Background
Since 2010 NRC Education has worked in Palestine on interventions supporting the provision of quality inclusive education the UNRWA and Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) in the West Bank and Gaza. These interventions have included teacher training, small grants to schools, parental skills and communication with community activities, psycho-educational response for the children most affected by conflict and research, policy and advocacy work.
Purpose of the evaluation
The main purpose of the evaluation is to support learning and provide guidance for future programme direction.
Findings
NRC’s education activities were found to have meaningful impacts upon key factors that push children out of school in Palestine. Specifically, strong evidence exists of the impact of NRC’s activities on improved psychosocial wellbeing of children, a shift to teaching methodologies that are more inclusive and engaging to all students, greater parental engagement and involvement in their children’s education, and improved teacher motivation and professionalism. Evidence is inconclusive on whether its activities have directly improved student achievement, or reduced drop out rates.
Areas of improvement:
- Strengthen the overall focus/ theory of change.
- More explicit selection criteria to ensure the most vulnerable are targeted.
- Maintain and strengthen relations with MoEHE.
- Strengthen resilience and education’s protection function.
- Continue and expand co-ordination between core competencies and with advocacy staff.