Education technology (sub-project of technical assistance - consultancy loan)

Evaluation covers the period 10/1/77-03/31/79 and is based on a review of reports and personal observations. All the project objectives are being achieved. Although the project (known as TKPK- education technology for education and culture) does include a nonformal education subproject, major efforts have been directed at higher education. Twenty Indonesian students received M.S. degrees from Syracuse University, and a graduate program is being developed at IKIP Jakarta. The Syracuse technical assistance team was competent, providing both group and individual-based training in Indonesia. Software and short courses relating to audiovisual equipment, instructional television, photography, graphics, slide/tape production, module preparation, program evaluation, and processes of education technology were developed. The INETS (Indonesian National Educational Technology System) plan is being updated. No major problems were encountered. In 12/78, TKPK was officially incorporated into the line organization of the Ministry of Education. The following recommendations are made: (1) Native language capability on the part of technical consultants should receive greater emphasis. (2) Because of the importance of information exchange among counterparts, cooperative work efforts and general communication among such personnel should be fostered. (3) Specific outputs desired by the host country should be identified early in the project. (4) If more than one organization is involved in the project, the total number of work hours per site should be clearly specified. (5) Technical advisors should receive full briefings by host-country personnel. (6) To facilitate the arrival of commodities, project personnel should be knowledgeable about host-country import/export operations. (7) In view of the limited capacity of many Asian institutions to absorb additional students, reciprocal third-country training programs (in which experts from both countries render assistance) should be arranged.