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A B E L QUARTERLY REPORT JANUARY -MARCH 1993 UopMo M MW MM ,,nti B t r ta t t or R e~s ea rch a id I Lht~p ii .,nt * )llii t ,lII Iiu .tio I 1 *( )tlke ot ,\'oanii i i I)e v .,h p i 1 * LUnihtd Staic.:- ,A\;eii. v'hi IIth'jatitinal I )t,,'u iiintn * QUARTERLY REPORT January-March, 1993 Prepared by Almaz Zewde, Ph.D. The Academy for Educational Development 1255 23rd. Street NW. Suite 400 Washington DC. 20037 This Quarterly Report is a publication of the Advancing Basic Education and Literacy Project (ABEL) operated by the Academy for Educational Development with subcon tractors Creative Associates International Inc., Harvard Institute for International Development and Research Triangle ILstitute. ABEL is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (R&D/ED/WID) Contract No. DPE 5832-Z-oo-9032-00 Project No. 936-5832. Project ABEL is designed to assist USAID and host governments improve basic educa tion systems through 1) dissemination of proven tools, methods and research findings, 2) provision of short and long-term technical assistance to build te 'nical capacity with in ministries of education and other levels of educational establishments, 3) provision of technical and managerial support for USAID missions engaged in basic education pro ject, and 4) design and implementation of studies and pilot programs in the education sector. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ACRONYMS...............................................v .............................................................................. ABEL ACTIV ITIES MATRIX ......................................................................................... vi MAP OF A BEL PROJECT SITES ......................................................................................... vii 1. LONG-TERM ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................... 1 MALI ..................................................................................................................................... EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATIO N SYSTEM S (EMIS)........................................................................ I School statistics ............................................................................................................... 1 Data Collection on Students .......................................................................................... 1 Basic Education Statistical Yearbook ..................................................................... 1 Personnel Update ...................................................................................................... 1 Consultant Visits ...................................................................................................... 2 Teacher Training ...................................................................................................... 3 Pedagogical Materials Inventory........................................................................... 3 Equipm ent Inventory .............................................................................................. 3 Koulikoro Seminar ................................................................................................... 3 School Mapping ........................................................................................................ 3 Finance ............................................................................................................................. 3 Regional EMISSupport ........................................................................................... 3 REGIONAL SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION TECHNICA LA SSISTAN C E(RSTA ) ..................................................................... 4 Task Force Seminar ................................................................................................ 4 Needs Assessment of Classrooms and Provisions of Furniture ........................ 4 DRE Koulikoro Inventory System........................................................................... 5 Secretarial Training ................................................................................................ 5 Documentation Classification, Filing, and Storage ............................................ 5 Policy Issues .................................................................................................................... 5 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 5 MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M & E).................................................... 6 Testing and Student Achievem ent ........................................................................ 6 Monitoring Teacher Training .................................................................................. 6 M onitoring FA FE ...................................................................................................... 6 Monitoring School Manuals and Didactic Materials .......................................... 7 Regionalization of a Monitoring and Evaluation System .................................. 7 Improving the Q uality of Education ...................................................................... 7 Site Visit by ABEL Director .................................................................................... 8 MA LAW I.............................................................................................................................. 8 GABLE/A BEL PROJECT ......................................................................................... 8 Im plementation of Objectives .................................................................................. 8 Improving Budget Planning at MOEC ................................................................ 10 Other G A BLE Activities .............................................................................................. 13 iii OF CONTENTS gTABLE SOUTH AFRICA ............................................................................................................... 11 OBJECTIVES OF ABEL SOUTH AFRICA .......................................................... 11 Assistance to Pretoria Mission ............................................................................... 11 Annual Socio-Educational Survey ....................................................................... 11 Technology Transfer/Institution Building ........................................................ 13 Policy Analysis ........................................................................................................ 13 Future Work ............................................................................................................. 13 Conferences and Workshops ............................................................................. 13 Planning, Program Development, and Reviews .............................................. 15 Site Visit by ABEL Director .................................................................................. 15 SW AZILAND ..................................................................................................................... 15 2. SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 16 NA MIBIA ........................................................................................................................... 16 The Second Annual Review of Basic Education Reform ....................................... 16 BANGLADESH RURAL ADVANCEMENT COMMI'TTEE (BRAC) .................. 17 NFPE Program ........................................................................................................ 17 Future Expansion ................................................................................................... 18 BRAC's Implications for the Global "Basic Education for All" Effort ............ 18 YEMEN ............................................................................................................................... 19 EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEMENI WOMEN ............................ 19 JORDA N ............................................................................................................................. 20 THE IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT ....................................... 20 ETHIOPIA.......................................................................................................................... 21 EDUCATION SECTOR REVIEW ............................................................................. 21 3. WORKSHOPS AND SITE VISITS ............................................................................ 22 EDUCATION POLICIES WORKSHOP IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA .................. 22 SITE VISITS BY ABEL DIRECTOR .......................................................................... 23 4. PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS............................................................................ 24 REQUEST FOR AND DISSEMINATION OF ABEL PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION ................................................... 25 THE ABEL LIBRARY ................................................................................................. 25 PUBLICATIONS COMPLETED THIS QUARTER ................................................. 26 iv ACRONYMS USED IN THE MAIN TEXT ABEL Advancing Basic Education and Literacy AED Academy for Educational Development AID Agency for International Development ANC African National Congress APEX Assessing Policies for Educational Excellence ARTS (Office of) Analysis,