Whose Influence and Whose Priorities? Insights from Government and Donor Stakeholders
On the Design of the Ethiopian General Education Quality Improvement for Equity (GEQIP-E) Programme
Abstract
Both federal government and donor stakeholders have had a high level of involvement in the design process of General Education Quality Improvement for Equity (GEQIP-E), with their priorities generally converging. However, these stakeholders acknowledge that it has generally been a top down process, with more limited engagement and knowledge at the woreda (district) and school level. The increased focus on equity in GEQIP-E has been welcomed by both government and donor stakeholders, and is seen to reflect the priorities of both groups. However, questions were raised as to whether the approach is expansive enough to bring about meaningful improvements in equity. The new Performance for Results (PforR) financing approach designed to strengthen the education system has been received with a mixture of optimism and scepticism amongst stakeholders, with identified barriers - including the lack of sufficient knowledge amongst those implementing GEQIP and the perceived inflexibility of the approach.
This research is part of the ‘Research on Improving Systems of Education’ programme
Citation
Asgedom et al. 2019. Whose Influence and Whose Priorities? Insights from Government and Donor Stakeholders on the Design of the Ethiopian General Education Quality Improvement for Equity (GEQIP-E) Programme. RISE Insight Series. https://doi.org/10.35489/BSG-RISE-RI_2019/012.
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