Solomon Islands Education Management Information Systems : SABER Country Report 2015
In 2011, the World Bank Group commenced a multiyear program designed to support countries in systematically examining and strengthening the performance of their education system. Part of the World Bank’s new Education Section Strategy, this evidenc...
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| Format: | Technical Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26338276/solomon-islands-education-management-information-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24459 |
| Summary: | In 2011, the World Bank Group commenced
a multiyear program designed to support countries in
systematically examining and strengthening the performance
of their education system. Part of the World Bank’s new
Education Section Strategy, this evidence-based initiative,
called SABER (Systems Approach for Better Education
Results), is building a toolkit of diagnostics for examining
education system and their component policy domains against
global standards and best practices of countries around the
world. The objectives of this report are to examine the
system according to key policy areas, identify successes and
challenges in the system, and provide recommendations to
support the advancement of EMIS in Solomon Islands.
Recommendations and activities aim to improve overall EMIS
functionality in a sustainable and effective manner to
ensure better access and use of information for decision
making, planning, and student learning. This profile
summarizes key points are as follows: Institutionalization
of EMIS as the core management information system of the
government will require strong policies and a dedicated EMIS
budget. The policy should include clearly outlined
mandatory practices to be adopted by various education
stakeholders at each level of the education system. Efforts
should be made to improve the local capacity of EMIS staff
by investing in their professional development activities.
EAs should be involved in the process of data collection,
processing, and dissemination. The type of data collected
and indicators produced by EMIS must be reviewed and further
developed to include student level data. Integration of
other education databases into EMIS will result in more
effective utilization of education data for decision making.
EMIS needs to be supported by regular internal and external
audits to improve the accuracy of data collected and
utilized indecision making. The quality of feedback reports
sent to schools should be enriched with more relevant micro
level information on school performance. Clearly articulated
data utilization and dissemination strategies need to be
developed, including processes to ensure the timely
production of an annual statistics handbook, as well as
additional utilization and dissemination opportunities such
as pamphlets and web-based portals. |
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