB: government collected and officially submitted data
EFA Observatory for M&E: annual monitoring report and Mid Decade and End of Decade Assessment
National Capacity Building for national EFA M&E
Regional Office for capacity building and EFA M&E

Lessons learnt from the first Jomtien decade:

EFA Mid-Decade Review fiasco
EFA monitoring
- regular UIS and national data collection systems.
EFA assessment
- a continuous process
- early warning mechanisms
National capacity building in data collection and analytical capacity

EFA NAP: design strategies for un-reached groups

EFA strategy focus is, not on simply improving more of the same, but how to reach the non-achieved targets and neglected groups
Increasing marginal cost for more inaccessible population targets (eg. cost of providing education to 1000 in city versus linguistic minorities in remote regions)
More of standard "success" formula will not be effective in non-standard environment
Need innovative, non-conventional approach, cost-effective in the context of the target environment

Case studies/reviews: eg. UNICEF,

"Inclusive education initiatives for children with disabilities: lessons from the East Asia and Pacific Region"

"… majority of countries in the region, less than 10% of children with disabilities are currently enrolled in school, and in some countries, … as low as 1-2 percent."
Globally, estimates by UNICEF indicate less than 3 percent of children with disabilities in developing countries attend school."
Right-based EFA: Integration versus Inclusion
"Child as a problem" or "Education System as a Problem"

Sub-national Analysis of Disparities

(table showing disparities by who are neglected)

Information need in LL Learning perspective

(table showing indicator areas)

Monitoring and Evaluation

(table showing purpose vs. formative and summative improvements)

Education Data Sources

Examples of regular surveys

Annual school statistical surveys + "special needs" insert (eg. Zambia MOE Dept. Special Needs with district health clinic)
Population and household census (literacy and highest education attained)
Labour Force Surveys (education and training)
Living Standard Surveys (education and training)
DHS+Education module (3 African countries)
Special surveys: eg. Rehabilitation of demobilised soldiers in post-conflict countries (NB: ad hoc and non-standardised)

Develop capacity for EFA Mid-Decade Assessment now!

Lack capacity in EFA monitoring indicators and assessment analysis of goals attainment.
2-4 years to revise poorly designed or to develop new national statistical systems
Need analytical capacity: concepts and analytical models, skills, tools.
- EFA national coordinators and statisticians
- UNESCO programme specialists in the field offices
Need regional and sub-regional CB partnerships

Expanded EFA: data gaps and indicators inadequacies

Vital areas not yet clearly defined and codified,
absence of standards like the ISCED
with a standardized data collection methodology:
- Early Childhood,
- Literacy,
- Non-formal education for adults and youth
- General skills and essential life skills
No variables for analysis of special needs target groups

NESIS Development Cycle

From Diagnosis to Full Implementation

(Cyclical diagram showing action plan, pilot project, project proposal, full implementation and diaagnosys)

Modules for systems and human resources development

(table showing types of output vs. systems or resources development)

Available NESIS technical modules

Technical assistance, modules, and training

From diagnosis to action plan
School records management
Annual school statistical survey
Database development and management
Indicators for monitoring primary school education (EFA2000 indicators)
Ed. finance: concepts & taxonomy (problem: English translation)
Publishing on Web; Communication in Cyberspace

Module development initiated

Core data module - data collection, processing and analysis (see NESIS & SISED versions)
Training in ed. statistics for ed. journalists
Use of population census and household survey: why are children not in school?
Publications & info. services, Internet publication
NFE information systems and ed. Statistics
Financial stats: school revenue & expenditure
Statistics on textbooks and learning materials
Teachers and personnel information system
Tools for Analysis of EFA Goals, Targets and Target Groups

EFA technical support to countries in the region

UNESCO AP Regional Bureau for Education

Ministries and national organizations / stakeholder groups
national EFA sector review, plan formulation and implementation.

Regional, Sub-Regional, Country Working Group of EFA Supporting technical and funding agencies

UIS EFA Observatory, EFA Monitoring Group and High Level Group.
Regional/ Sub-Regional EFA coordinators and statisticians
Technical support to EFA Monitoring and Assessment

Mobilising regional networksfor EFA 2005 assessment

Organizing Regional Technical Support Programme & Mid-decade conference
Building capacity of country teams: guidelines, tools, training, TA
Tech. support to national & regional assessment process & reports

Conclusion

Steps to include disability/special needs questions in the regular data collection
- Need International Standard Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Include disability/special needs questions into annual school survey, census, DHS, Labour Force Survey, etc.
- Invitation: Technical working group on statistics on education of learners with disability
- Invitation: Host countries for pilot project and national implementation

Thank you!

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