The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ministry of
Education The Department of Educational Research
Development
The Mechanism of Setting up A National
Strategy for Educational Transformation in
Jordan A Proposed Concept
Prepared By Managing Director of Education
Research Development Repporteur of Steering
Committee for the Preparation of Strategy
?Amman , August 2003
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National Plan for Education for All
Outcomes of the Economic Retreats (1,2,3)
?Socio Economic Transformational Program
Proposed Referential framework for the Formation
of A National Strategy for Educational
Transformation in Jordan (A Comprehensive
Integral Perspective)
Outcomes Recommendations of the Vision
Forum for the Future of Education in Jordan
e-Learning Strategic Framework
Educational Reform for the Knowledge
Economy (ERfKE)
National Strategy for Administrative Reform
Development (The MOE Projects)
The General Strategy for Generalization of
the Capacity Building Project
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A Proposed Vision
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The MOE Mission
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The Image of the Educational Institution, Its
Long term Aspirations
Vision
The Regulations of the Educational Institution
that states the Nature of Its Activities and
target Groups
Mission
Coordination Harmony
The Goals that the Educational Institution seeks
to achieve
Objectives
Pertains to the Educational Institution as a
whole and defines its Approaches in dealing
with the external environment
General Strategies (Strategies for the
Educational Institution)
Strategic Units/Main Managements Functional
Strategies
Defines the nature of services and proposed
Development Respects
That has an Executive Short-Term Feature
Hierarchy of Objectives and Strategies of the
Educational Institution
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Major Issues and Priorities
Effective Use of ICT
Integration Coordination
Excellence Creativity
Lifelong Learning
Effective Partnerships
Funding Sustainability
Quality
Activating Research Development
Relevance
Decentralization
Effectiveness Efficiency
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SWOT Analysis for Strategic Planning of
Educational Reform
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
THREATS
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The Main Elements and Components of A National
Strategy for Educational Transformation Project
in Jordan
1) The adopted Methodology for Preparing the
Educational Strategy (General Framework)
2) Referential Background of the Educational
Strategy
3) Strategic Approaches for the Development of
Education
4) Analytical look for the reality of Education
in Jordan (Both, The quantitative qualitative
Dimensions)
5) Futuristic Vision for Education
6) Desired Mission for the Educational Institution
7) The Strategic Objectives the Means, Methods
and Procedures proposed for achieving them.
8) Developmental Projects and Innovative
Programs.
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The Complementary Steps of the Educational
Strategy Project that include

• Preparing A Master Plan for the Education Sector
• Preparing Action (Procedural) plans According to
  the Main Components
• Putting Down Mechanisms to monitor and follow-up
  work progress
• Convening regular meetings for sustainable
  evaluation
• Carrying out the necessary and appropriate
  modifications on a number of exceptional and
• procedural steps as required by work conditions
  
• Acquiring basic guarantees to implement the
  Strategy, most importantly
• Endorsing the Strategy by the different
  leadership levels
• Education committees at the different
  Educational Directorates at field
• Expanded planning committee
• Board of Education
• Economic Consultative Council (within the Human
  Resource Development Strategy)

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• Collecting enough financial resources to cover
  Strategy programs and projects
• Attracting and empowering qualified Human
  Resources needed for the Strategy
• Laying out an Integrated Information Plan to get
  acquainted with the Strategy and its different
  dimensions

• Collecting enough financial resources to cover
  strategy programmes and projects
• Attracting and empowring qualified Human
  Resources needed for the strategy
• Laying out on integrated information plan to get
  acquainted with the strategy and its different
• dimensions

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Educational Reform for the Knowledge Economy
Project (ERfKE)
COMPONENT 1 REORIENTATION OF EDUCATION POLICY,
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY THROUGH GOVERNANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
COMPONENT 2 TRANSFORM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND
PRACTICES FOR THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
THE VISION EDUCATION REFORM FOR THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY
COMPONENT 4 PROMOTION OF LEARNING READINESS
THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
COMPONENT 3 SUPPORT PROVISION OF QUALITY
PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
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COMPONENT 1 Governance and Administrative Reform
1.4 An enhanced capacity in educational
research, educational policy analysis and
development, effective monitoring and evaluation
of educational progress, and of system
performance.

1.1 A redefined national vision and an
integrated National Education Strategy


1.2 A reformed governance, management, and
decision-making mechanism, capable of achieving a
learner-centred education system
1.3 An integrated Education Decision Support
System that will produce efficient policy
analysis and effective systems management with
transparency and accountability
1.5 Effective Management Coordination of
Education Reform Investments