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1.
Preparation and publishing of the study "Republic testing of
educational achievements of students of the 3rd grade of elementary schools
in mother tongue and mathematics"
(The
Bureau for Education – Examination Center)
EUR 6,215
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
The
study Republic testing of educational achievements
of students of the 3rd grade of elementary schools in mother tongue and
mathematics is expected to present results of the testing conducted in 2005,
which comprised 3,472 students (of which 292 are attending lessons taught in
Albanian).
The
results of the study, which represent a basis for the improvement of the
education system in Montenegro, will be published and made available to the
professional public.
The
Foundation initiated and then provided financial and expert support to the testing,
and now it is covering part of expenses related to preparation and
publishing of the study "Republic testing of educational achievements
of students of the 3rd grade of elementary schools in mother tongue and mathematics".
2.
History of Montenegro since Ancient Times until 2003
(Center
for Emigrants)
EUR 15,590
www.diaspora.cg.yu
The
book written by Dr Serbo Rastoder and Dr Zivko Andrijasevic "History of
Montenegro since Ancient Times until 2003" presents the history of
Montenegro in an objective and modern way and provides a basis for
understanding the so-called "Montenegrin issue".
This
is the first publication of that kind about Montenegro and represents a
significant contribution to understanding the development of Montenegro. It
will be useful reference material in the studying of history in elementary
and high schools.
The
Foundation covers the expenses of printing 3,000 copies of the book in
domestic language and 2,000 copies in English.
3.
Preparation and printing of "Teachers'
Guide through Inter-Subject Fields: Civic Education and Ecology"
(The
Bureau for Education – Examination Center)
EUR 5,310
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
Teachers'
Guide through Inter-Subject Fields – Civic and Ecological Education –
will inform the teachers in other courses about the contents they can use to
provide civic and ecological education contents through them. It will also
ideas and specific guidelines for implementation of the new courses as well
as proposals for designing the part of curricula that is to be created by
the school / parents / local community.
The
Bureau for Education, supported
by the Foundation performed an analysis of the curricula, which
indicated which parts of the curricula are apt to be linked to civic and
ecological education.
Prior
to this, in 2005, the Foundation contributed to the introduction of civic
education in elementary and high schools by organizing training
for teachers and providing basic technical
literature.
1.
Preparation, translation, printing and distribution of educational
documents/curricula/ for the education reform in Montenegro
(The
Bureau for Education)
EUR 18,730.50
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
The
project is for the finalization of the methodological framework needed for
carrying out education reform in schools in which lessons are taught in
Albanian.
There
are curricula for Albanian language and literature and for the official
language for nine-year elementary schools and grammar schools but those
curricula still need to be translated, edited and printed. Beside these
costs, the Foundation's grant covers the costs of preparation, translation
and editing of the curricula for Albanian language and literature and
official language in vocational high schools.
The
curricula are necessary, because starting from the next school year, in
addition to the present three schools, the reformed system will include
another four elementary schools and all grammar schools in which lessons are
taught in Albanian.
2.
Informing the general public about the Foundation's activities for the
period September–October 2005
(In-house project)
EUR 449.87
The
project includes the maintenance of the Foundation’s website for the
period September-October and payment of taxes and contributions on fees
charged by the web-master for the period May-October 2005.
1.
Evaluation
of the FOSI ROM Education Reform Program in the period 2000–2005
(In-house project)
EUR 1.521,80
Johanna
Crighton, education expert of OECD, the World Bank and UNESCO visited
Montenegro from June 16-21 to evaluate the Foundation’s Education Reform
Program for the period from 2000 until today. The strategy and budget of
this program for the period 2003–2005 envisaged the evaluation as part of
exit strategy before the program closing, but it has been decided in the
meanwhile that the Foundation will continue the program for another two
years. That is why the evaluation is designed to serve as a basis for
preparing strategy for the upcoming period.
