National EFA 2015 Review
Technical Guidelines
Sub-regional Workshop for the Gulf Countries to Launch the
Education for All National Assessments
Sharjah, 17-19 June, 2013
Objectives
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Contents – what does the guidelines says
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Process – How a national report will be
prepared
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Clarification – going into details
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What will be assessed/reviewed？
Renewal of collective commitment
International Education Agenda (beyond 2015)
Nation Education Agenda (beyond 2015)
Assessing progress
towards the six
EFA goals
Effectiveness
Relevance of the
EFA framework
Relevance
Reviewing
implementation of
strategies in achieving
EFA
Efficiency
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Technical guidelines for EFA Assessment
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EFA 2015 Reviews - Technical guidelines
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Specific to country authorities
stakeholders to document
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progress achieved towards the EFA goals
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experiences in implementing the EFA strategies
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lessons learnt, emerging issues and challenges
EFA
to inform public debates on the future education
agenda for the post-2015 era.
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EFA 2015 Reviews vs. other previous EFA
assessments
EFA 2015 Reviews
Evaluation
Other previous EFA Assessments
Monitoring/ Assessing
How and what has been
achieved
Setting a new agenda
What can we bring to future
What has been achieved so far
Progress made so far
What still need to be done
Collective work of all EFA Stakeholders and country led
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Scope of National EFA 2015 Review
Assessing progress towards the six EFA goals
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EFA Goals
National Education
Development Goals/
Targets
What have been
achieved?
Reviewing implementation of strategies in achieving EFA
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Implementation
Strategies
National Education
Development
Strategies and
Programmes
How have been
achieved?
Determining the relevance of EFA framework
EFA and
National
Development
Post-2015
National
Education
Agenda
What can be
learned?
Assessing progress towards 6 EFA goals
What has been achieved with respect to each of the six EFA goals
and related national education development goals and targets
using:
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Quantitative indicators can be derived using existing data from
administrative education statistics/EMIS, population censuses,
household surveys and other reliable data sources. (see Annex 4)
Qualitative analyses based on policy documents and the findings from
in-country research reports and case studies in relation to the guiding
questions. (see Annex 5)
Maximum use should be made of disaggregated data to identify
differences, disparities, gaps, remaining challenges, disadvantaged
geographical areas and population groups, and future priorities within
the country.
If needed and possible, additional data collection, sample testassessment of learning outcomes applying internationally-accepted
methodology, as well as specific thematic research can be conducted
to supplement and enrich the review report.
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Reviewing the implementation of 12 EFA strategies
How has progress towards the EFA goals been achieved?
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How the country implemented the 12 Dakar strategies in
relation to national education strategies, policies, plans and
programmes.
Highlight some good practices, key factors of success,
lesson learnt, plus how best to use these experiences to
work effectively on attaining each EFA goal in the future.
Importance of the country’s financial commitment to EFA.
Partnerships for EFA with other government ministries/
agencies, civil society organizations, local communities,
international development partners, etc.
Specific national strategies, policies, programmes and
practices which contributed toward achieving the EFA
goals.
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Relevance of existing EFA framework
and the future education agenda
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How relevant has the EFA framework been within the
national development framework
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With respect to priority needs and targets within the
country, major national education development strategies,
policies and plans, implementation mechanisms and
capacities, outcomes and impact
Shaping the country’s future education agenda and
regional and global post-2015 education agenda
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generating public debate on the country’s education agenda
after 2015. National EFA 2015 Review processes to help to
raise public attention and more in-depth elaboration of
future education priorities and strategies.
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Suggested content and outline of National
EFA 2015 Review Reports
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Main EFA challenges in 2000 and targets for 2015
Section 3: Progress towards the EFA goals
3.1 Expanding ECCE(Early Childhood Care and Education)
3.2 Universalizing primary/basic education
3.3 Meeting the learning needs of youths and adults
3.4 Improving adult literacy level
3.5 Gender parity and equality in education
3.6 Quality of education
Section 4: Implementation of EFA strategies
Section 5: Relevance of the EFA framework
Section 6: Prospects for post-2015
Annexes: Major references; detailed statistical tables; excerpts
from policies/plans; etc.
