Right to Education Project:Lessons learned from the process of
developing right to education indicators and the practical application in different
contexts
New Horizons in Economic and Social Rights MonitoringMadrid, 22 – 23 March 2012
Intro to RTE
Initially established by Katarina Tomasevski; a collaborative initiative between ActionAid, Global Campaign for Education and Amnesty International;we seek to build bridges across disciplines
Promote social mobilisation and legal accountability on the right to education
Development of Advocacy &
Monitoring Tools
Research Capacity Building
RTE’s Indicator work: motivation
A key area of work since 2008; inspired by KatarinaGaps in the UNESCO EFA framework Bridge the disciplines – human rights, development and education Need for both quantitative and qualitative approaches to cover rights in, through and to education
General steps
An expert process, that included background research on existing frameworks, development of a conceptual framework, development of indicators and a matrices, & collaboration with range of experts Piloting phase of applying the indicators and drawing out lessons- Develop a user-friendly tool for civil society -
Conceptual framework
Based on the 4A framework – Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Adaptability
Intended to be comprehensive (200) – covering all aspects of the right to education to reach development practitioners
Incorporates 3 themes of non-discrimination (disaggregation), participation (people should have a voice in education planning) & accountability (a governance matrix was added)
Designed to consider progressive realisation over time
Governance Availability Accessibility Acceptability Adaptability
Normative framework
Educational policy
Plan of action
Monitoring
Recourses
Budget
International assistance and cooperation
Early childhood care & educationPrimary educationSecondary education + TVETertiary education Fundamental EducationAdult basic & literacy Educational & vocational Private SchoolsClosing schoolsSchool infrastructureWorking conditions of teachers
Physical obstacles
Economic obstacles
Administrative obstacles
Gender obstacles
Socio-cultural obstacles
Out-of-school Children
Skills
Tolerance
Qualification of teachers
Gender
Discipline
Religion
Language
Child labour
Child soldiers
Minorities
Disability
Prisoners
Armed Conflict
Indicator Achievements
A comprehensive & flexible set of 200 indicators, based on the 4A framework
A collaborative process, involving a wide range of stakeholders
Simultaneous piloting of the indicators in multiple countries (India, South Africa, Nepal)
Promoting Rights in Schools (PRS) – ActionAid’s multi-country education programme
The Lessons1. Structure & size of the indicator framework2. Guidance needed on adapting indicators to national/
thematic contexts or education levels3. Guidance on implementing the full monitoring
process aimed at non-legal practitioners, including HR law, data sourcing, data collecting (incl methodology), report writing, developing recommendations for advocacy….
4. A participatory approach leads to local ownership and greater success; as does flexibility with development practitioners
Bailey GreyRight to Education Project [email protected]