The
expert fee of Mrs. Crighton was paid by the Open Society Educational Program
- South East Europe (OSEP
SEE), and the Foundation covers her travel expenses and accommodation in
Podgorica.
2.
Participation of representatives of Institute for Education and Ministry of
Education and Science in the OSI Conference "Education and Open
Society: A Critical Look at New Perspectives and Demands", Budapest,
July 1–3, 2005
(In-house
project)
EUR 1, 272.00
Open
Society Institute – Budapest organized on July 1-3, 2005 a conference
"Education and Open Society: A Critical Look at New Perspectives and
Demands" for the representatives of educational institutions and NGOs
from central Europe, Balkans and former Soviet Union countries. The
participants were presented new perspectives in education, including
international trends, role of civil society, position of human rights in the
educational system, social responsibilities, etc.
Montenegro
was represented by Dragan Bogojevic, director of Institute for Education,
Andja Backovic, assistant director of Institute for Education, Ana Grego,
national coordinator of PISA project, and Zeljko Jacimovic, chairman of the
Commission for preparation of strategy of the Examination Center.
The
Foundation covers the travel expenses, and OSI- Budapest accommodation
expenses for the participants.
3.
Support to the organization of the symposium "Epics of Bosniaks in
Montenegro"
(The
association: Almanac for the
Research, Presentation and Protection of Cultural and Historical Heritage
of Bosniaks/Muslims in Montenegro)
EUR 1,081
International
symposium "Epics of Bosniaks in Montenegro", held in Rozaje and
Bijelo Polje from July 6-9, 2005, was devoted to epic poets from the north
of Montenegro - Murat Kurtagic and Avdo Medjedovic. The symposium represents
a contribution to the valorization of epics of Bosniaks and Muslims in
Montenegro, and it offered teachers information about the epic works created
in that area and pointed to the possibilities for studying them in part of
the curricula that remained open to the needs and interests of children,
schools and local communities.
The
symposium was organized by the Almanac association, in cooperation with the
Cultural Center from Bijelo Polje and its branches from Rozaje and Bijelo
Polje.
The
Foundation covered the travel expenses for the main lecturer Dr Zlatan
Colakovic from the Harvard University.
4.
Training of civic education teachers in political philosophy basics and
political system of Montenegro basics (second stage of training)
(Foundation
/ The Bureau for Education)
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
At
the second stage of education, a seminar was organized for 40 teachers of
the new subject – civic education, from June 26 to July 3, in political
philosophy and political system of Montenegro (in two groups).
The
lecturers were Tomislav Reskovac, professor of philosophy and comparative
literature from Zagreb, and Veselin Pavicevic, professor of sociology and
electoral law at the School of Law and School of Economics in Podgorica.
As
agreed with The
Bureau for Education, the seminar organization expenses will be covered
retroactively from the World Bank loan, while the Foundation, i.e. OSEP
SEE, will assist in providing expert support and teacher
materials/manuals.
1.
Be a Responsible Student
(NGO
Office for the Protection of Students' Rights and Taking Care of
Students' Standard)
EUR 6,134
The
project provides skills and incentives to high school students to exert
influence on the work of the school, as implied in the reformed school.
During
3-day seminars, about a hundred of high school students from Montenegro will
get to know more about international regulations in the area of children's
and youth's rights, learn how to advocate their positions and proposals and
how to use their rights in school. They will be trained by representatives
of the Ministry of Education and Science and the non-governmental
organizations: Center for NGO Development (Centar za razvoj nevladinih
organizacija), Boka Center of Tolerance (Bokeljski centar za toleranciju),
Tivat and Office for the Protection of Students' Rights (Kancelarija za zaštitu
ucenickih prava), Cetinje.
In
addition to seminars in Kotor, Podgorica and Niksic, the Fund's grant will
cover the preparation and printing of 500 copies of educational brochure and
the cost of work of the Office for the Protection of Students' Rights –
for half a year.
1.
