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poor support, micromanagement,and failing children:

evidence from recent studies and

assessments

Natia Andguladze

Ilia State University

March 23, 2013G-PAC Conference

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Presentation Points

• Educational Outcomes

 – Learning outcomes

 – Achievement gaps

 – Participation gaps

• Financing

• Governance

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Learning outcomes PIRLS 2006

565

507500

471

420

440

460

480

500

520

540

560

580

Reading: 4th grade

High score

Average score

Average CIS and CEE Score

Georgia Score

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Learning outcomes TIMSS 2011

450 455431 420

490 475498 493500

520501 511

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Math Sciences Math Sciences

4th grade 8th grade

Georgia CIS Average CEE Average

Source: TIMSS 2011

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Achievement Gaps: PIRLS 2006

350

400

450

500

550> 100 books

51-100 books

26-50 books

11-25 books

0-10 books

Parent with…

Parent with…

Parent with…

Both…

Both less…

Professional

Small business

Clerical

Skilled worker

Never…

Urban school

Suburban…

Rural school

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Resource gap: Teacher Certification

Results

Source: Berryman et al, 2011

School

Share of Certified among Applicants

Professional

Competencies

Subject Matter

Tbilisi 58.8 80.7

Other cities (Kutaisi, Rustavi, Batumi) 65.2 84.7

Towns, rural, and remote 32.8 40.9

Country 40.3 52.4

Maximum 72 (Vake-Saburtali ) 94 (Vake-Saburtali)

Minimum 7 (Akhalkalaki) 3 (Khulo)

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%National average

Tbilisi

Kakheti

Inner Kartli

Lower Kartli

Adjara

Guria

SamegreloImereti

Mtskheta and

Tianeti

Rural

Urban

Ethnic minority

Georgian

IDP

Not in education (15-17 age group)

Participation Gaps: Secondary Level

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47.7

33.1

39.1

48.3 48.2

60.3 61.5

33.9

25.3

13.618.1

23.8

32.7

39.636.7

13.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

 All Poorest Q2 Q3 Q4 Richest Urban Rural

2003 2006 2009

Participation Gaps: Post secondary

enrollment

Source: Salmi & Andguladze, 2012

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 Azerbaijan 

Singapore 

Switzerland 

Canada 

Indonesia Pakistan 

Chille 

S. Korea 

 Armenia 

 World Georgia 

Latvia 

Lebanon 

Bulgaria Egypt 

Estonia 

Norway 

Lithuania 

Slovak Republic 

Moldova 

Czech Republic 

New Zealand Finland 

Irland 

Italy 

Israel 

UK  

Iceland 

Hungary 

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0

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   f   G   D   P

Government Expenses as % of GDP

Education Financing (2)

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Governance

• Central planning and micromanagement

• Very little to no use of data in planning

•

Too much focus on controlling inputs andprocesses

 – diverts attention from results

 – limit schools’ ability to grow 

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Questions

•

The role of the state• Mechanisms of support and accountability

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• Berryman S, Mikeladze M, Andguladze N (2011)Assessment of the Education Sector of the Republic of Georgia. Report produced by Aguirre Division of JBSInternational, Inc for USAID/Caucasus

•EBDR/World Bank (2012) Skills, not Just Diplomas:Managing Education for Results in Eastern Europe andCentral Asia

• EPPM (2012) Study on Education Access and Equity inGeorgia. Commissioned by the OSI. Available from

www.eppm.org.ge• Salmi J & Andguladze N (2012). Report produced for

the World Bank