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Program

Draft Agenda
Grand Baie, Mauritius, December 3-6, 2003

 

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Thursday December 3
Thursday December 4
Thursday December 5
Thursday December 6
9h00 – 11h00

Formal opening session

Welcome speeches
Chair of ADEA
Chair of the Bureau of Ministers

Messages

Opening speech

Panel 4. Teacher development at the center of pedagogical renewal

a
Thematic synthesis. Pedagogical renewal and teacher development

ROUND TABLE: Professional development of teachers

b
Self-evaluation of teachers: the path to a better school (WGTP)

c
Reform of initial training of teachers in Guinea (FIMG): analysis and assessment of the implementation

d
Implementing a new pedagogical approach in primary education (NAP): Cameroon case study

e
Teacher training via distance education (WGDEOL)

Panel 8. Decentralization and diversification: the role of civil society and communities

a
Thematic synthesis. Decentralizing and diversifying the delivery systems: involving and empowering for “school citizenship”

ROUND TABLE: Decentralization and participation of civil society

Experiences from Senegal, Madagascar, Burkina Faso (WGNFE); Mali (Save the Children); Nigeria and Uganda (WGFE); Paul Gérin Lajoie Foundation

9h-9h45
Panel 10. ROUND TABLE
HIV/AIDS and the quality of education

a
The impact of HIV/AIDS on schooling

b
HIV/AIDS : a threat for the quality of education

c
The impact of HIV/AIDS on teachers in Côte d’Ivoire

9h45-10h30
Panel of rapporteurs of parallel sessions

10h30-11h00
Report of the Caucus of Ministers

11h00 - 11h30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
(10h30 – 11h00)
11h30- 13h30

Press Conference


 

Panel 1. Educational quality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) at issue

a
The experience of Mauritius

b
Film: points of view on quality

c
Discussion paper: The challenge of learning—improving the quality of basic education in SSA

Panel 5. Reinforcing the relevance and efficiency of learning

a
Thematic synthesis. Relevance of education: adapting curricula and the use of African languages

b
Primary education reading program in Zambia

c
Beyond access and equity: improving the quality of nomadic education in Nigeria

d
Early childhood development as an important strategy to improve learning outcomes (WGECD)

Panel 9. External partnerships: financing and knowledge sharing

a
Joint evaluation of external support: local solutions to global challenges for effective partnerships in basic education

b
Implementation matters: Exploring their critical role in transforming policies and investments into results

c
Supporting the quality of basic education in SSA: the experience of the World Bank

d
Universal Primary Education in multilingual societies: experience of the GTZ

e
Lessons learned from the implementation of a curriculum reform

 

11h15-12h30
Final wrap-up session


12h30-13h00
Closing of the meeting


13h00 – 13h30
Press conference

13h30 - 15h00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
15h00 - 16h30

Panel 2. ROUND TABLE
Assessing and taking stock of the quality of education in Africa

a
Lessons learned from regional experiences in learning assessment (SACMEQ, PASEC and MLA).

b
Using the MLA study to investigate quality factors in private schools: Gambia case study

c
Indicators and monitoring quality through statistics (WGES)

d
Monitoring performance: assessment and examinations in Africa

Panel 6. Implementing reforms in schools and classrooms

a
Thematic synthesis. Scaling up and sustaining education reforms

b
An approach to improving educational quality in the context of reforms in Mauritania

c
The impact of the education reform program on the quality of basic education in Uganda

d
Lessons learned from the Improving Educational Quality (IEQ) approach

Parallel sessions/ Caucus of Ministers

Workshop 1:
Policies for improving and financing quality

Workshop 2:
Strategies and reforms at school and classroom level

Workshop 3:
Partnership for quality

Steering Committee meeting
16h30 - 17h00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
17h00 - 18h30

Panel 3. Policy options and options for financing quality

a
Equity and learning: the gender dimension (FAWE)

b
EFA 2003 report on girls’ education

c
Key elements in policies addressing education quality in the context of EFA

d
Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI): Contributing to Quality and Access for EFA

Panel 7. ROUND TABLE
How is quality ensured elsewhere?

a
Quality of secondary education in Africa

b
Ensuring the quality of distance education in higher education: the experience of the African Virtual University

c
The role and contribution of higher education to improving the quality of basic education (WGHE)

d
Ensuring quality in the health sector

Parallel sessions/ Caucus of Ministers (end)
Steering Committee meeting (end)
19h30    
ADEA gala dinner and
15th anniversary celebration
 

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