What have we learned from running an education system diagnostic, and what could we do differently next time?

Presenters:  Lant Pritchett (Harvard Kennedy School), Calum Miller (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), Clare Leaver (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), Pauline Rose (University of... [ view full abstract ]

Presenters:  Lant Pritchett (Harvard Kennedy School), Calum Miller (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), Clare Leaver (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), Pauline Rose (University of Cambridge), Tassew Woldehanna (University of Addis Ababa)

The RISE Programme – Research on Improving Systems of Education – aims not only to identify ‘what works’ to improve education systems and ultimately learning for all, but ‘how’ and ‘why’. Four country teams – in India, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam – have this year applied an education system diagnostic. This framework sets out principal-agent relationships (politics, compact, management, voice) together with design elements of these accountability relationships (delegation, financing, information and motivation) to produce a four-by-four diagnostic for systems of basic education. A key insight that emerges is that effectiveness in promoting learning requires systems of education that are coherent. Two more country teams – Indonesia and Ethiopia – will be applying the diagnostic later this year. This is your chance to hear lessons learnt from applying the RISE education system diagnostic, and to engage in how the new teams could interpret and apply it later this year.