Republic testing of educational achievements of students of the 3rd grade of
elementary school in mother tongue and mathematics – main research /
Seminar for coordination of work of commissions for the Republic testing and
preparation for arrival of an international expert
(Examination
Center / Institute for Education)
EUR 1,550
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
The
objective of the Republic testing is to enable a comprehensive analysis of
the functioning of educational system and provide guidelines for improving
student success in every school and for increasing standards in the overall
education system. In reformed schools, after the 3rd grade this research
will be continued in the 6th and the 9th grade and the systematic monitoring
of the work of schools will facilitate the comparison of their success.
Last
year's pilot research showed that the communication among commissions which
prepared tests in mother tongue and mathematics and questionnaires for
children, parents, teachers and school principals was insufficient. The
commission members (28) will participate in the seminar in order to improve
cooperation among the commissions in writing tests and questionnaires and
preparing material for work with an international expert.
2.
Engagement of a consultant for a 2-day conference in the Continuing
Professional Development Department of the Institute for Education
(Institute
for Education)
EUR 1,240
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
Continued
Professional Development Department organizes training of teachers in the
application of new curricula, funded from the World Bank loan.
At
the conference in Podgorica, the consultant from Belgrade Snezana Klasnja
will introduce 16 participants from this Department to the World Ban
procedures and help them prepare documents that are needed in order to be
able to use the loan proceeds.
3.
Implementation of PISA Project in 2006 in Montenegro
(Ministry
of Education of Science of Montenegro)
EUR 22,390
www.pisa.cg.yu
PISA
(Project for International Student Assessment) is a research carried out in
various countries that use identical tests to assess ability of the 15-year
old to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the school. The testing
and parallel recording of factors relevant for the success in every
environment provide reliable data on the quality of education and suggest
possible needs for changing education policies.
Montenegro’s
participation in the PISA assessment in 2006 will make it possible to
compare the success of students in studying under the old and under the
reformed school system. Implementation of the PISA Project required
comprehensive 3-year preparations, including the organization of the trial
assessment that will be carried out in March and April this year. The main
assessment will be held in 2006.
The
Foundation provided money and expert assistance for carrying out the
Republic assessment, i.e., the assessment of the student achievements and
performance of the educational system at the national level.
4.
Maintenance and Upgrading of the Website and Database for the Institute for
Education
(Institute
for Education)
EUR 4,950
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
For
planning the work of the Institute for Education and for transparency of its
activities, it is necessary to have an updated database (on the schools,
teachers, students, types of training organized for teachers, certificates
acquired by them etc.) and to maintain its website on an on-going base.
The
project is for the period from February to December 2005 and covers expenses
of Internet presentation of the Institute, website maintenance, IT and
technical support and development and database maintenance.
5.
Informing the General Public about the Foundation's activities
(In-house project of the Foundation)
EUR 1,284
The
project includes the translation of annual reports of the Foundation into
English for 2002, 2003 and 2004 and maintenance of its website during the
first four months in 2005.
6.
Public opinion in Montenegro in 2005
(CEDEM)
EUR 23,760
www.cedem.cg.yu
The
project includes for public opinion polls in Montenegro in this year, in
quarterly intervals, a detailed analysis of the polling results and shown
tendencies and their timely presentation in public. The subject of research
will be attitude toward the main social reforms - of judicial system,
education and local government - and toward the EU. The survey will be
done on a sample of 1,000 people who represent population of Montenegro by
their ethnical, social and other relevant characteristics.
On
the basis of the results, the Foundation will define the courses of its
action in the mentioned reform segments. In 2005, based on the last year's
findings, activities that will help citizens understand the reform processes
will be carried out.
[This
project is supported by the Foundation also through the Law Program with EUR
6,000 and the Public Administration and Local Government Program with EUR
15,000, totally EUR 44,760]
1.
