Title: Practices in Dissemination of Education Information in St' Lucia Prepared by Esther Joseph Ministry
1Practices inDissemination of Education
Informationin St. LuciaPrepared byEsther
JosephMinistry of EducationSt. Lucia
2Information/Data Dissemination
- Coverage of the Data/Information to be
Disseminated - Quality of the Data/Information
- Integrity of the Data/Information
- Methods of Disseminating the Data/Information and
Use
3Data/Information Coverage
- Structure of Education System
- What determines the Information that is
disseminated? - Goals of the Education Plan
- Increase access and quality of pre-school
provision - Increasing levels of literacy and numeracy at all
levels - Improving the quality of primary education
- Improving access to achieve universal secondary
education of a high quality - Enhancement and expansion of special education
- Increase access to adult and continuing and
tertiary education
4Data/Information Coverage
- Conceptual Framework
- Inputs
- Processes
- Outputs
- A core set of Education Indicators were
developed to monitor the Education Plan
5Data/Information Coverage
- What Information/Data is Disseminated?
- Inputs
- Financial Resources
- Human Resources
- Physical Resources
- Processes
- Teaching/Learning Processes
- Student Enrolments
6Data/Information Coverage
- Outputs
- Student Attainment
- Student Achievement
7Quality of the Information/Data for Dissemination
- Collecting accurate data
- Training to principals
- Clear guidelines for data entry and processing
- Data entry is timetabled
- Checked by persons not involved in data entry
- Data environment is quiet and clutter free
8Quality of the Information/Data for Dissemination
- Getting feedback from users on quality of data
disseminated - Security of the information/data
9Information/Data Integrity
- We try to gain the confidence of our users in the
information that we disseminate to them - Collection, processing and dissemination of
information is the role of the Ministry of
Education - There is transparency in the methods of data
collection methods are available to the public
via digests and website
10Information/Data Integrity
- Data Collection and Confidentiality of student
information is articulated in Education Act
(Sections 141 and 22) - Information is reviewed before being released
- Ministry of Education, authorizes release of
information/data (although there are no written
policies)
11Methods of Information/Data Dissemination and Use
- Information/Data is disseminated as a complete
set (showing inputs, processes and outputs) - Dissemination of complete set is done annually
- Information/Data is disaggregated by gender, age,
grade/form, level, school, district
12Methods of Information/Data Dissemination and Use
- Data is disseminated in both hard and electronic
copies - Media used are
- Statistical Digest available at website of
Ministry at www.education.gov.lc and Central
Statistics website at www.stats.gov.lc - Target audience are Ministry of Education staff,
Staff of other government ministries, Private
sector organizations, Libraries, Schools,
Education Officers, donor agencies, independent
researchers, Public, Regional and International
organizations etc.
13Methods of Information/Data Dissemination and Use
- Student and Teacher Attendance and Punctuality
Report - Target audiences are Minister of Education and
his Permanent Secretary, Teachers Union, Teaching
Service Commission, Education Officers, School
Attendance Officer, Principals - Statistical Brochures and Leaflets
- Target audiences are the public, tourists and
for overseas traveling
14Methods of Information/Data Dissemination and Use
- Website The Ministry of Educations website is
the main host of Education Statistical
Information - The website of the Central Statistics Department
also contains Educational Statistical Information
supplied by the Ministry - Target audiences Everyone in St. Lucia and
overseas
15Methods of Information/Data Dissemination and Use
- Users of the Disseminated Information vary
greatly based on the type of information they
need - To meet need of Users, information is formatted
in different ways for example, Summary Tables,
Graphs, Written summary reports, Trend data,
Projections and others upon request
16Limitations of Information/Data Dissemination
- Absence of clear policy guidelines on
dissemination of official Statistical information - Due to lack of financial resources for printing
for example, it is difficult to release exact
dates of dissemination of Information - Dont have an electronic EMIS Affects
timeliness of Statistical Information to be
disseminated
17