The USAID-funded EQUIP2 program conducted a series of studies to increase and share knowledge about how projects are designed, implemented, and evaluated, who is involved, what contexts exist, and what approaches enabled or constrained project implementation in an increasingly Ministry-led environment. This paper serves to introduce this complete set of studies , the methodology used to gather and analyze information, and to provide a summary overview of the main lessons learned for leadership, project design, implementation and evaluation.
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EQUIP2 Research
Secondary Education
EQUIP2 research has underscored the pressing need for qualified secondary school teachers, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The EQUIP2 teacher gap calculation produced three scenarios for future teacher needs and provided policy and practice implications.
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School Fees
EQUIP2 research examines school fees from the perspectives of parents and teachers, looking specifically at their impact on learning.
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Opportunity to Learn
EQUIP2 believes that improvement in school effectiveness requires schools and educators to concentrate on providing basic opportunities to learn by having the school open every day and teachers and students present and ready to learn. The project researched the delivery of instruction to students in Grades 1–3 in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mozambique, and Nepal, examining the extent to which materials and trained teachers were present, time was appropriately used, and school support programs exist in classrooms and contribute to improved learning outcomes for students.
Impact of Education Across Sectors
EQUIP2 examines how improvements in education quality, access, and outcomes can lead to improvements in a number of other sectors including democracy, food security, health, and gender. This series also includes EQUIP2 research on the impact of HIV/AIDS on education systems and a primer on disability education in international settings.
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Education System Reform
EQUIP2 has provided support to policy and system reform initiatives in countries including Egypt, El Salvador, Namibia, and Zambia. This support is founded in the EQUIP2 education system reform framework, which focuses on the political and institutional factors that influence technical reform. EQUIP2 publications The Power of Persistence and Education System Reform Today provide background information on the framework and case studies examining countries' experiences with system reform.
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Education Data, Information, and Learning Outcomes
EQUIP2 has researched the effectiveness of school report cards in collecting and using information, examined education equity in Central America, and produced a primer on measuring learning outcomes. EQUIP2's Analysis of USAID Assistance to Basic Education in the Developing World, 1990–2005 examines the availability and quality of results from USAID-funded education projects.
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Education Decentralization
EQUIP2 has provided technical assistance to USAID-funded projects and ministries in education through its Implementation of Education Decentralization workshop, produced a wide body of publications showcasing examples of successful decentralization models in Brazil and Namibia, and brought together ministries of education in its Africa Decentralization Video Conference course, in partnership with the World Bank and the British Council.
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Complementary Education
In 2004, EQUIP2 began investigating community-based schools as a mechanism for reaching the underserved populations. The team identified nine models that successfully organized schooling in regions least served by the formal education system. EQUIP2 working papers, case studies, and policy briefs focus on these nine cases and provide implications for policy and practice as well as a cost effectiveness analysis of the models.
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