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Dimensions
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Constraints/causes
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Measures/actions
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Partnership
arrangements
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· Weak school/community links
· Low teacher, parent/student morale
· Variable MoEYS/funding agency
consultation
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· More information to parents
· Find incentives for co-operation
· More organized consultations
|
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Stakeholder
processes
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· Limited school/parent information
sharing
· Limited value attached to education by
parents
· Limited consultation with
employers/higher institutions
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· Circulate test/exam results
· Inform parents of student/school
performance
· Establish legislation for employer
involvement in advisory councils
|
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Institutions
and governance
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· Variable performance of parent/school
committees
· Weak school management capacity
· Little information to parents on school
performance
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· Undertake capacity building
· Give principals administrative powers
· Publicise exam performance in media
|
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Access
policies/ strategies
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· Poor regulation of registration and
attendance
· Limited opportunity for second chance
education
· Limited incentives to continue to
university/TVET
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·
Give schools administrative powers
·
Develop co-ordinated plan with communities/NGOs
·
Make curriculum more labour market responsive
|
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Quality
improvement
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· Poor regulation of official teaching
year/.hours
· Uncertain status/use of public
examinations
· Uncertain relevance of school/TVET/university
curricula
· Patchy use of qualified staff and
teaching materials
|
·
Give
heads/inspectors increased administrative powers
·
Make
greater use of G9 and G12 exams in selection
·
Involve
all stakeholders in designing new curricula
·
Redefine
policies for posting staff
|
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Financial
management
|
· Uncertain management of existing
resources
· Finances not related to education
performance indicators
|
· Set new standards for budget plans and
spending
· Use EMIS as part of annual budget
planning
|
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Financing
efficiency
|
· Need to find measures to reduce
repetition rates
· Limited finance for operating costs
· Poor deployment of teachers
|
· Investigate benefits/costs of automatic
progression
· Ensure allocations reach schools
· Revise posting polices especially in
disadvantaged areas
|
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Capacity
building
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· Little performance incentive for
teachers
· Limited school/college management
capacity
· Little autonomy for managers to make
decisions
|
· Link promotion policies and salaries to
actual performance
· Give schools more powers and training
·
Give managers more powers and more training
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Legislation/Regulations
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· Limited powers for school
supervisors/inspectors
· No real sanctions if official policies
not followed
· No formal role for parents in school
governance/ management
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· Introduce new laws and regulations
· Introduce administrative and financial
sanctions
· Introduce regulations for offical
parental involvement in schools
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