| Project Detail |
The development objective of the Guangdong Compulsory Education Project for China is to improve learning facilities and teaching quality in selected public primary and junior secondary schools in project counties. This project has four component. First component, improve school equipment and facilities will focus on school equipment. It will support the installation of ICT equipment in classrooms. It will also support the development of digital educational content for students. This content will be available on an existing online platform; and It will focus on school facilities. It will support the construction of classrooms. It will also support the construction of accommodations for teachers, particularly in rural locations. This sub-component will be financed by counterpart funds. Second component, strengthen the training and assessment system for Teachers and principals will support improvements in existing training content for in-service and pre-service training of teachers and principals as well as the development of new training content. The training content that will be revised and developed will be used for online learning. It will also support the development of new content and training delivery models for multi-subject teaching (including both short and long-term courses). It will support improvements in the current training system by designing an enhanced quality assurance mechanism (QAME) for teacher continuous professional development (CPD). Third component, pilot reforms to improve equity and quality of education as the government of Guangdong seeks to modernize the basic education system, a number of initiatives are under consideration. This component will allow the government to pilot initiatives focused on two core issues: equity and quality. The component will support activities that will evaluate these pilots for impact, efficiency, and cost effe Read Less» |
