scholarly journals Transforming Education Through Instructional Coaching in the Mayan Highlands of Guatemala

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Gabriela Núñez ◽  
Sophia Maldonado Bode
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
School Level ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Bilingual And Multicultural

Significant efforts have been made to improve the educational system in the Western Highlands of Guatemala to foster economic growth and social development in the country. However, given the country’s linguistic and cultural diversity, challenges in terms of coverage and quality of education persist. Inadequate teacher preparation training, and the absence of an induction and pedagogical coaching system for new teachers are some of the impeding factors. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has executed targeted educational projects to support the National Ministry of Education in strengthening the human capital in education. A transformative pedagogical leadership and coaching model was developed that focuses efforts from an oversight system to a mentoring system that strengthens leadership and the capacities of teachers in the application of innovative methodologies that contribute to educational improvement. This model allows for a continuous cycle of improvement to teaching by providing new teachers with feedback on teaching practices in the classroom and opportunities for teachers to self-reflect and be empowered in their own learning process and professional growth. This approach has shown positive effects with respect to teaching practices at the school-level; however, additional measures are required to gain the support of stakeholders to expand its implementation to bilingual and multicultural contexts to maximize the country’s potential to improve the quality of education.  

scholarly journals Literacy in Limbo? Performance of Two Reading Promotion Schemes in Public Basic Schools in Ghana

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa ◽  
Aba Brew-Hammond ◽  
Anatu Kande Mahama
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Reading Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Study ◽  
Basic Level

This paper examines two literacy development programmes in basic school classrooms in Ghana: a books scheme for primary schools, mounted by the Ministry of Education in 1998 with support from the Department for International Development, UK, (DfID), and a reading assessment programme (Opoku-Amankwa and Brew-Hammond, 2011) aimed at promoting reading and improving quality of education especially at the basic level. The study reveals that very little is known about the two schemes, pupils’ access to the books is generally poor, and teachers interpret and implement the reading assessment programme in a range of ways according to their understanding. The paper recommends a detailed qualitative and quantitative study of the schemes to assist in future book development and literacy programmes.

Change to the Demands Made of the Teaching Profession and the Ambiguity of New Concepts

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Jana Kohnová
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
A Current

This paper is concerned with concepts such as quality of education, evaluation of the standard of the work of the teacher and comparison of educational results. It points to the importance of standards and the difficulties involved in their implementation. It also discusses the concept of competence and its relevance to framework educational programmes and the further education of teachers. The paper also focuses on a number of trends in education that are less widely discussed: instability — permanent change, reduction of education, emphasis on topicality and practical applicability, underestimation of the system, etc. The final part of the paper presents a current project from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic — a proposal for career progression.

Identifikasi Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Hasil Akreditasi SMA di Indonesia Berdasarkan Data ARKAS

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-269
Author(s):  
Muh Nur Fiqri Adham ◽  
Budi Susetyo ◽  
Kusman Sadik ◽  
Satriyo Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Model Accuracy ◽  
National Education ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
School Budget ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

Accreditation is an indicator of the quality of education at the education unit level. One affects the quality of education units is the school budget. School budgets are prepared in order to fulfill 8 national education standards. School budget management uses School Activity Plan and Budget Application (ARKAS) developed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek). ARKAS is an information system for managing school budget and expenditure planning. The Research is identifies the factors that influence the accreditation of high school (SMA) with accreditation as a response variable and 17 explanatory variables sourced from ARKAS and Dapodik data using ordinal logistic regression analysis. The best model stage is the model formed that has the smallest AIC value and has high model accuracy in determining the best model. The best model stage is the third model stage which is composed of 7 explanatory variables that affect the high school accreditation rating with AIC value of 1886,20 and model accuracy of 65,79%. The variables that affect to results of accreditation include school status, percentage of students eligible PIP, ratio of the number of students per number of teachers, percentage of teachers certified educators, ratio of the number of students per number of study groups, ratio of the number of students per number of computers, and ratio of the number of students per number of toilets

scholarly journals Penerapan Biaya Pendidikan Berbasis Activity-Based Costing dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Perguruan Tinggi: Studi Kasus di Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Nanang Fattah ◽  
Budhi Pamungkas Gautama
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Activity Based Costing

