EDUCATION SECTOR SUPPORT

PROJECT: 1. IMPROVES INFORMATION AND PLANNING/MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES. 2. PRODUCES GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATION SECTOR ANALYSIS AND PRODUCES AID"S FIRST ANNUAL EDUCATION PROGRESS REPORT FOR LA. 3. ASKS FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU) TO DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING EDUCATIONAL COSTS IN SELECTED LA COUNTRIES AND TO TRAIN 8 LA EDUCATORS INEDUC COST REDUCTION TECHNIQUES. 4. PROVIDES NEW GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO ALLOW FOR ROOM FLEXIBILITY, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, PROGRAMMED LEARNING, TV, RADIO, ETC. STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI) WILL PREPARE THE ANNUAL EDUCATION PROGRESS REPORT WHICH IS TO INCLUDE: 1. STATISTICS ON SCHOOL POPULATIONS. 2. BUDGETS -- BY LEVEL OF EDUC AND REGION. 3.ECONOMIC DATA -- ALL STATISTICS BEARING ON EDUC NEEDS AND ANTICIPATED REVENUES. THE REPORT ALSO DISCUSSES COURSES OF STUDY AS THEY RELATE TO A COUNTRY"S ECON-SOCIAL-CULTURAL NEEDS AND LABOR FORCE COMPOSITION. IT PRESENTS CENSUS DATA AND THE ECONOMIC RATE-OF-RETURN TO AN EDUC LEVEL AND BY REGION. OTHER STATISTICS INCLUDE STUDENT/TCHR RATIOS, NUMBER OF DROPOUTS, CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COSTS, TYPES OF EXPENSES AND PROJECTS,AND ANTICIPATED SHORTFALLS FOR 1980-1990-2000. SRI ALSO GATHERS DATA FROM AID, OAS, IBRD, IDB AND UNESCO. AID ENCOURAGESHOST COUNTRIES TO EXPERIMENT ON TECHNIQUES TO LOWER EDUC COSTS SINCE MANY OF THE LA COUNTRIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXPANDEDUC FACILITIES TO MEET FUTURE ENROLLMENT TARGETS. BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE LA EDUCATORS AND PUPILS. 1ST ANNUAL REPORT PROJECTED FOR 10/1/71; SCHOOL DESIGNS BY 1972. USAID PROVIDES EDUC SPECIALISTS, UNIV TECHNICIANS, OVERHEAD,OFFICE HELP, TRAVEL. HOST COUNTRIES: SALARIES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND COUNTERPARTS FOR WRKSHPS AND INFO/MGMT SPECIALISTS. 6PARTIC COME TO US FOR 3 MO EACH TO HELP PREPARE REPORT. 1971-73 WAIVER APPD WHIL PROJ IS EVALUATED. MAY 1974 PROJ SCHEDULED FOR TERMIN. AID QUESTIONS WHY ONLY 3 INSTEAD OF 17 COUNTRIES ARE INVOLVED AND WHY TRADIT DEGREE COURSES WERE PURSUED.