The ongoing education
reform in Georgia faces a lot of challenges. Evidence of this comes from
various evaluations conducted by different international and local agencies and
donor organizations as well as critical opinions voiced at different community
forums, discussions, and seminars.
The short list of major
problems emphasized is:
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Low participation of
society
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Lack of financing
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Inefficient use of limited resources
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Political decisions in
education are not based on substantial system analysis
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Insufficient and
inconsistent legislative base
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Lack of transparency in
planning, management and assessment of the reform activities
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Lack of community
involvement, isolated nature of the reform group, and no constructive
criticism.
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Educational gaps preventing
implementation of LLL
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Access and quality of
preschool education
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Poor physical
infrastructure and quality of teaching at secondary educational institutions
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Insufficient connection of
vocational education with economy and labor market; lack of institutionalized
partnership with private sector.
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Quality of higher education
and internationalization
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Association agenda and
implementation results
MISSION STATEMENT
The
mission of the Institute is to contribute to both sustainable development of
educational reform that would be consistent with the principles of an open
society and positive changes in the Georgian education system, and to support
stakeholders participating in the education system.
The
goals of the Institute are to
contribute to:
· Development of a modern,
competitive education system in Georgia;
· Developing and
strengthening the local capacity for improved and more efficient planning and
management of the education system;
· Systemic democratization
of the education system, development an appropriate legal framework and
initiating positive systemic changes;
· Preparing the public for
acceptance of the educational reform;
· Democratization of
relationships between various stakeholders of the educational process, and
improvement of the management quality within the education system.
