{"id":1880,"date":"2011-05-30T09:31:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T13:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:39:03","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:39:03","slug":"how-can-holistic-education-management-information-systems-improve-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/education-management-information-systems\/how-can-holistic-education-management-information-systems-improve-education\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Holistic Education Management Information Systems Improve Education?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information and communications technology has been transforming education at different levels. One level where the ICT has been playing a key role for over the last three decades is in the management and allocation of educational resources and providing data on students and teachers often referred to as Education Management Information System (EMIS). According to Tom Cassidy:<\/p>\n

EMIS is a “system for the collection, integration, processing, maintenance and dissemination of data and information to support decision making, policy-analysis and formulation, planning, monitoring and management at all levels of an education system.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This implies that EMIS does not only refer to the technology and database software needed for recruiting, hiring, placing, and supporting teachers and providing the necessary logistical support in terms of buildings, furniture, maintenance, instructional materials, training of staff, student demographics and placement but also the processes and culture that bind institutions together for using information for effective delivery of education at all levels. <\/p>\n

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Looking for more than statistics<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

EMIS is undergoing some transformation \u2013 at least at the technical levels. The original notion of EMIS that was based on the creation of educational statistics for planning at the central level is being replaced with the decentralization of educational data at school, district, regional levels. <\/p>\n

The more schools, colleges and universities are empowered in handling and using their own data and the more these institutions adopt open standards and harmonized coding system, the better for data integration, control and usage at national levels.<\/p>\n

However, while the technology and tools are improving, the use of EMIS for planning and decision making has not changed much due to lack of ownership, information seeking and use culture and other factors such as over dependence on external consultants. Other challenges range from lack of capacity at school levels, inadequate communications infrastructure and lack of resources to scale up successful EMIS programmes.<\/p>\n

We intend to explore some of these issues including trends and best practices with five experts in the field – reviewing the opportunities, challenges and success factors of EMIS to developing countries with specific focus on Africa. They will analyze emerging trends and best practices based on field experience. The discussion that follows the essays is intended to provide recommendations to policy makers and other stakeholders in order to improve the status of EMIS in Africa.<\/p>\n

Some of the key questions we will be addressing include:<\/p>\n

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  1. What are the major trends in the EMIS environment in terms of adopting tools and technologies such as mobile and wireless platforms and distributed databases?<\/li>\n
  2. What were the key challenges in implementing an integrated and decentralized Education Management Information System?<\/li>\n
  3. What were the most critical success factors of the implementation of EMIS so far?<\/li>\n
  4. What should policy makers and donors do over the next ten years to improve the collection, organization and use of educational data and information at all levels?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your active participation and commentary on these questions and the issues they raise is very much appreciated.<\/p>\n

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