ABSTRAKSI: Sebagai LPTK (Lembaga Pendidikan Tenaga Kependidikan), UPI (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) perlu melakukan suatu kajian untuk merancang sistem pengelolaan keuangan perguruan tinggi berbasis aktivitas dengan metode ABC (Activity-Based Costing), yang diharapkan akan dapat mengukur secara lebih rinci aktivitas-aktivitas utama dan pendukung dalam penyelenggaraan pendidikan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa seluruh Fakultas yang ada di lingkungan UPI menyatakan kesiapan untuk menerapkan sistem ABC. Berdasarkan FGD (Focus Group Discussion), terdapat beberapa kendala yang dihadapi untuk menerapkan sistem ABC di UPI di Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Secara keseluruhan diperoleh hasil bahwa sistem ABC dapat diterapkan di UPI selama ada niat dan kerjasama yang baik dari Kementerian Pendidikan dan pimpinan Universitas.KATA KUNCI: Biaya Pendidikan Berbasis Kegiatan; Uang Kuliah Tunggal; Mutu Pendidikan; Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia; Niat dan Kerjasama yang Baik. ABSTRACT: “The Implementation of Activity-Based Costing to Improve the Quality of Education in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Indonesia University of Education”. As an institute of teacher training and education, UPI (Indonesia University of Education) needs to conduct a study on designing college financial management systems based on activity through the method of ABC (Activity-Based Costing), that is expected to be able to measure in more detail the main and supporting activities in the implementation of education. The results show that all Faculties at UPI declare their readiness to implement the ABC system. Based on the FGD (Focus Group Discussion), there are several problems in implementing ABC system at UPI in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Overall, the results show that ABC system can be applied in UPI as long as there is cooperation and good intention from the Ministry of Education and University leaders.KEY WORD: Learning Activity-Based Costing; Single Tuition; Quality of Education; Indonesia University of Education; Cooperation and Good Intentions.  About the Authors: Prof. Dr. Nanang Fattah dan Budhi Pamungkas Gautama, M.Sc. adalah Dosen di Program Studi Manajemen FPEB UPI (Fakultas Pendidikan Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia), Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Untuk kepentingan akademik, penulis bisa dihubungi dengan alamat emel: [email protected] dan [email protected] to cite this article? Fattah, Nanang Budhi Pamungkas Gautama. (2017). “Penerapan Biaya Pendidikan Berbasis Activity-Based Costing dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Perguruan Tinggi: Studi Kasus di Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia” in MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan, Vol.2(1) March, pp.19-32. Bandung, Indonesia: UPI [Indonesia University of Education] Press, ISSN 2527-3868 (print) and 2503-457X (online). Chronicle of the article: Accepted (April 13, 2016); Revised (October 20, 2016); and Published (March 30, 2017).

scholarly journals Preparing Globally Competent Teachers: A Paradigm Shift for Teacher Education in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
John Kwasi Annan
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Level ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Secondary Sources

It is well known that quality and positive school outcomes are determined by teacher competence, sensitivity, and motivation which are summed as teacher quality. The role teachers play in shaping society requires that training of same must be of utmost priority of governments. With reference to the relevance of archival materials, the study relied mostly on observation and secondary sources of data with content analysis on training of teachers in Ghana. This study identified various elements that contribute to the quality of teachers which ultimately increases the quality of education. These included quality assurance of teacher education, initial training of teachers, deployment processes, professional growth, compensation, and regulatory bodies that ensure standards and compliance. The article also found out that low investments in teacher education, allowing nonprofessional graduates to teach, poor living, and working condition are deterrent to teachers from accepting postings to rural and deprived areas; lack of regular and consistent training for professional development and poor motivation packages for teachers are some of the reasons for poor quality in the education delivery at the basic school level. The study then advocates that teachers must be trained strictly by educational institutions only, aptitude test must be used to recruit teachers, intensify curricula reform to address critical thinking skills in teachers, institute regular development training for teachers, and motivate teachers who accept postings to rural areas.

