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Jordan: Education reform project enters second stage
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AMMAN - The first phase of a nationwide programme uniting communities and educators to identify school needs concluded on Wednesday.
The first phase of the "Supporting Jordan's Education Reform for a Knowledge Economy" (SJE) project was reviewed during the School and District Development Conference in Amman yesterday.
The project, which seeks to boost local community participation in supporting schools and identifying their needs, covered seven education departments and over 700 schools in its first four years, SJE Deputy Director Ziad Twissi told The Jordan Times on the sidelines of the conference.
As part of the project, which started in 2006 with a 40 million Canadian dollar grant from the Canadian government, education councils comprising school principals, students, parents and local community representatives are elected every two years.
The councils are to identify their schools' needs, including training for teachers. The programme also provides training for teachers and principals on modern teaching methods, integrating IT in the classroom and how to treat children. Following training in leadership and self-assessment skills, the councils also set development priorities and built their own annual work plans.
Under the first phase, a total of 66 education councils were formed representing 799 schools in the Central Badia, Jerash, Mafraq and the southern Jordan Valley.
A total of 9,800 teachers, 799 principals and 180 educational supervisors were trained under the first phase.
According to Twissi, the second phase, which will start in October, will encompass 33 education departments and 3,000 public schools across the Kingdom.
The second phase includes a three-year implementation stage followed by a two-year follow-up period, Twissi added.
During yesterday's conference, educators commended the project.
"I was given training on supervision and leadership techniques and new teaching methodologies. This will help us enhance the role of schools in local communities as well as the education process," Nsour told The Jordan Times on Wednesday.
Khawla Abu Al Haija, of the Ruseifa Education Department, echoed similar remarks.
"The programme is good. I am sure it will help teachers, principles and all those involved in the education process," Haija said.
The SJE project is carried out by the education ministry with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency.
By Mohammad Ghazal
© Jordan Times 2010
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