Educational Policy Support Program Ukraine

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Educational Policy Support Program (Ukraine)

• IEP / OSI
• Educational Policy Workshop
• 21 24 November, 2001
• Budapest, Hungary
• Presentation prepared
• by Lilia Ostapenko

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History

• Environment in Ukraine
• 2000 President of Ukraine Decree
• 2000 Minister of Education Order
• 2001 Educational Policy Support Program

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Project Goals

• To provide support in preparation National
  Educational Strategy
• To influence and support Government in using new
  democratic methods of creation national
  educational policy
• To insure public involvement into the process

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Project objectives

• To support preparation of the National Concept
  Paper
• To provide comprehensive analysis of the current
  situation in education
• To involve public opinion

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Donors and Partners

• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
• Other Ukrainian Government Agencies
• International Renaissance Foundation
• United Nations Development Program
• Institute for Educational Policy
• World Bank

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Target audience

• Working Groups Members who worked on National
  Concept Paper
• Educational NGOs
• Educational stakeholders
• Educational experts

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Ways of Implementation

• Analytical studies
• Conferences / workshops
• Public Discussion
• Trainings
• Public Information Campaign

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Analytical Studies

• Equal Access to Quality Education
• Education Governance and Education Finance
• General Description of Higher Education
• Attitudes of the Academic Community towards
  reforms in Education
• The System of Monitoring and Assessing Education
  Quality
• The System of Teacher Training and Pedagogical
  Innovations

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Analytical support

• Programs of other European Countries
• International and local workshops and
  roundtables
• Experience on new issues for Ukraine
• Literature and analytical materials

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Public Information Campaign

• Advisory group
• Regional discussions
• Newsletter and Bulletin
• Ukrainian Educational Server www.ues.org.ua
• Articles
• Radio and TV add

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Risks

• Tight deadlines
• Lack of experience in policy analysis
• Lack of experience in organization of public
  discussion

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Preliminary Results

• Improved content of the Concept Paper
• Public Involvement
• Improved capability of policy makers
• Donors interest - WB loan prospective

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Prospects

• Doctrine gradual implementation
• Request from the Government to support
  Implementation Plan development
• Further stakeholders involvement
• Public activity in the field