Business as Usual: District Education Authorities in Punjab

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-197
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahsan Rana
Keyword(s):  
Financial Resources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Elected Representatives

The recently established District Education Authorities (DEAs) are expected to improve governance of government schools in Punjab by decentralizing authority to local stakeholders. Presumably, grassroots-level elected representatives will oversee the performance of schools more effectively than has been the case so far. However, a critical assessment shows DEAs to be largely irrelevant to improving governance and quality of education in government schools. DEAs place all hope of improving education delivery solely on better supervision of the existing human, physical, and financial resources. Even if this were possible – and this is a big if – it is unclear as to how the DEAs will take teaching to new heights from its present low or how the DEAs will produce the money they will need for the various necessary improvements at the schools. There seems to be little forward thinking accompanying the establishment of the DEAs on how to respond to key issues, such as improving the teaching effort, generating resources for expansion and improvement of the school infrastructure, and targeting out-of-school children. The DEAs are expected to somewhat rearrange, but not disturb, business as usual on the educational landscape in Punjab.

KOMPETENSI MANAJERIAL KEPALA SMP ISLAM AL AZHAR 15 CILACAP

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-169
Author(s):  
Wardjono
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Head Of School ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Personnel

The problem in this research is the head of the school can manage all the components or resources that exist in the school environment with good so thatstudent achievement continues to rise in academic and non academic. The purpose of this study is: (1) Describe and analyze so that the head of school in implementing managerial competencies in SMP Islam Al Azhar 15 Cilacap. (2) Describe and analyze the response of the teachers and education personnel  of the competence of the managerial head of school in SMP Islam Al Azhar 15 Cilacap. (3) Describe and analyze the contraints of the head of school in implementing mangerial competencies in SMP Islam Al Azhar 15 Cilacap. The results of this study are: (1) The head of the SMP Islam Al Azhar 15 Cilacap has been making efforts to utilize existing resources in the school environment both from human resources, school facilities and infrastructure, financial resources of the school, and the advancement of technology in the field of information and communication, which includes 16 type of competence; (2) support of personal is realized by setting up the school adminstration well in order to improve the quality of education, as for the support of educators is realized with:  create lesson plans, implement learning process and assesment and evaluation; The head of SMP Islam Al Azhar 15 Cilacap get the constrains in implementing  managerial competencies, namely limitations in manging the school’s finances.

A STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION IN UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF KERALA

2016 ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
R.G Kothari ◽  
Mary Vineetha Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
Powerful Means ◽  
Made In

Evaluation is widely acknowledged as a powerful means of improving the quality of education. The introduction of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is considered as one of the major steps taken in this regard to improve and strengthen the quality of learner evaluation. The state of Kerala has been going through a series of educational reforms over the last decade or so and the introduction of CCE in the state is one among them. As emphasized by Kerala Curriculum Framework (2007) the implementation of new evaluation practices focusing on CCE was introduced right from primary to secondary level. Though the state has made all-out efforts to implement CCE in its true spirit, the questions that remain unanswered are that whether CCE has been actually and effectively implemented in all classes, what problems are being faced by teachers while implementing CCE. The present paper is a brief attempt made in this regard and is directed towards answering these questions and giving suggestions for the same. The study has been conducted on teachers of upper primary government schools of Kerala.

scholarly journals IMPLICATIONS OF FEYERABEND’S ANARCHISTIC PHILOSOPHY FOR NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL POLICIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Samuel Aloysius Ekanem ◽  
Peter Bisong Bisong
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Policymaking And Implementation ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
The Right

Education is a very important variable of economic growth and development. It could be said that the rate of growth of an economy is directly proportional to the quality of education meted on the populace. This is the reason every society strives to educate its citizens. However, Nigeria remains backward in terms of education delivery. There are millions of unemployable graduates rooming her streets searching for jobs. Though many reasons could be pointed as the cause of this, this work beams its searchlight on policymaking and implementation. It argues that if the right policies are made and dutifully implemented, the quality of education would improve. Using the tool of Feyerabend’s anarchism, the work analysed the Nigerian Policy of education, pointing at areas of weaknesses and recommending action points for government and policymakers. It concludes that if Feyerabend’s anarchism is made to guide policy-making in Nigeria, educational progress would ensue.

scholarly journals Link between Higher Education and the Community − a Model

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Rukhsana Zia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Functional Literacy ◽  
Downward Spiral ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
The Masses

Higher Education (HE) in Pakistan presents a case of the "inverted pyramid". The need of the country is to eradicate illiteracy and yet on the eve of the new millenium it stands at a humble 45 per cent. Poverty in the country is on the rise. Given the constraint of the financial resources the downward spiral is evident and yet the masses at the grassroots level could greatly benefit from increased literacy skills. Equipping them with functional literacy skills would clearly improve their quality of life. Given the two opposing trends whereby the country needs to provide massive literacy skills to its populace and the infrastructure of education heavily biased in favour of HE, an innovative approach within the education system and its mode of delivery is needed. This paper focuses on one such possibility and proposes a model to develop a link between the two to place the benefits of HE at the doorstep of the populace where it is desperately needed.

scholarly journals The Challenges Facing Schools’ Inspection Amid Universal Basic Education (UBE) Implementation In Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ige Akindele Matthew
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Universal Basic Education ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
State Of The Economy ◽  
Regular Training

