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AID|AFGHANISTAN USAID EVALUATION Final Evaluation Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP) December 1, 2011 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared under the Afghanistan Services under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking (SUPPORT), Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. Final Evaluation Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP) April 29, 2012 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared under the Afghanistan Services under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking (SUPPORT), Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. This report was contracted under: USAID Contract umber: GS-10F-0425M Order umber: 306M-00070050200 Task Order umber 2007012 Afghanistan Services under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking (SUPPORT) Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. Afghanistan SUPPORT Project Wazir Akbar Khan Kabul, Afghanistan SUPPORT Project Activity Signature Page Evaluation Title: Higher Education Project Final Evaluation Team Leader: Dr. Gerald R. Boardman Team Members: Ms. Roxanne M. Sylvester, Mr. Mohammad Fahim Khalid, and Mr. Mohammad Rateb Shaheed This Activity was initiated by the Office of Social Sector Development by Ms. Marietou Satin through Mr. Sayed Aqa, COR/SUPPORT Program OPPD USAID/Afghanistan. Activity Start Date: February 7, 2012 Completion Date: April 29, 2012 Paul King, Chief of Party/SUPPORT: ________________________Dated:_______2012 Hoppy Mazier, Deputy Chief of Party/SUPPORT: ______________Dated:______2012 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the Government of Afghanistan, or any other organization or person associated with this project. ii TABLE OF COTETS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 1 II. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 5 1. STATEMENT ABOUT THE PROJECT BEING EVALUATED ........................................... 6 2. HEP EVALUATION OBJECTIVES ............................................................................. 7 3. ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................... 7 4. EVALUATION FRAMEWORK & METHODOLOGY ...................................................... 7 5. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 8 III. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS ........................................................... 10 1. HEP CONTRIBUTION TO MOHESP AND ANDS OBJECTIVES ................................. 10 2. PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS ......................................................... 11 3. INTERVENTIONS/ACTIVITIES WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT .............................. 12 4. INTERVENING/INFLUENCING FACTORS AFFECTING IMPACT .................................... 13 IV. IMPROVING MOHE AND UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ........... 14 1. NHESP AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS ......................................................... 14 2. STAFF PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 15 3. INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN MOHE ACCREDITATION ................................... 16 4. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS AND PLANS AT FACULTIES OF EDUCATION19 V. DEVELOPING LINKAGES ..................................................................................... 19 1. COORDINATION WITH OTHER MINISTRIES ............................................................. 19 2. LINKAGES AND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN HEP AND OTHER DONORS .......................... 21 VI. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN FACULTIES OF ................ 22 EDUCATION ..................................................................................................................... 22 1. QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN THE FACULTIES OF EDUCATION ............................... 22 2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS` SUSTAINABILITY .................................. 25 3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS .................................. 27 VII. UNIVERSITY READINESS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................................................... 28 1. READINESS OF UNIVERSITIES TO OFFER PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS ....... 28 2. CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER DONORS WORKING ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION...... 32 VIII. IMPACT OF MASTER’S DEGREES PROGRAMS................................................. 33 1. ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES ................................................. 33 2. FUTURE PROGRAMS ............................................................................................. 34 3. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTER’S PROGRAMS .......................................................... 35 IX. ASSESSING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE .............................................................. 40 1. STATUS OF MOHE AND THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS .......................................... 40 2. CRITICAL FUNCTIONS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF HEP .......................................... 44 3. IMPROVED DELIVERY OF EDUCATION ................................................................... 46 4. GENDER DISTRIBUTION ACROSS FACULTIES ......................................................... 47 X. KEY CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED ................................................. 50 1. CHALLENGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................. 50 2. LESSONS DURING IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................... 53 iii XI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................... 56 1. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 56 2. RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................... 57 ANNEX A: SCOPE OF WORK .......................................................................................... 62 ANNEX B: BIBLIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTS REVIEWED .............................................. 70 ANNEX C: PEOPLE INTERVIEWED FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT EVALUATION .................................................................................................................. 74 ANNEX D: HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT FINAL EVALUATION SAMPLE INSTRUMENTS................................................................................................................. 79 ANNEX E: HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT FINAL EVALUATION TRAVEL AND WORK SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................... 88 ANNEX F: COMPLETE LIST OF TRAINING COURSES OFFERED THROUGH HEP .. 92 ANNEX G: KEY TRAINERS OF PEDAGOGY AND LEADERSHIP ............................... 99 ANNEX H: KABUL EDUCATION UNIVERSITY MASTER’S IN EDUCATION GRADUATES .................................................................................................................. 102 ANNEX I: AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION DATA IN TABLES………………………………… ......................................................................... 105 iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIOS AD ACROYMS AAA Afghanistan Accreditation Agency AED Academy of Education Development AITM Afghan Institute of Training and Management ANDS Afghanistan National Development Strategy ANQF Afghanistan National Qualification Framework ANQA Afghanistan National Qualification Authority ATVI Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute AUAF American University of Afghanistan BPA Bachelor of Public Administration COP Chief of Party ELCLC English Language and Computer Learning Center ELTAA English Language Teachers’ Association of Afghanistan ESO Education Support Organization ESP English for Specific Purposes FDC Faculty Development and Quality Assurance Center FoE Faculty of Education GIZ Deutsche Gasellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GLP Global Learning Portal GSC Graduate Studies Center (at KEU) HEMIS Higher Education Management Information System HEP Higher Education Project HRD Human Resources Development (Cluster) ICDL International Computer Driving License ICT Information and Communication Technology IDP Institutional Development Plan IDT Institutional Development Team IU Indiana University Bloomington JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency KEU Kabul Education University KTL Key Trainer of Leadership KTP Key Trainer of Pedagogy KU Kabul University LAN Local Area Network LOE Level of Effort M.Ed. Masters of Education MoE Ministry of Education MoHE Ministry of Higher Education MoLSAMD Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs, and Disabled MOU Memorandum of Understanding MoWA Ministry of Women’s Affairs MPPA Master of Public Policy and Administration NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NHESP National Higher Education Strategic Plan 2010 – 2014 OSSD Office of Social Sector Development PDC Professional Development Center Ph.D. Doctorate of Philosophy PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PRT Provincial Reconstruction Team v SHEP2 Strengthening Higher Education Programme 2 TESOL Teaching English as a Second Language TOT Training of Trainers U-Mass The University of Massachusetts Amherst USAID United States Agency for International Development WB World Bank WDI World Development Indicators