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RECOUP Ghana: Work in Progress and Policy implications

2009

RECOUP Gh a n a : W or k in Pr ogr e ss a n d Policy im plica t ion s D r . Le slie Ca se ly- H a yfor d D ir e ct or Associa t e s for Ch a n ge , Gh a n a Presented at RECOUP/ EdQual Mid-term Conference on Educational Quality and Outcomes. 9-10th March, 2009, University of Ghana March 9, 2009 Goals and vision of RECOUP “ To st udy t he m echanism s t hat drive t he cycle of deprivat ion and t o ident ify t he policies needed t o ensure t hat educat ional out com es benefit t he disadvant aged.” „ Support policy m akers wit h t im ely research out put s in relevant areas.. Goals of t he Conference To share wit h policy m akers, DPs and ot her st akeholders t he key result s, out put s and findings of RECOUP and EdQuall; To receive feedback and engage on t he findings ( validit y, reliabilit y, m et hodological rigor; relevance and policy im plicat ions) To provide an opport unit y t o net work, forge linkages; To view t he research out com es across t wo research consort ium ( RECOUP an EdQUALL) Cont ext of t he conference New Governm ent and what t his m eans for t he educat ion reform s… MOE is in t he process of developing it s new Educat ion St rat egic Plan for t he next 10 years… Nat ional Developm ent Plan 2010 New Educat ion Act : decent ralizat ion GOG Aid Policy: MDBS and SBS The present at ion I n t r odu ct ion W or k on su b pr oj e ct s ‰ Social and Hum an St rand ( Yout h, Gender and Cit izenship) ‰ Market and Econom ic St rand ‰ Aid and Part nership St rand Ca pa cit y bu ildin g ‰ Training of researchers ‰ I CT dat a analysis and soft ware ‰ Web based t raining m anuals on qualit at ive research D isse m in a t ion of r e se a r ch w or k ‰ Research Out put s ‰ Dissem inat ion channels & m et hods Policy im plica t ion s Associat es for Change ( AFC) „ AFC is a research and consult ing firm specializing in social policy analysis, educat ion and social developm ent research. ‰ Provides research, consult ing and advisory services t o governm ent , donors and civil societ y organisat ions using a m ult i- disciplinary approach. ‰ Undert akes operat ional research in program design, m onit oring and evaluat ion. ‰ AfC has t wo offices in Nort hern and Sout hern Ghana wit h a t ot al of t en st aff wit h seven full t im e researchers ( t wo senior and five int erm ediat e) . AfC Part ners I nt ernat ional part ners for RECOUP work include: ‰ Facult y of Educat ion, Universit y of Cam bridge ‰ Universit y of Edinburgh ‰ Cent er for t he St udy of African Econom ies, Universit y of Oxford AfC has also developed w orking relat ionships w it h t he: ‰ I nst it ut e for Planning and Educat ional Adm inist rat ion at t he Universit y of Cape Coast ; ‰ Cent er for Social Policy St udies ( CSPS) , I nst it ut e of African St udies and Depart m ent of Econom ics at t he Universit y of Ghana. ‰ Cent er for Research in Basic Educat ion ( CRI BE) ,Universit y of Educat ion. ‰ The Universit y of Developm ent St udies RECOUP Research St rands Socia l a n d H u m a n St r a n d „ „ „ You t h Ge n de r a n d Cit ize n sh ip pr oj e ct H e a lt h a n d Fe r t ilit y pr oj e ct D isa bilit y pr oj e ct M a r k e t a n d Econ om ic St r a n d „ Qu a lit a t ive st u dy on Sk ills t r a in in g „ Qu a n t it a t ive H ou se h old Su r ve y w or k Aid a n d D on or Pa r t n e r sh ip St r a n d „ Pu blic Pr iva t e Pa r t n e r sh ip pr oj e ct „ I m pa ct of N e w Aid m oda lit ie s in t h e e du ca t ion se ct or RECOUP Research Out put s ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ Lit erat ure reviews Met a- analysis series Working papers Proj ect m anagem ent docum ent s e.g. Field guides, Analysis and writ ing guide, Field Report s- scoping report s, com m unit y profiles, et c Com m unit y Working Paper series Annot at ed Profile of RECOUP out put s You t h , Ge n de r a n d Cit ize n sh ip ( YGC) W or k in g Pa pe r com ple t e d 1 . “You t h Cit ize n sh ip, N a t ion a l Un it y a n d Pove r t y Alle via t ion : Ea st a n d W e st Afr ica n a ppr oa ch e s t o t h e e du ca t ion of a n e w ge n e r a t ion ” W or k in g pa pe r s in pr ogr e ss: 1 . Th e m a k in g of a Gh a n a ia n Cit ize n : t h e r ole of e du ca t ion a m on g u r ba n you t h fr om poor a n d n on poor h ou se h olds. 2 . Th e Effe ct s of Edu ca t ion a m on g Ru r a l You t h in N or t h e r n Gh a n a : a n in t e r ge n e r a t ion a l pe r spe ct ive . 