1977USAID DEC
USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
A CONTRACT IS MADE WITH A US UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGIES FOR MEASURING EDUCATIONAL OUTPUTS.PROJECT DIRECTS THE CONTRACTOR TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH AN LDC EDUC INSTITUTION.THE 2 INSTITUTIONS, IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP, THEREUPON EXECUTE THE PROJECT PLAN (DEVELOPED BY HARVARD UNIV SPECIALISTS UNDER A RELATED PROJ), WHICH INCLUDES AS ITS CENTRAL ELEMENT, THE DEVLPMNT & DISSEM OF A HANDBOOK OF METHODOLOGIES FOR MEASURING AND, THEREFORE, EVALUATING EDUC OUTPUTS.THESE OUTPUTS ARE THE QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE RESULTS OF LDC EDUC PROGRAMS.
1972
Abstract
THE CHRONOLOGY OF PROJ ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IS AS FOLLOWS: 1.EDUC OUTPUTS MEASUREMENT EXPERTSARE IDENTIFIED & COMMISSIONED TO PRODUCE PAPERS ON EXISTING & NEW METHODS OF MEASURING OUTPUTS FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS & TYPES OF EDUC PROGRAMS,MEANS FOR APPLYING THESE METHODS AND ANALYZING RESULTS.THESE PAPERS CONSTITUTE THE INFO BASE FOR 2.THE PREPARATION OF PROTOTYPE DESIGNS FOR FIELD RESEARCH OF EXISTING METHODOLOGIES IN LDC"S AND 3.THE DEVLPMNT OF THE PROTOTYPE HANDBOOK.ALSO AT THIS PROJ STAGE IS THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR DISSEM OF THE HANDBOOK.4.A CONFERENCE OF LDC EDUC PLANNERS & MNGRS AND OUTPUTS MEAS EXPERTS IS CONVENED TO REVIEW HANDBOOK AND DEVELOP A FORMAL DISSEM PLAN.5.THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE HANDBOOK,REFLECTING CONFERENCE REVIEW COMMENTS,IS PREPARED AND,WITH AID ACCEPTANCE,PRINTED.COPIES ARE DELIVERED TO AID/W ALONG WITH A COMPLETED DISSEM PLAN.6.A FINAL EVAL OF PROJ IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE 2 INSTITUTIONS. PROJECT,THEREFORE,HAS THESE BENEFITS: 1.IT IDENTIFIES EDUC EXPERTS & INSTS WHICH COULD THEREUPON BE CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE BY LDC DEVLPMNT INSTS.2.IT PROVIDES PROJ IMPLEMNTATN EXPERIENCE TO THE LDC INST SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJ.3.IT PROVIDES LDC PLANNERS WITH METHODS FOR EFFECTIVELY EVALUATING THE RESULTS OF THEIR EDUC PROGRAMS-LEASING TO ADVANTAGEOUS MODIFICATION OF ON-GOING PROGRAMS OR IMPROVED PLANNING OF FUTURE PROGRAMS. SUBSEQUENT PIOT"S DISCLOSE GEORGETOWN UNIV(GU)AS THE CONTRACTED US UNIV AND COLOMBIA"S PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA AS THE LDC INST.GU"S PUBLIC SRVCS LAB PROVIDED AN OUTPUTS MAES SPEC,3 ECONOMISTS & 2 RESRCH ASSOCS.
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