Rights in Education and Self-Identity: Education and Language of Instruction in Namibia

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
English Instruction

<p class="apa">In 1992, the Ministry of Education and Culture in Namibia created a new language policy for schools that presented the possibility of using English as the sole medium of instruction for students starting in Grade 1. The resulting increase in schools that offer only English instruction has been detrimental to education. In order to improve the quality of education available to students in Namibia, the implementation of the language policy must be revisited so that students have the opportunity to first learn in their mother tongues and develop the necessary skills that they will need to be successful.</p>

¡A La Huelga! Secondary Students, School Strikes, and the Power of Educational Activism in 1970s Nicaragua

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 601-631
Author(s):  
Claudia Rueda
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Democratic Schools ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
The Press ◽  
To Come ◽  
Student Demands

ABSTRACTThe year 1976 was a violent one in Nicaragua. In an effort to quash the Sandinista guerrillas, the dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle had declared a state of siege, suspending constitutional guarantees, muzzling the press, and unleashing the Guardia Nacional. Despite the dangers of dissent, thousands of students across the country walked off their secondary school campuses that year to protest poor funding, inept teachers, and oppressive administrators. This article examines this series of strikes to uncover the ways in which teenagers managed to organize their schools and communities in spite of the repression that marked the final years of the Somoza regime. Analyzing student documents, Ministry of Education records, and newspaper reports, this article argues that in the context of a decades-long dictatorship, student demands for more democratic schools opened a relatively safe pathway for cross-generational activism that forced concessions from the Somoza regime. By the 1970s, secondary schools had come to reflect the state's authoritarianism and mismanagement, and widespread educational deficiencies brought students and parents together in a joint project to demand better schools. Battles over the quality of education, thus, showcased the power of an organized citizenry and laid the groundwork for the revolutionary mobilizations that were to come.

scholarly journals KURIKULUM 2013 UNTUK TOTAL QUALITY EDUCATION DI INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilmi Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Times

The issue of improving the quality of education has always been the focusof the various stakeholders in education. One of the objectives is to prepare learning outcomes (LO) that have competitiveness with their competitors. In addition, also to prepare the LO has the power sanding so that it can be in harmony with the era that has entered this disruptive era. The paper is intended to see how the policy relevance of the government to address the problem. The author uses a management approach in reviewing existing data. This paper uses literature review and is reinforced with data from the field. The results of this paper are several facts - including the following alternative facts: the government through the Ministry of Education with the policy of Curriculum 2013 and Kemenristek Dikti through the Presidential Decree on the Indonesian National Qualification Framework (KKNI) began to make efforts to improve education. There is a paradigm shift, previously focused only on cognitive development, or already towards the affective and psychomotor spheres but still very minimal, and unstructured evaluation, is now more systematic to achieve not only the cognitive, but affective, psychomotor sphere by considering multiple intelligence. Based on these facts it can be concluded that there is a match between education and community needs, so that the crisis of moral decadence, the competence of hope can be overcome. On the same side, the 2013 curriculum is nothing but a government instrument to control the quality of education that is oriented towards quality assurance. Finally, the government -designed education is expected to encourage LOs capable of competence, competitiveness and sanding power that is in harmony with the times. Isu perbaikan mutu pendidikan selalu menjadi fokus dari pelbagaipemangku kepentingan dalam pendidikan. Salah satu tujuannya adalahuntuk penyiapan learning outcomes (LO) yang mempunyai daya saingdengan kompetitornya. Selain itu, juga untuk menyiapkan LO mempunyaidaya sanding sehingga dapat selaras dengan zaman yang sudahmemasuki era disruptif ini. Tulisan ditujukan untuk melihat bagaimanarelevansi kebijakan yang diambil pemerintah untuk mengatasipermasalahan tersebut. Penulis menggunakan pendekatan manajemendalam mengulas data yang ada. Tulisan ini menggunakan kajian pustakadan dikuatkan dengan data dari lapangan. Hasil dari tulisan ini adalahbeberapa fakta –termasuk di dalamnya fakta alternatif sebagai berikut:pemerintah melalui Kementerian Pendidikan dengan kebijakan Kurikulum2013 dan Kemenristek Dikti melalui Kepres tentang Kerangka KualifikasiNasional Indonesia (KKNI) mulai melakukan usaha perbaikan pendidikan.Ada pergeseran paradigma, yang sebelumnya hanya terfokus padapengembangan kognitif, atau sudah menuju ranah afektif dan  psikomotor namun masih sangat minim, dan evaluasi yang tidak terstruktur, saat ini lebih sistematis untuk mencapai tidak hanya ranah kognitif, namun afektif, psikomotor dengan mempertimbangkan multiple intelegence. Berdasarkan fakta tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwasannya sudah ada kesesuaian antara pendidikan dengan kebutuhan masyarakat, sehingga krisis dekadensi moral, kompetensi harapannya dapat diatasi. Pada sisi yang sama ;kurikulum 2013 tidak lain sebagai instrumen pemerintah untuk mengkontrol mutu pendidikan yang beorientasi pada jaminan mutu. Terakhir, pendidikan yang didesain pemerintah diharapkan mampu mendorong LO yang mampu mempunyai kompetensi, daya saing dan daya sanding yang selaras dengan zamannya.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN LITERASI KATABA UNTUK MENUNJANG PENDIDIKAN BERKUALITAS PERSPEKTIF QS. AL-‘ALAQ AYAT 1-5