3 . Gr ow in g u p M ode r n in Gh a n a : Edu ca t ion a l Ou t com e s a n d Socia l Tr a n sit ion a m on g you n g pe ople a cr oss diffe r e n t socia l cla sse s. Them e 1: Healt h and Fert ilit y Research Focus: How education impacts on the pathways women use to negotiate health and fertility behavior; „ Across all four research sites „ Field Work (Dec, 2008 and will end in March, 2009) „ 80 in-depth interviews with women between 20-30 years of age. Them e 1: Disabilit y m ini proj ect „ Research quest ions ƒ What is t he local underst anding and m eaning of disabilit y? ƒ What is t he out com e of educat ion t o t he disenabled persons from t he individual, fam ily, com m unit y, social and hum an levels of developm ent ? ƒ What is t he relat ionship bet ween disabilit y and povert y? What role does educat ion play in helping people wit h disabilit y t o break out of povert y? Them e 2. Market and Econom ic St rand ( Skills Training Qualit at ive) Research quest ions: ‘How does skills t raining ( bot h public and non- st at e) cont ribut e t o labour m arket out com es t hat help break t he cycle of deprivat ion for t he poor’ „ Field Work included: 80 in- dept h int erviews wit h m ast er art isans and 80 int erviews policy m akers & key inform ant s in across t he four sit es Them e 2: Market and Econom ic Out put s „ Prelim inary Findings Report : Skill Pat hways out of Povert y: Technical and vocat ional skills developm ent : Breaking t he cycle of povert y for yout h and young adult s in Ghana? „ Working Paper: Skills and Labour m arket out com es am ong yout h in urban and rural Ghana: t he role of form al and inform al skills t raining. Them e 2: Household Survey work Panel dat a from t he Ghana Household Survey Work on Market and Econom ic Out com es t o Educat ion conduct ed by t he Universit y of Oxford. Out put s: „ RECOUP working paper by Francis Teal ( 2008) “ Does Apprent iceship Pay Off? Evidence from Ghana” . ( RECOUP web sit e) . „ Raw Dat a Available on t he Oxford Universit y web sit e. Them e 3: Aid Part nership St rand Aid Modalities to the education sector: Interviews conducted with DPs, MOE Senior officials and Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Second phase to commence next week. Outputs ‰ The Financing and Outcomes to Education: presents important expenditure trends and educational outcomes 1987 and 2006. ‰ Aid and Partnership Literature Review ‰ Working Paper on the changing nature of aid modalities in the education sector in Ghana Them e 3: Public Privat e Part nerships Research Questions „ Is the growth in the private schools in comparison to the public schools due to the inadequacy of the public schools? ƒ ƒ „ Do private schools provide for better education than the public schools? if so, why? How do different types of schooling interact to affect educational outcomes? Field work: June t o Sept em ber 2009 in t wo research sit es Capacit y Building of AfC St aff I nt ernat ional Training workshops ‰ ICT in qualitative data analysis (Atlas-ti) Gender and poverty analysis training; ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ Data collection (multi methods, transcription and translation) ICT survey technologies for household census Web based training manual development on qualitative research methodology Research design workshops: Health and Fertility, Market and Economic and YGC. Dissem inat ion Channels and Met hods „ - AFC websit e ( w w w .a ssocia t e sfor ch a n ge .or g) - RECOUP websit e ( h t t p:/ / r e cou p.e du c.ca m .a c.u k / ) „ Regular m ail out s t o part ners and educat ion st akeholders. Nat ional Reference Group m eet ing Educat ion Sect or Annual Review „ „ „ „ „ „ Consult at ive m eet ings w it h individual policy m akers, planners ( COTVET, PBME, MOE and GES) Briefings wit h CI DA, DfI D and t he WB Mid- t erm Conference Collaborat ive fora wit h ot her organizat ions ( NNED and GNECC— global week of act ion) Policy im plicat ions for t he Educat ion Sect or „ qu a lit a t ive a n d qu a n t it a t ive a ppr oa ch e s t o illu m in e policy m a k in g. Risk s in u sin g on e m e t h odology. „ M or e u n de r st a n din g be h in d t h e t r e n ds a n d n u m be r s… „ M u lt i disciplin a r y t e a m s : sociologist s, e du ca t ion a list s a n d e con om ist s. THANK YOU Thank you for your at t ent ion. Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP) ‰ M D G in spir e d r e se a r ch pr oj e ct focu se d on t h e st u dy of M a r k e t a n d Econ om ic ou t com e s, Socia l a n d H u m a n ou t com e s of Edu ca t ion r e la t e d t o H e a lt h , Fe r t ilit y, Ge n de r Equ a lit y a n d Cit ize n sh ip ‰ RECOUP se e k s t o ide n t ify t h e pa t h w a ys in w h ich t h e poor u se t o e sca pe pove r t y a n d t h e policie s n e e de d t o e n su r e t h a t e du ca t ion a l ou t com e s be n e fit t h e disa dva n t a ge d. ‰ Five ye a r pr oj e ct ca r r ie d ou t in Gh a n a , I n dia , Ke n ya a n d Pa k ist a n . ‰ Associa t e s for Ch a n ge ( AFC) is t h e le a d r e se a r ch a ge n cy in Gh a n a .