Have we made a difference?

The Minimum Standards 4 years on

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Application and Analysis: Terms of Reference

How are the INEE Minimum Standards being used by various stakeholders and across contexts?

What are common challenges, lessons learnt and good practices?

Have they actually contributed to increased coordination, accountability and quality?

What is the added value of operationalising and contextualizing indicators?

How can additional tools and capacity-building opportunities support the implementation of standards?

Application and Analysis: basic questions

Methodology

Three-tier reseach plan

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Three-tier research plan

Tier One: Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the INEE Minimum Standards, with baseline and end line measures

Tier Two: In-depth questionnaire on awareness, utilization, institutionalization, and impact

Tier Three: Self-evaluation of the INEE Minimum Standards by INEE members (feedback form and spontaneous feedback)

Additional case studies…

Afghanistan

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Government of Norway

CIDA

Several other initiated by individualsand agencies

General findings

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Extensive record of use…

For advocacy and policy development

For programming (assessments, implementation, monitoring and evaluation)

For preparedness, planning and coordination

For capacity building and training

For research and institutional learning

For funding and financing

…. some common challenges

Awareness does not automatically translate into utilization

Complementarity with national education standards

Translating global good practices into concrete programming

Uncertainties about applicability

…. and general recommendations

More concrete tools

More case studies

Training that focuses on application, and application visits

Focus on greater institutionalisation

Conclusion

Increasing awareness and impressive records of training and sensitisation activities.

Awareness and training does not automatically translate into utilisation and institutionalisation

Anecdotal evidence of impact, though hard to analyse cause and effect

Any application effort must start with the basic question “what is the value added of the Minimum Standards” and a gap analysis with existing/local standards

Contextualisation and development of related materials is essential