Applying Systems Thinking to Education: The RISE Systems Framework

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla Spivack
Keyword(s):  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Education System ◽  
Feedback Loops ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Systems Framework ◽  
Multiple Scenarios

Many education systems in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a learning crisis. Many efforts to address this crisis do not account for the system features of education, meaning that they fail to consider the ways that interactions and feedback loops produce outcomes. Thinking through the feedback relationships that produce the education system can be challenging. The RISE Education Systems Framework, which is sufficiently structured to give boundaries to the analysis but sufficiently flexible to be adapted to multiple scenarios, can be helpful. The RISE Framework identifies four key relationships in an education system: politics, compact, management, and voice and choice; and five features that can be used to describe these relationships: delegation, finance, information, support, and motivation. This Framework can be a useful approach for characterising the key actors and interactions in the education system, thinking through how these interactions produce systems outcomes, and identifying ways to intervene that can shift the system towards better outcomes.

scholarly journals Finnish education system as seen from an Indonesian perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratih Adiputri
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Sustainable Future

The aim of this paper is to discuss the Finnish education system from an Indonesian perspective, and consider what citizens, notably from middle-income countries, may learn from the Finnish system. The source material is the author’s book, which provides an Indonesian perspective on the Finnish education system, supplemented by discussions from webinars and weekly Instagram Live discussions on the topic. It is known that education is part of a country’s culture, thus the Finnish education system cannot simply be implemented as such in another place. Yet there certainly are elements that can be adopted to the local culture, in this case, in Indonesia. The different models of education in Finland and Indonesia are compared to conclude with lessons that we can learn from Finland, notably regarding a sustainable future and the possibility of learning simple daily life skills.

scholarly journals Understanding Learning Trajectories Is Key to Helping Adolescent Girls

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lant Pritchett ◽  
Marla Spivack
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Learning Trajectories ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Leave Policy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Governments

There is a growing consensus among national governments and development partners about the importance of girls’ education. This is reflected in the UK government’s commitment to quality education for every girl for 12 years, and in targets for increasing girls’ schooling and learning adopted by the Group of 7 (G-7) countries at their meeting in mid-2021 (G7, 2021). The emergence of this consensus comes at a critical time. Education systems in low- and middle-income countries are facing a learning crisis, with many systems failing to equip children with the foundational skills they need to reach their full potential. Within this movement for girls’ education, much attention is focused on the unique challenges adolescent girls face, and on programmes to help girls stay in school. But designing interventions without sufficient understanding of the drivers of adolescent girls’ challenges will leave policy makers frustrated and girls unaided. To help adolescents reach their full potential, we must first understand what is undermining their progress in the first place. Understanding learning trajectories (how much children learn over time) is key to helping both today’s and tomorrow’s adolescent girls. This insight note briefly explains what learning trajectories are and then offers six analytical insights about learning trajectories that can inform education systems reforms to ensure that every girl meets her full potential.

scholarly journals Collaborative Care for Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A WHO Health Systems Framework Assessment of Three Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 870-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibhav Acharya ◽  
Maria Ekstrand ◽  
Pragya Rimal ◽  
Mohammed K. Ali ◽  
Sikhar Swar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Collaborative Care ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Systems Framework ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Education: The Key to Curb HIV and AIDS Epidemic

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
DN Bhatta ◽  
UR Aryal ◽  
K Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Day By Day

Overwhelming impact has been established among different aspects and burden of incurable HIV and AIDS is increasing day-by-day globally. The aim of this article is to discuss the potential benefits and strengths of an education system in the absence of remedy and help to develop future strategies. Education has great impact on HIV and AIDS and vice-versa. An education plays a vital role to curb the transmission of HIV and AIDS thorough capacity building, provides information, reduces vulnerability, empowerment, improve life skill, maintain equity, reduce dependence, stigma, and discrimination, where are abundance foundations for HIV infection. HIV and AIDS has role for devastation of education system and level which has great impact on productivity, economic growth, demand, supply and daily life of human being. Low and middle income countries needs to be improve recording and reporting systems related to impact of HIV and AIDS on education. By analyzing preceding evidences, policy makers or governance feels to reformulate policies relating to education and health. Evidence based policy and program will be more useful to address distressing squall of epidemic. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i2.12493 Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol.11(2) 2013: 158-161

Problems of Formation of System Thinking in Modern Russian Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
T. Kuz'minova ◽  
R. Ashurbekov
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Education ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Building Market ◽  
Soviet Education ◽  
Market Relations ◽  
Russian Education

The construction of new, market-based economic relations in Russia in the early 90s of the last century was accompanied by a radical transformation of the education system to the Bologna standard. At the same time, Western scientists - teachers drew attention to the work on the cognitive development of the child by L.S. Vygotsky, the theory of developmental education by P.Ya. Galperin, the theory of inventive problem solving by G.S. Altshuller and the results of research by other scientists providing the formation of systems thinking in Soviet education. The article shows that the documents regulating the development of Russian education include the formation of systematic and critical thinking in students, but in practice this is not always implemented. The directions of transformation of the Russian education system since the beginning of building market relations in the 90s of the last century are identified as the cause of the current situation. The formation of systems thinking in higher education should consider the peculiarities of the age dynamics of adults. The most developed figurative and verbal thinking among students makes it possible to use the teaching methods of V.F. Shatalov, which reduces the time for studying educational materials by more than 30 times in comparison with classical teaching methods.

scholarly journals Disabilities Inclusive Education Systems and Policies Guide for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Hayes ◽  
Jennae Bulat
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Inclusive System ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Having a disability can be one of the most marginalizing factors in a child’s life. In education, finding ways to meet the learning needs of students with disabilities can be challenging, especially in schools, districts, regions, and countries with severely limited resources. Inclusive education—which fully engages all students, including students with disabilities or other learning challenges, in quality education—has proven particularly effective in helping all students learn, even while challenges to implementing inclusive education systems remain. This guide provides suggestions for developing inclusive education systems and policies, especially for low- and middle-income countries that are moving from a segregated system toward an inclusive system of education. We specifically address the needs of countries with limited resources for implementing inclusive education. However, our strategies and recommendations can be equally useful in other contexts where inclusive education practices have not yet been adopted.

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