The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : Toward an Education Strategy for the Twenty-First Century

This note identifies major challenges now facing the Macedonian education system and suggests policies and programs for addressing them. Its primary function is to inform the representatives of the Government as well as other political leaders and stakeholders, in a continual dialogue with the World Bank, about the Bank team's position on the main challenges and policy options, which Macedonian education policy makers may consider. Given the past ethnic conflict and current political situation, Macedonia likely will require a significant increase in donor support in upcoming years to remedy some underlying social and economic problems and to simplify rehabilitating the school infrastructure. It is important that donor activities fit into a strategy and a follow-up policy framework to be agreed upon with the Government. Based on the country assistance strategy signed by the Government and the Bank, the next education project's preparation is underway and is planned to be effective by early 2004. This education policy note therefore intends to offer a coherent policy basis for the government's evolving strategy and to establish a basis for the project preparation, for other donor activities in education and for subsequent discussions on the opportunities and options of future Bank support in education. The note focuses on (i) the main strength and potential of education in assisting the country's overall social and economic development; (ii) the main challenges education faces in terms of the system's management, structure and performance; (iii) the opportunities and policy options for reforming the education system; (iv) the main political risks that reformers need to take into account; and (v) general reform options the government strategy could take into account.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-07-01
Subjects:	ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, ACQUISITION OF SKILLS, ADULTS, AGE COHORT, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION, AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC SKILLS, BIRTH RATES, CIVIC EDUCATION, CLASSROOM, COHORT OF STUDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMPUTER LITERACY, CONTINUING EDUCATION, COURSE CONTENT, CRITICAL THINKING, CURRICULA, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM REFORMS, DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DONOR SUPPORT, DOUBLE SHIFT, EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION AGENCIES, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, EDUCATION AUTHORITIES, EDUCATION BUDGET, EDUCATION CURRICULUM, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION EXPENDITURE, EDUCATION EXPENDITURES, EDUCATION FINANCE, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION MATERIALS, EDUCATION OFFICIALS, EDUCATION OUTCOMES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION REFORMS, EDUCATION REHABILITATION, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, EDUCATION SPENDING, EDUCATION STRATEGY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL BUDGET, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL REFORMS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ETHNIC DIVERSITY, ETHNIC GROUPS, ETHNIC MINORITIES, ETHNIC MINORITY, ETHNIC MINORITY GIRLS, ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, EXAMINATION PROCESS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENERAL EDUCATION, HEAD TEACHERS, HIGH DROPOUT, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER ENROLLMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION, IMPROVING TEACHER TRAINING, INSTRUCTION, INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INTERACTIVE LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING MATERIALS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFELONG EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, LINGUISTIC MINORITIES, LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCILS, LOCAL SCHOOLS, MOTHER TONGUE, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTRY, NATIONAL EXAMS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, NUMBER OF TEACHERS, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, PARENT ASSOCIATIONS, PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION, PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE, PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATES, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICES, QUALITY TEXTBOOKS, QUALITY TRAINING, REMEDIAL READING, REPETITION RATES, RURAL SCHOOLS, SATELLITE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BOARDS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL CAREER, SCHOOL COVERAGE, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL GRADUATES, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL LEADERS, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL LEVELS, SCHOOL MAINTENANCE, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL NETWORK, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL STUDENTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCIENCE STUDY, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE TRAINING, SOCIAL GROUPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT ALLOCATIONS, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT ATTAINMENT, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT POPULATION, SUBJECT SPECIALISTS, SUBSIDIES TO EDUCATION, SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, SUPPLY OF TEXTBOOKS, TEACHER, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHER RATIOS, TEACHER SALARIES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING MATERIALS, TEACHING METHODS, TEACHING STRATEGIES, TEACHING- LEARNING, TEXTBOOK, TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION, TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING, TEXTBOOKS, TRAINING OF TEACHERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SERVICES, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, USE OF TEXTBOOKS, VISITS TO SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE GROUPS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/10151732/former-yugoslav-republic-macedonia-toward-education-strategy-twenty-first-century-former-yugoslav-republic-macedonia-toward-education-strategy-twenty-first-century https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15534
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