How can we improve performances?

Catharina Foundation13 july 2010Tanei KayieMaartje Reitsma

Stakeholders outside

Community

Ecological approach

FamilySchool

Child Class

Child

What works?

• Research Evidence based

• Different levels for the capacity building:1. Child / family

2. Class

3. School

4. Community / stake holders

Child / family level

• Support of the family• Self-esteem / self-efficacy of the child• Feeling good: child likes school• Parents have high, realistic expectations Motivation / working hard

• And also characteristics of the child, but we can not change that

Class (teacher) level

• Self-efficacy of the teacher• High, realistic expectations of the teacher

for the child• Good child-teacher relationship

(supportive)• Good class management (individual

approach, instruction time, learning time, day / week tasks, peer support)

• Education of the teacher

Class (teacher) level (continued)

• Data-driven teaching: goal activity test evaluation / feedback to the child (new)goal

Plan

DoCheck

Act

School (head-teacher) level

• Good leadership• Supervision• Learning from each other / visiting classes• Analysis school performances• School development plan• Vision / mission / motto:

talking about and practices• Education of the head-teacher

Community / stake holders level

• Parent participation

• Shared responsibility of all participants(including the child itself)

• Working together with stakeholders

Observations(at school visits)

• Positive observations

Observations(at school visits)

• Challenges

ideas – how we made them

• What works principles: evidence based• Observations• Possibillities

IdeasDiscussionPrioritiesNeeds working out

Capacity building plans: Child level

• idea 1– What: better enrolment and transition of girls– How:

• Empowering girls through peer groups• Peer support• Building self-efficacy• Role models

Capacity building plans: Child level

• idea 2– What: better performance through support

from parents and teacher– How: School and

teacher

ParentsChild

Dialogue

aims of parents participation

aim what

Parenting / educational

Working together on the child development on the family and the school level. Fine tuning the raising.

Organizational Parents are working in the class and in the school; helping and supporting the teachers

Democratic The parents and the community co-decide how the school is developing

Capacity building plans:Class (teacher) level

• idea 3– What: more individual attention in co-

curricular activities– How: working in small groups through

assistents and parent participation in the class– Example:

- cooking,

- music,

- dance in ECD

• idea 4– What: improve the performance of teachers

and head-teachers– How: exchange program of the NGO

• within schools• between schools

Capacity building plans:Class and school level

• idea 5– What: improve the performance of teachers

and head-teachers– How: exchange program with

The Netherlands• communication / school bridging• visiting

Capacity building plans:Class and school level

• idea 6– What: building strong informal ties between

children, parents, (head-)teachers, community members

– How:

organizing happy days

Capacity building plans:Community level

• idea 7– What: improving performances PTA– How: workshops about themes

• Example: children rights, what works

Capacity building plans:Community level

discussion