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Suggested content and outline of National
EFA 2015 Review Reports
SUGGESTED STRUCTURE
MAIN CONTENTS
- Description of the country's context and commitment to EFA
- National strategies, policies, plans and targets for education
Section 1: Introduction
- Institutions responsible for implementing EFA and coordination mechanism
- Partnerships with other ministries, agencies, civil society organizations, and
international development partners
- Overall EFA situation and challenges in 2000
Section 2: Main EFA challenges
- National targets for 2015 (ref. National EFA Action Plan)
in 2000 and targets for 2015
- Challenges for achieving each EFA goal and strategy
Section 3: Progress towards the
- Overall EFA achievements and shortfalls
EFA goals
3.1 Expanding ECCE(Early
- Progress made in EFA Goal 1 and remaining challenges
Childhood Care and Education)
3.2 Universalization of
- Progress made in EFA Goal 2 and remaining challenges
primary/basic education
3.3 Meeting the learning
- Progress made in EFA Goal 3 and remaining challenges
needs of youths and adults
3.4 Improving adult literacy
- Progress made in EFA Goal 4 and remaining challenges
level
3.5 Gender parity and
- Progress made in EFA Goal 5 and remaining challenges
equality in education
3.6 Quality of education
- Progress made in EFA Goal 6 and remaining challenges
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Suggested content and outline of National
EFA 2015 Review Reports
SUGGESTED STRUCTURE
MAIN CONTENTS
- How effectively were the 12 strategies implemented?
- What were the constraints and solutions?
Section 4: Implementation
- What education reforms in the country have been influenced by EFA (e.g. free primary
of EFA strategies
education)?
- What have been the experiences in implementing such reform? What were the results?
- In what way was the EFA framework relevant (or can be more relevant) to the country?
Section 5: Relevance of the - How has the EFA framework contributed to education development in the country?
EFA framework
- What were the factors and in what way have they affected EFA implementation in the
country?
Section 6: Prospects for
post-2015
- Overall lessons learnt with regard to EFA since 2000
- Main lessons learnt with regard to each EFA goal and implemented strategies
- Emerging issues, shortfalls/what remains to be done, priorities and strategies in future
national education agenda
- Prospects for education in the country beyond 2015
Annexes:
- Major references
- Glossary of terms used
- Detailed statistical tables
- Excerpts from policies/plans; etc.
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National EFA 2015 Review processes and
preparation of national report
• National EFA 2015 Review Team
• National EFA Coordination Committee
• Government departments/agencies at both central/federal
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and decentralized levels which oversee respectively: education
policies and planning, early childhood care and education,
basic education, adult education, literacy and skills training,
teachers and teacher training, teacher unions, inspectorate,
finance, etc.
National Education Statistics/EMIS Unit
National Statistics Office
Civil society organizations representatives who have been
actively supporting EFA
Education researchers and experts in EFA
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• to plan, organize, coordinate and implement the main
review tasks and to prepare the National EFA 2015
Review Report.
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Phase 1 of National EFA 2015 Review
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Check what data and indicators are available and where
there are gaps and discrepancies
Gather and review available EFA-related policy documents
and reports, research papers and case studies
Preliminary analysis and interpretation of presently
available data and information to identify some of the
latest achievements and shortfalls, issues, challenges as
well as priority actions to accelerate EFA during 2013-2015
Where needed and possible, additional data collection,
test-assessments of learning outcomes, and/or research
studies may be planned
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Phases 2 and 3 of National EFA 2015 Review
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Phase 2: Design and propose a work plan for the
National EFA 2015 Review for support by the
government and development partners
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Define the scale of work, activities, teamwork and division
of responsibilities and labour, work assignments, expected
outputs, and timeline within each country
Phase 3: Carry out more in-depth review tasks
pertaining to specific EFA goals, strategies or themes
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Task Groups composed of competent bodies or experts
Analysing and interpreting EFA-related data and indicators
Reviewing policies, plans, strategies, reports and research
studies to extract salient elements
Compiling the National EFA 2015 Review Report and
organize consultations
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Important elements of the Technical Guidelines
Annex 4: Suggested indicators by EFA Goals
Annex 5: Suggested guiding questions by EFA
Goals and themes
Annex 6: References – Further references and
additional resources
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Final words
• This is not the end of the story telling, it is the
writing of the beginning of a new chapter.
• Learning from the past is a gift for the future.
• Those neglects learning in his/her past, loses the
past and is dead for the future.
• Moving on isn’t forgetting the past, its learning
from it.
Learning from the past, living in the present,
preparing for the future.
Meeting Our Collective Commitments
For the country, by the country
Thank you
Q& A