1. Data Collection Mechanisms for ESD
Workshop for the Development of
Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Data Collection Mechanisms for ESD
session four/five:
3 april 2007
Jon F Kapp
Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics Unit (AIMS)
Office of the Regional Advisor for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics

2. Moving from Goals & Targets to Indicators
Example: MDG
Quantified and time-bound
Provides evidence on progress towards target
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3. ESD Goals, Targets, Indicators?
Example:
Young people and adults incorporate sustainable development practices in their daily lives.
ESD is integrated into 75% of NGOs non-formal education programmes by 2015
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4. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Session Objective
Identify and evaluate mechanisms (methods, instruments, approaches) for collecting data for, and reporting on, ESD indicators
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5. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Key Questions
How can data collection mechanisms for other initiatives be linked to data collection for ESD?
Which stakeholders will be involved in the data collection process in your country?
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6. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Key Questions
What data collection methods are often used and which mechanisms are best for collecting data for your national ESD indicators?
What challenges do you face in developing data collection mechanisms or collecting data in your country? How can you overcome these challenges?
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7. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Outline
Why National Monitoring?
Existing Monitoring Mechanisms
Assessing approaches
Stakeholders – for and with
Applying the Indicator Planning Tool
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8. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
National Monitoring
Assesses progress within the context of national development priorities and strategies
Maintains political and social momentum
Allows focus on national and sub-national level information for comparative purposes
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9. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
National Monitoring
Features an expanded set of indicators producing a richer set of national data (based on monitoring of local goals and targets)
Allows continued learning (as we go)
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10. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Global Initiatives
National Commitments:
Millennium Development Goals
Education for All
UN Literacy Decade
Global Reporting Initiative
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Earth Charter
World Summit on Sustainable Development ?
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11. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Key issues
Embedding monitoring at an early stage ensures that information derived from the process would be considered in the policy-making cycle.
International frameworks allow for easy comparison across countries / regions
Consider data collection methods that best fit ESD indicators
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12. Considering Monitoring Mechanisms

13. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
‘Mechanisms’ include
Methods
Instruments
Timing and Frequency
Target
Indicator Production Methodology
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14. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
National Mechanisms
National Monitoring Methods:
Annual school survey
Annual NGO survey
School inspection
Observation, Storytelling, Interviews
Research and case studies
Sample surveys
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
Civil Society Monitoring (eg. EdWatch)
(Guidelines, pg 51)
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15. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
National Mechanisms
National Monitoring Methods:
Annual NGO survey
Instruments:
Data Collection / Reporting
Summary Form(s)
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16. Group discussions: Assessing approaches

17. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Activity
Evaluate various approaches to monitoring/reporting in your national context.
Reporting with Yes/No and explanations
Ranking data for reporting purposes
Self-Assessment
Using indicator ‘sets’ in your reporting format
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18. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
National Mechanisms
National Monitoring Methods:
Annual NGO survey
Instruments:
Data Collection / Reporting
Summary Form(s)
When and how often?
Beginning and end of school year
From whom?
School Principal
Methodology to produce indicators
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19. Assessing Data Collection Methods
Availability: Is the data available and how often can it be made available?
Accessibility: Is the data readily accessible? How effectively can the data be collected in hard-to-reach or sparsely populated areas?
Accuracy: Is the data collected accurate? What events might skew the data being collected? Is data collected with this method appropriate for this indicator?
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20. Assessing Data Collection Methods
Affordability: Is the method time and cost effective?
Reliability: Is the data reliable? Will the data always be available to collect?
Comparability: Can the data be compared across regions?
(Guidelines, pg 52-53)
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21. Identifying Stakeholders

22. Stakeholders in monitoring
Ministry of Education / Environment / ?
National Development Boards (e.g. Thailand)
Councils for Sustainable Development (e.g. Philippine-PCSD)
National Statistics Bureaus (e.g. China)
National NGO Council on Education
__________
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23. Indicator / Data Collection Planning

24. Indicator Planning Tool
Education for Sustainable Development Indicators
How often should the data be collected?
What data do we need to satisfy the indicator?
Where will the data come from?
How will the data be collected or supporting evidence found?
Who will be responsible for the data collection/collation?
Target: ESD is integrated into 75% of NGOs non-formal education programmes by 2015.*
National coordinator appointed to assist NGOs with integrating ESD into non-formal education programmes.
Once - baseline
Confirmation of appointment of a National Government ESD coordinator for non-formal education
Ministry of Environment or the Ministry of Education.
Survey or interview.
National DESD Committee or Data Collection Working Group.
(Guidelines, pg 55)
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25. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
What are the benefits of the Indicator planning tool?
What suggestions do you have to adapt the indicator planning tool to your national context?
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26. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Key Questions
How can data collection mechanisms for other initiatives be linked to data collection for ESD?
Which stakeholders will be involved in the data collection process in your country?
Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
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27. Asia-Pacific National DESD Monitoring Systems
Key Questions
What data collection methods are often used and which mechanisms are best for collecting data for your national ESD indicators?
What challenges do you face in developing data collection mechanisms or collecting data in your country? How can you overcome these challenges?
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28. For further information:
Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics Unit (AIMS)
Office of the Regional Advisor for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNESCO Bangkok
Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building
920 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok Thailand
tel: fax:
Web:
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