Transcript Researching the role of education Pro-bono

Researching
the role of
education
Pro bono!
AGENDA
1. Introduction –the problem, the goal
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Conclusions
This is the main road outside the university in…
CAMEROON
SWEDEN
VENEZUELA
This is an ordinary shoe salesman in…
CAMEROON
SWEDEN
VENEZUELA
This is a primary school in……
Great differences on the surface!
CAMEROON
Differences in the minds of parents?
SWEDEN
Lets find out!
VENEZUELA
Let’s make it a
contribution to a good
cause!
…actually: that is how it all started.
Save the Children
• Child rights organisation founded in England 1919
• Network of 27 national organisations active in 100
countries worldwide
• Works with children in war, disabled children,
health, education, refugees, child labour etc, etc
• Not a charity organisation!
The hardships of Pro Bono and long
distances….
• Pro-bono work comes
in second place
• Paying clients must
come in first place
• Difficult to
communicate mainly
via internet
• Giving away your
time means not
doing something
else
• Tight or no budget
• Hard to find time at
the same time
• Time delays
Raising
sponsor
money is a
business of
its own!
Going Pro Bono would pose
important issues
• We would need a budget!
• Others will not share our commitment; personal
network would be mandatory
• We would have to expect to do less than what we
expected!
• We’ll have to meet partners in person
• We’ll have to stop thinking ”Pro bono” during the
project
AGENDA
1. Introduction –the problem, the goal
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Conclusions
We talked to parents in…
CAMEROON
SWEDEN
VENEZUELA
Three methodologies for three different
countries
Cameroon
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Six focus groups: fathers, mothers, young adults
Face-to-face: teachers, politician, civil servants
Funded by Cible
Visiting researcher (sponsored)
Sweden
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Three mini groups: fathers
Web site research
No money
Single researcher
Venezuela
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5 focus groups: fathers and mothers
1 focus group among female teenagers
Web site research and figures from client’s surveys
Local sponsors
Footwork by students supervised by researcher
AGENDA
1. Introduction –the problem, the goal
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Education in Cameroon – Great choice of all kinds
Colonial
heritage
Great
differences
between city
and
countryside
Other ways
to get a
good job
High ambitions
- tough reality
Private
schools are
common and
good
Lack of
schools
Large
gender
differences
Education in Sweden –
Uniformity and many years in school
No jobs
for uneducated
Everyone
goes to
school 12
years or
more
Uniformity
is the norm
Not as good
as one would
expect
Private
schools new
phenomenon
Girls are
better and
more
motivated
Long
tradition of
free and
compulsory
education
Education in Venezuela – In theory very good
Only 58% of
children below
19 registered
Desertion
starts at 16
Obligatory and
Free
Low
incidence at
lower SEL
83% at
public
schools
Source: www.me.gov.ve Ministerio de Educación y Deporte. Estadísticas Educacionales
Coca-Cola Servicios de Venezuela -Teenagers Deep Dive, Venezuela, Octubre 2005, 7 Main Urban Cities
Education in Cameroon
Girls
and
boys
Colonial
heritage
Women must
become
economically
independent of
men
Too much
France and
England in
schools need more
local
adaptation
Urban
and
rural
More schools
must be built
in remote
areas
Public
and
private
Public teachers
must be paid
better
Education in Sweden
Influencing
the
Children
Father
say they
don’t but
they do
Security
Schools
can be a
bad place
to be
Gender
Differences
They exist
and they
are
relevant
Parents’
Influence
Powerless
in critical
issues
Private
Schools
In theory
positive in practice
ignorant
and
sceptical
Education in Venezuela
Hope toward a better future
Individual
Characteristics
•Personal and
Psychological
•Gender
•Age
•Sexuality
•Entertainment
Family
•Poor education
at home
•Bad
communication
•Abandonment
by the father
•Bad economic
situation
•Pregnancy and
early paternity
Social
Environment
•Insecurity
•Unemployment
•Drugs
•Peers pressure
Governmental
and
political
•Deficiency of
schools,
facilities and
supplies
•Transportation
•Corruption
•Schedules
•System
changes
•Quality and
commitment of
teachers
Private
Companies
•Jobs
•Aid
•Motivation
AGENDA
1. Introduction –the problem, the goal
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Parents are parents everywhere!
Or?
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9 Million Inhabitants
0 % lives in poverty
Adult literacy rate: >99%
Enrolment for primary,
secondary and tertiary school:
114%
• Unemployment rate: 6 %
• GDP per capita US$: 26,750
• HDI rank: 6
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27 Million Inhabitants
58% lives in poverty
Adult literacy rate: 93%
Enrolment for primary,
secondary and tertiary
school: 75%
• Unemployment rate: 10%
• GDP per capita US$:
4,919
• HDI rank: 75
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16.2 Million Inhabitants
50% lives in poverty
Adult literacy rate: 67.9%
Enrolment for primary, secondary
and tertiary school: 55%
• Unemployment rate: 30%
• GDP per capita US$: 2,118
• HDI rank: 148
UNDP Human Development Reports 2005
• Context determines views about education
• Different agendas require different research
approaches
• Problems in school is a mirror of problems in society
• Parents try to help their children to a good life within the limits of the existing system
Remove poverty
Good education for all!
A great thanks to these kind sponsors
ILS
SWEDEN
VENEZUELA