Notes
The scope of the study includes:
- District Education Offices (DEO): demographics of DEO, characteristics of DEO, decision process, shortages and requests, school visits, complaints, meetings with PEO/Ministry of Education representatives, funding, expenditures in the last month, receipts by schools.
- Provincial Education Offices (PEO): demographics of PEO, characteristics of PEO, decision process, shortages and requests, school visits, complaints, meetings with Ministry of Education representatives, funding, expenditures in the last month, receipts by district and by schools.
- Schools: characteristics of schools (type, special programs, number of students, alternative schools), characteristics of students (ethnic groups, where do children come from), facilities, school location, enrolment, grade repetition, dropouts, reasons for dropouts, school finances and sources of support, payment of fees, external funding, educational materials, and use of funds.
- Head-Teachers: demographics, characteristics of head-teachers, remuneration of head-teachers, teacher absenteeism and turnover, students' attendance, DEO/PEO contacts and visits, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) activities and fees, decision process, shortages and requests.
- Teachers: demographics, characteristics of teachers, remuneration of teachers, and classroom facilities.