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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS

ANOTHER TRAINING COURSE designed for Bangladeshi educators dealt with effective management of primary schools and took place from October 28 to November 23, 2003.

Similar with the study missions, the said training was geared towards upgrading the competencies of the participants, particularly in improving the management of primary schools in Bangladesh so that they can provide high-quality educational services to their primary school students.

The participants were acquainted with education practices not only in the Philippines but also in other Southeast Asian countries to identify strategies applicable in Bangladeshi setting. The focus was on the components of an effective primary school, the policy-making and program planning in primary education, the pre-service and in-service training of primary school teachers, and the authentic assessment of pupil performance, among others.

Most of the methodologies applied were lecture-discussions cum reflections, cooperative learning, seminar-workshops and action planning. They also conducted structured visits to rural and urban primary schools were participants had a chance to interact with school principals and teachers.

At the end of the training, the participants presented re-entry plans to ensure the multiplier effect of the training program and guarantee the improvement in the quality of primary education in Bangladesh. The re-entry plans detailed which of the concepts and strategies that they learned from the training will be applied and tried out in Bangladesh.

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