EVALUATION OF PROJECT AGREEMENT "TEACHER EDUCATION FOR EAST AFRICA" (07/69-08/69)

EVAL IS CONCERNED WITH COOPERATN AMONG EAST AFRICAN GOVTS (GEA), THE COLLEGES OF UNIV OF EAST AFRICA & THE US GOVT TO ENABLE GEA TEACHER EDUC SYSTEMS TO MEET EDUC GOALS & MANPOWER NEEDS OF THEIR ECON DEVEL PROGS. ASSISTANCE TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION FOR EAST AFRICA (TEEA) PROG WAS PROVIDED THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH TEACHER'S COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIV (TCCU) TO SUPPLY TUTORS TO THE TEACHER TRNG COLLEGES & STAFF EDUCATORS TO THE INSTITS OF EDUC, AND TO SUPPORT AN ADMIN HDQTRS STAFF. PROJECT FLEXIBILITY & SCOPE PERMITTED DEVEL, IMPLEMENTATN, REVIEW, REFINEMENT & CONTINUING OPERATION OF PRE-SERVICE & IN-SERVICE PROGS STAFFED BY COMPETENT US PERSONNEL. FINANCING WAS ADEQUATE FOR A WELL-CONCEIVED, GOAL-ORIENTED PROG SUITED TO GEA REQUIREMENTS. MAJOR STRENGTHS OF TCCU CONTRACT WERE THE INSTIT'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT LONG-TERM ASSIGNMENT OF TOP-RANKING PROFESSORS, TO SECURE COOPERATN OF GEA COUNTRIES & TO PARTICIPATE IN A REGIONAL TEACHER TRNG PROG. THE STAFF EDUCATORS WERE EFFECTIVE IN CURRIC DEVEL, IMPLEMENTATN, COORDINATN & EVAL, IN UPGRADING IN-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, & IN SELECTION & UTILIZATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL & OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MTRLS. MAIN DEFICIENCIES OF PROJECT AGREEMENT ARE FAILURE TO SPELL OUT CONCISELY THE NATURE & EXTENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL & COUNTRY USAID EDUC ADVISORS & FAILURE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN BILATERAL & REGIONAL CONTRACT ACTIVITIES. TUUC CONTRACT DEFICIENCIES INCLUDED ILL-DEFINED RESPONSIBILITIES & AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS LACK OF EVAL GUIDEPOSTS. RECOMMENDATNS INCLUDE PLANNING FOR AN EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL PLANNING UNIT WITH PLANNING & COORDINATN RESPONSIBILITIES; LEADERSHIP TRNG FOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, PRINCIPALS & SUPERVISORS OF TEACHERS COLLEGES. EXTENSION CENTERS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED, COMBINED WITH INTERNSHIPS IN THE US & OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN US DEGREES. THE PRESENT 1971 TERMINATION DATE SHOULD BE REVIEWED ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERING SITUATIONS IN THE THREE GEA COUNTRIES. QUANTITATIVE GOALS & INPUTS FOR FUTURE PROGS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED.