COST METHODOLOGIES - EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

TA/EHR WILL HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROJ. PROJ ADIVSORY PANEL WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES AND WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM REGIONAL BUREAUS. PANEL MAY BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MISSIONS AND LDC"S. PROJ STAFF WILL CONSIST OF SPECIALISTS IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: EDUC ECONOMICS, EDUC TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, EDUC MEASUREMENTS, EDUC EVALUATION, EDUC PLNNG & RESEARCH. PROJ WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 PHASES. PHASE I WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF METHODOLOGIES TO ANALYZE COSTS OF CURRENT PROJS. PHASE II WILL CONCERN DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGIES FOR COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES WILL ASCERTAIN WHICH OF AVAILABLE EDUC TECHNOLOGIES RESULT IN "MAXIMUM" EDUC OUTPUT. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WILL MEASURE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUTPUTS OF AN EDUC SYST AND LDC ECONOMIC & SOCIAL GOALS. METHODOLOGIES WILL BE FIELD TESTED WITH COLLABORATION OF MISSION"S AND LDC"S IN A WIDE RANGE OF COUNTRY SETTINGS WHICH TYPIFY SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ANALYTIC NEED & CAPACITY. FORMAL REPORT WILL BE PREPARED CONCERNING NEED/CAPACITY TYPOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION TO SELECTION OF SITES FOR FIELD TESTING. METHODOLOGY MANUALS WILL BE PUBLISHED WHICH INCLUDE DETAILED CASE STUDIES AND PROCEDURAL GUIDE TO ASSIST USERS IN SELECTING APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGY/IES. WHERE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO MISSIONS & LDC"S IN MODIFYING EXISTING EDUC PROGS. AT LEAST 4 SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ARE SCHEDULED FOR LDC & MISSION PLANNERS TO DISCUSS METHODOLOGIES & CASE STUDIES. ALSO LIMITED AMOUNT OF SHT-TERM ACADEMIC TRNG WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TOP-LEVEL LDC EDUC PERSONNEL. SOME IN-COUNTRY TRNG IS PLNND. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE AID/LDC DECISION-MAKERS. SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES ARE POOR LDC POPULATIONS FOR WHOM MOST EDUC PROJS ARE INTENDED. ICEM (INTNATL COUNCIL FOR EDUC MEDIA) WILL CO-SPONSOR COST-METHODOLOGIES CONFERENCE IN WASH,DC. UNESCO WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CASE STUDIES.