Education policy making process

PLANNING AND POLICY MAKING PROCESSTariqul Islam

Policy, Plan and Program What is Policy? Policy is a statement of goals.—Quality

Education for all. A policy contains one or more plans to

attain the policy’s goals—Increasing school enrollment, reducing drop outs, increasing rate of passing in Completion Exam, etc.

Each plan specifies objectives to be attained through a program

Program is a set of specific actions---Stipend program, school feeding program, etc.

Education Policy making process Background Committee formulation Setting Goal Specify rational and objectives Review of education commission and policy Draft policy and feedback Policy finalization

Education Policy, 2010

Background

It has not been possible to construct and establish any Education policy in the last four decades

Vision 2021: to bring change in the quality of life

Promise of establishing a digital Bangladesh


Committee formulation

An 18 member Education Policy formulation committee

National Professor Kabir Chowdhury as the chair

Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad as the co-chair


Setting Goal

Goal of The National Education Policy embodies the nation’s verdict and aspirations, the spirit of liberation war and independence; it reflects people’s goals and values and thereby follows the basic Constitutional guideline.


Specify rational and objectives

Rational: To ensure the rights and the opportunities for

education for all eradicating all differencesObjectives are: eradicate illiteracy and ensuring quality

education for all achieve quality, modern and updated

education upgrade the quality of higher education


Review of education commissions and Policy Dr. Qudrat-e-Khuda Commission, 1972 Education Policy, 2000 (draft)


Draft policy and feedback

Within four months, a draft National Education Policy was developed and

it was put to website and other media for sharing widely with the people of all walks of life for their feedback.

Different seminars and meetings were held on the draft policy and comments were recorded.


Policy finalization

The draft policy has been finalized with Further additions and amendments with the

incorporation of relevant views, recommendations and suggestions

received from educationists, teachers, students, parents, politicians, a le m s (Mus lim theological experts), businessmen, investors, professionals and people from all strata of life.


Planning

Is reasoning about how an organization will get where it wants to go (policy).

Is to see opportunities and threats in the future and to exploit or combat them by making decision in the present

Models of different Planning Framework Rational planning model Logical incremental planning Contingency planning Crisis management planning

Rational planning model

Rational planning model provides a systematic and well-established model to understand the planning process

Figure: Rational planning model

Step 5: Feedback loop

Low attendance rate

Logical incremental planning

Logical incremental model recommends that the policymakers meet challenges slowly by taking small—incremental—steps.

Do a pilot project, if it works, expand, improve, if it doesn’t work at all, start again new.

Figure: Logical incremental planning

Increase attendance rate

Contingency planning

If there is a flood—how will the schools have classes?

If there is a too many absent teachers– how will the school conduct classes?

If-Then scenario planning. The plans should be made ahead Scenarios have to be projected and plans

how to deal with them must be done beforehand.

Crisis management planning

Forms of crisis/accidents: Natural—fire, floods, cyclones, etc. Normal—physical illness, industrial

accidents, supply breakdowns, power failures, books and supplies breakdown, economic crises, recessions, etc,

Abnormal—criminal crisis, terrorist attacks, kidnapping, information crises, cyber attacks, tampering with official records, etc.

Stages of Crisis Management

If there is a probability of infectious disease outbreak like chicken pox—what steps will schools follow?

Stages of Crisis Management There are three essential steps:

Prevention:- building relationship with key stakeholder

Preparation: - detail planning to handle- designate a spokesperson

Containment (response and follow-up concerns)- speak with one voice to minimize the number of conflicting stories- strive to give people a sense of security and belonging

Crisis Management Plan (CMP)

This should be a detailed written plan that specifies what steps should be taken by whom in a crisis.

The plan should list names of contact persons with phone numbers, etc.

There should be plans of backup and recovery if and when it calls for.

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