Republic testing of educational achievements of students of the 3rd grade
of elementary school in mother tongue and mathematics – main research
(Examination Center / Institute
for Education)
EUR 35,462.83
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
The
project is a continuation of the pilot study held, with the support from the
Foundation, in 2004, which facilitated the forming of a test base in mother
tongue and mathematics and trained numerous assistants in the project for
making the tests and forming test booklets, carrying out the testing
procedure and performing statistical processing and analysis of the data.
On
the basis of results yielded by the main research in 2005, activities will
be designed to improve the school/student success and upgrade standards at
the level of the overall education system. In the reformed schools, the same
research will be carried out in the 3rd, 6th and 9th grades, for systematic
and comparable monitoring of the school performance. Through this project
(that consists of the pilot phase and the main testing), the Examination
Center/Institute for Education will get prepared for the first testing in
the reformed schools (the 6th grade in 2006 and the 3rd grade in 2007). The
2-year model carried out through this project will be later funded from the
World Bank loan.
2.
Workshop for editors and commercial department in the Institute for
Textbooks
(Institute for Textbooks and
Teaching Aids – Podgorica)
EUR
3,646
The
Institute for Textbooks plans to increase its production in the area of
additional literature intended for elementary and high school education, as
well as publications for school libraries (of general reading public
interest as well) and therefore it increases the knowledge and skills of the
Institute employees and collaborators related to the marketing of books and
textbooks. This workshop is the training of editors and commercial
department in the Institute aimed at making them capable of preparing simple
marketing plans. The trainers are Dr Miha Kovac (Library Science Department,
School of Philosophy, Ljubljana) and Calvin Smith (main lecturer at the
Oxford International Publishing Center, Oxford Brookes University, Great
Britain).
3.
Training of civil education teachers in using the debate method in teaching
this subject
(In-house / Institute for
Education) EUR
5,923.51
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
Since
the 2005/6 school year, a new subject: civil education will be introduced in
the 6th grade of the reformed schools, to be studied in the 7th grade. The
curriculum for this subject includes teamwork, dialogue and non-violent
communication.
The
Institute for Education decided that civil education teachers must become
familiar with the debate method, which supposed teamwork in researching into
the given topic and preparing arguments for and against, teaches critical
thinking, being analytical, using arguments, cooperation and tolerance to
somebody else's opinion, and develops speaking and listening skills.
The
Foundation provide expert and financial assistance to this project: Tomislav
Reskovac, debate trainer from Croatia and member of OSI Education Committee,
will prepare the training program for elementary school teachers in
application of debate method, training program for high school teachers and
train the trainers program. He will also prepare the work materials for the
teaching and for the training of teachers in seminars. In April, her held a
seminar for about 40 teachers from elementary schools.
[The
project is also supported by the Open
Society Education Program - South East Europe
(OSEP SEE) with EUR 3,328, which is EUR 9,251.51 in total]
4.
Training of teachers for the reformed school – class environment and work
organization, interactive teaching of languages, mathematics, humanities and
science, cooperative learning
(Institute
for Education) EUR 26,250
www.zavodzaskolstvo.org
The
project foresees the training of 250 teachers from 45 elementary schools in
Montenegro in introducing new and reformed curricula and working methods.
New curricula are already implemented in 20 of those schools and will start
to be applied in the remaining schools from the next school year. The
teachers' training, upon the invitation of the Institute for Education, will
be carried out by a team of trainers from the Pedagogical Center, through
four and a half days' seminars.
5.
Engagement of Gordana Miljevic in negotiations with the World Bank regarding
implementation of a loan to support education in Montenegro
(Ministry of Education and
Science of Montenegro) EUR
2,000
The
Foundation made it possible for the Ministry to engage Gordana Miljevic,
expert for international cooperation, in negotiations with the World Bank on
the implementation of a loan to support education in Montenegro. Mrs.
Miljevic is expected to make comments to: "The Project Appraisal
Document" and "Procurement Plan" and to work with
representatives of loan beneficiary institutions for 2 days in Podgorica.
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