Report by the Director-General on Evaluations Completed in 2008

180th Session of the Executive BoardOctober 2008

B. KeuppensDir. IOS, UNESCO

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What is Evaluation in UNESCO?

EVALUATION in UNESCO:

• assesses the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of interventions

• covers all 14 strategic programme objectives

• enables the timely incorporation of findings, recommendations and strategic lessons into decision-making processes

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Reporting on Evaluation Findings

• All reports of IOS-managed evaluations are released on the IOS website

• Evaluations are presented to the Executive Board

• Since 2004, a total of 26 evaluation reports have been presented

• 3 reports are being presented to the current session of the Board, and 4 reports will be presented to 181th session.

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Evaluation of the Pilot Phase of the Nigeria-UNESCO Science and Technology Education Project (STE)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 740 primary and 961 secondary schools received kits, leading to growing interest in science and mathematics at schools

• 3,220 mathematics and science teachers trained, resulting in active learning techniques being integrated into lesson plans

CHALLENGES

• Over-pricing of primary kits made the project non-cost effective, and also non-sustainable

• Quality of several kit items found to be inappropriate

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Over 1,250 school principals and 45 education professionals trained by the programme between 1999 and 2007

• Training course contributed to improved communication between teachers and cleaner school environments

CHALLENGES

• Many activities are isolated from the policy framework agenda of local ministries of education

• No arrangements to institutionalize the programme and ensure continuity in the absence of the current coordinator.

Evaluation of UNESCO Santiago’s Regional Network of School Leadership Development (SLN)

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Evaluation of Capacity-Building for Education for All Programme (Cap-EFA)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Activities are coherent and aligned with the relevant UNESCO policy and strategy documents

• Implementation in the 11 countries was successful

CHALLENGES

• Emphasis on downstream work rather than engaging in upstream policy advice

• Inadequate professional capacities and technical expertise, including in field offices

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