EDUCATION FINANCE

THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY HAD AN IMPACT ON THE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES OF BP3K; A NUMBER OF REPORTS ON POLICY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND ARE AVAILABLE; A MANUAL HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS READY FOR USE; AND THETARGET NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE TRAINED HAS BEEN EXCEEDED. THE ONLY MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE CHANGE IN REGULATIONS WHICH MADE ONE STUDY NOT FEASIBLE. PROJECT CAN CONTRIBUTE, ALTHOUGH INDIRECTLY, TO GREATER EQUALITY IN INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN GENERAL BY IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WHERE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LARGER NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND GREATER EQUALITY AMONG TEACHERS INCOMES BY IDENTIFYING PRESENT INCOME PATTERNS AND SOURCES AND WORKING CONDITIONS TO SHOW WHERE ACTIONS NEED TO BE TAKEN. PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO REDUCED RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF EDUCATED UNEMPLOYMENT. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN RATED OUTSTANDING ON THE BASIS OF THE EVALUATION REVIEW.IT IS JUDGED THAT THE PURPOSE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITHIN THE PROJECTED TIME FRAME. THE PLANNING UNITS OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AARE UTILIZING THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED PROJECT WITH EXCELLENT PERSONNEL AND THERE HAS BEEN AND IS CLOSE RAPPORT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND GOI MEMBERS. THE STRENGTH OF PROJECT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY IN ITS WIDE CONTEXT FOR FINANCE. PROJECT HAS BEEN A PATHBREAKER BOTH IN CONDUCTING THE FIRST LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN ASIA WHICH LINKS EMPLOYMENT WITH SCHOOL QUALITY AND THE 1ST COSTING STUDY THAT HAS TRIED TO STUDY LINKS BETWEEN COSTS AND QUALITY. LESSONS LEARNED INCLUDE: STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG TERM, TWO WAY INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION, OVER ONE-SHOT,SINGLE TURN CONSULTANTS. CONSULTANTS SHOULD HAVE OR BE WILLING TO LEARN ENOUGH INDONESIAN TO WORK WITH ALL LEVELS OF STAFF UNLESS SHORT TERM SPECIALISTS. INCLUSION OF NON-BP3KSTAFF MAY BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA. MORE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATION MAY BE DESIRABLE. JOINT PROJECTS BP3K/PLANNING UNIT/PPU WITH USAID MAY BE WORTH PURSUING. ANOTHER PROJECT MIGHT BUILD IN STAFF FOR RECRUITING AND SUPERVISING OF INDONESIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.