In 1999, Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme was inaugurated in Nigeria, to increase the access of the citizens to basic education and correct other loopholes inherent in its provision. Since the inception of the programme, there have been massive commitments of human, materials and financial resources to its implementation to ensure that its objectives are achieved holistically even amid the parlous state of the economy. Over the years, inspection has been an activity which is geared towards the improvement of the quality of education being provided in schools and the effectiveness of the teachers. In spite of the role it can play in achieving this feats and the objectives of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme, inspection is ineffectively carried out in Nigeria because of many challenges it is facing. This paper examines the challenges facing inspection in Nigeria such as inadequate resources, inadequate qualified inspectors, limited time, uncooperative attitude of schools’ administrators and teachers, corruption, among others. To achieve this feat, reports of authors, statistics and findings of researches in literature were explored. To improve the state of inspection in the country, adequate funding, recruitment of more qualified inspectors, regular training and re-training of the inspectors, among others, are imperative.

scholarly journals HOW DO I INCREASE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL LEARNING OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE WITH LITERATION?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
wahyupuspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual

The application of literacy is very important to be applied especially in learning Indonesian. Literacy can help students not only in learning but also in finding solutions to problems. The application of literacy in schools needs to get support from all parties, including the government, schools, parents (families), and most importantly the individual students. Indonesian Language learning is actually one of the most appropriate subjects for applying literacy. If literacy is applied in learning Indonesian, the level of student understanding will get better and that will also affect the learning outcomes. Not only in learning Indonesian, Indonesian is only one of the subjects that can be used in literacy. If students' learning outcomes and understanding are good, automatically the quality and also the quality of education gets better. Literacy is not the only way that can be taken in improving the quality of learning, but can be one good alternative to improve the quality and quality of education.

scholarly journals On Principles of Course Evaluation in Distance Learning Environment

10.28945/2371 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczyslaw Owoc ◽  
Leszek A. Maciaszek ◽  
Krzysztof Hauke
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Distance Learning Environment ◽  
Education Delivery

Distance learning improves access to education and - in most cases - advances the quality of education delivery. Its key attributes are: openness, interactiveness and using multimedia teaching materials allowing: learning by anybody, at any place and anywhere. In order to assure high quality of learning, the offered courses should satisfy audience expectations and should convey knowledge in modern ways. To analysing teaching effectiveness we have evaluated a number of distance education courses. The paper describes evaluation aspects of distance learning environment and proposes the following criteria useful for this task: knowledge completeness, consistency and adequacy. Apart from knowledge passing, we have to deliver courses in an attractive form. We propose guidelines useful for evaluation of courses prepared in the LearningSpace (Lotus Notes application) environment s. The quality of education can be greatly improved by following these guidelines Two of the courses designed for MBA studies: "Business Plan Preparation” and " Management Decision Support Systems" illustrate the usability of the course evaluation method.

scholarly journals Pembiayaan Pendidikan Berbasis Filantropi Islam: Strategi Rumah Pintar BAZNAS Piyungan Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-256
Author(s):  
Sauqi Futaqi ◽  
Imam Machali
Keyword(s):  
Data Reduction ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Data Verification ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The Cost

This study aims to investigate the financial management and strategies deployed by Rumah Pintar (Rumpin) BAZNAS Piyungan Bantul Yogyakarta to improve the quality of education. Employing a qualitative approach, the data of this research is collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The data were then analyzed in three stages: data reduction, data display and data verification. The results show that financial resources of Rumpin BAZNAS Piyungan are obtained from zakat through BAZNAS Center and through the allocation of costs in Rumpin that has increased from year to year. The improved allocation of costs were caused by the increasing need for services requested by the service recipients (mustahik). The result of the cost improvement is the increasing quality of education and  services. It can be seen from the achievements obtained by Rumpin BAZNAS Piyungan which won number of awards such as the Best Rumpin in center development under the category of Non-Departmental body;  received award of pustaka bakti tama penggerak buku (books reader movement for literary devotion) and several training certificates that can be used to find a job.

scholarly journals Modeling of Academic Achievement of Primary School Students in Ethiopia Using Bayesian Multilevel Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Negusse Yohannes Sebro ◽  
Ayele Taye Goshu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
The Government ◽  
Very High

This study aims to explore Bayesian multilevel modeling to investigate variations of average academic achievement of grade eight school students. A sample of 636 students is randomly selected from 26 private and government schools by a two-stage stratified sampling design. Bayesian method is used to estimate the fixed and random effects. Input and process quality indicators of education such as student to class ratio, student to teacher ratio, availability of teaching learning resources at school, teaching methods, and standard of course curriculum are found to be significantly affecting the academic achievement of the students. The effects of student level covariates: absence from class, academic motivation, academic self concept, study time, family income, mother’s education, parents’ employment status, work demand at home, and parent’s follow-up of child are significantly varying from school to school. The results show that a large proportion of academic achievement variation is accounted to between schools. It is interesting to found out that the within school variation is very high for government schools while the between school variation is very high for private schools. There is uniformity across the government schools with high individual differences among students. However, there is lesser uniformity across the private schools with lesser individual differences of students. The findings in this study indicate that private schools are in a better position in maintaining quality of education at grade eight. Efficient academic management is needed at the government schools that can improve quality of education at the level.

scholarly journals Review of research on monitoring mathematical competencies of students

2021 ◽  
Vol IX(256) (100) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
D. O. Tiutiunnyk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Evaluation Data ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
National Monitoring ◽  
Mathematical Competencies ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Key Issues

The article analyzes foreign research on monitoring the mathematical competencies of students. The key issues related to the use of the results of assessment of students' academic achievements in conducting national monitoring of the quality of education are considered. The specifics of using the results in each of the countries are discussed, including the interpretation and presentation of evaluation data for different user groups.

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