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ali Hamidi ◽  
Muhammad Syariful Anam ◽  
Firdan Fadlan Sidik
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Core ◽  
Mathematics And Science

The Qur’an has a comprehensive view of the conception of education. Among the core of education is literacy. Student’s literacy skills are able to lead the nation’s generation to be literate and discover their potential. PISA research results in 2018 prove that Indonesia is ranked more than 10 and below in several assessment areas, such as reading, mathematics and science. The PISA 2018 data shows that the level of literacy in Indonesia is still low. Apart from the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud) to develop educational policies, students also have a role as booster of the quality of education. Seeing the conception of literacy education from the perspective of the Qur’an, the KATABA Ma’had Al-Jami’ah became the object of research. The existence of this community acts as a support for the literacy atmosphere in the Ma’had environment which contributes to developing the world of writing and research. Through the qualitative method used in this study, the authors found that KATABA is a manifestation of the practice of the concept of literacy in Al-‘Alaq verses 1-5. The existence of literacy community among students contributes to the academic development of students. An increasing achievement index is one indicator of the success of the community in increasing the level of education in higher education.

scholarly journals Principals’ Perceptions of Deteriorating Quality of Education at Secondary School Certificate Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Dr. Mohammad Javed ◽  
Prof. Dr. Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah ◽  
Dr. Habib Elahi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Level ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Examination System ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Common Objection ◽  
Excellence In Education

This descriptive study was carried out in six different districts of KP province of Pakistan and they were Mansehra, Malakand, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, Charsadda, and Bannu. There was the common objection that the quality of education has declined at various stages of education. This study focused on the analysis of the main causes of deterioration of quality at the Secondary School Level in the province of KP, Pakistan. These major causes of deterioration of excellence in education were revealed by a review of the study. Some key factors, considered to be the foundation of quality education, were highlighted. The methodology of the study was properly described. The researcher himself visited the sampled institutions and administered the questionnaire to the respondents to collect the data. Out of six different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 440 Principals of Government Boys' Secondary Schools were selected as the population of this study. The sample contained 132 principals (30%). The tool of the study included a structured interview containing six open-ended items. Both qualitative and quantitative treatment was given to the analysis of data and presented in graphical and tabular forms. The study uncovered major causes of deterioration about quality at the secondary level, which is an ineffective system of monitoring and accountability, flawed examination system, insufficient infrastructural facilities, congested classrooms, lack of competent and trained teaching faculty, un-warranted political involvement, outdated teaching methods, and inadequate latest teaching facilities. The study also suggested various teaching strategies, which are suitable for various types of learners and could be applied in classrooms.

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