1. Strategic Choices for Education Reform in Nigeria January 20-26, 2008 -- Abuja, Nigeria
SESSIONS
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SETTING THE STAGE/
INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
Of REFORM
BUILDING CAPACITY
FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR RAISING QUALITY
IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING
1st Morning
Session
8:30-10:30
Sunday Evening:
Welcome
Introductions & Cocktail Reception
Accountability and Governance
The challenge of accountability in public education and the role of information and voice in accountability. The WDR conceptual framework.
Presentation
Panel Discussion
Education Finance in Federal Systems:
Principles of education finance in federal systems & lessons of finance reform in Brazil, South Africa, and the US.
Video-Presentation
Examples of Conditional Cash Transfers
Short presentation and discussion
Recognizing Quality and Assessing Student Outcomes
Presentation, group exercises and discussion
International Trends in Teacher Management and Development
Presentation and discussion
Introductions – exercise
Course Overview
Official Course Opening
(10:00-10:30)
2nd Morning
11:00-13:00
What is Education Reform?
Strengthening Accountability and Governance in Nigerian Education
Group Exercise
Discussion
Challenges of Education Finance in Nigeria
Introduction to Resource Materials on Education Finance and Accountability Package and selected PETS/QSDS findings.
Education Financing Self-assessment Group exercise
Improving the Quality of Secondary Education in Africa: The SEIA Program
Strategies for Managing and Developing Teachers in Nigeria
Lunch
13: :00
12:00 - 1:00
1st Afternoon
14:00-15:30
Education Reform for Nigeria
Panel & Plenary Discussion
Introduction to State and Federal Group Exercise
Education Reform in Brazil
An example of Education Reform in a Federal System – Brazil
Paulo Renato, Former Minister of Education, Brazil
video presentation and discussion
Reform and Capacity: A conceptual framework
Video-conference with World Bank Washington D.C.
Division of Labor and Capacity in Education System
Strategies for Raising the Quality of Education in Nigeria
Panel and Plenary Discussion
Designing and Implementing Reform:
Presentations from each state and federal group
Group presentations with Panel remarks
2nd Afternoon
16:00-17:30
Roles & Responsibilities:
Group Activity
The Division of Labor in the Nigerian Education System – Who is Responsible for what and How Effective is it?
The 5 Whys? Introduction to the Education Planning Toolkit
Strategies for the Implementation of Reform in Nigeria
Video-conference discussion
Group Work on State and Federal Education Reform
Final remarks
Workshop Closing
Closing Dinner and presentation of Certificates