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Indonesia has begun to emerge into middle-income status, yet
persistent poverty and stark inequalities continue to affect young
children s development. This book tells the story of Indonesia s
efforts to change the trajectory of development for poor children.
Many countries have similar aims, but several aspects of what is
reported here are especially valuable and perhaps unique. The study
offers data on all aspects of health and development in a sample of
rural young children, collected with internationally-validated
measures, as well as household information, information about
parenting practices including feeding patterns, parent
questionnaires, and data on the prevalence and distribution of ECED
services. The data reported in this book is based on a sample of
more than 6,000 Indonesian children living in 310 poor villages,
including two age cohorts (aged 1 and 4 years old when data were
first collected on their development in 2009). From the start, the
project aimed not only to support service provision but also to
support the development of national standards, build national and
district capacity, and encourage the establishment of a system of
ECED quality assurance, efforts that are still in process. Few such
analyses have been done with such a large sample and with multiple
measures. These design features allow a high level of confidence in
the results that are reported. The lessons from this book will help
to inform not only this project s further implementation but ECED
initiatives in Indonesia and around the world. Thus, the results
presented in this book are of significance for researchers,
policy-makers, and practitioners within and beyond Indonesia. The
experiences and research results discussed here are especially
relevant for: Researchers in early childhood development and
program evaluation; Policymakers within and beyond Indonesia;
Providers of early childhood services; Professional development
providers; and Advocates for quality early childhood services."
One of the noteworthy global achievements of the past two decades
has been the remarkable increase in thenumber of children attending
school and the number of children completing the primary cycle. As
more children start school, the focus has shifted toward the
quality of their education on true learning, not just schooling.
The critical role played by teachers to enhance the quality of
education is especially salient in a populous, geographically
dispersed, and culturally diverse country such as Indonesia. With
close to three million teachers, Indonesia has one of the largest
and most diverse cadres of educators in the world. The
comprehensive Teacher and Lecturer Law, approved by the Indonesian
government in 2005, radically reformed the management and
development of those teachers. Teacher Reform in Indonesia: The
Role of Politics and Evidence in Policy Making features a
comprehensive analysis of the teaching profession and the impact of
recent reforms, which included the doubling of a teacher s basic
pay once he/she satisfies the conditions necessary for
certification a factor that has improved the status ofteachers and
attracted better candidates to teacher training institutions. This
book provides a description of the political and economic context
in which the reform was developed and implemented as wellas an
analysis of how the reform affected teacher quality and student
outcomes. The book s framework promotes an approach to reforms
based on improving the nature of teacher recruitment; preservice
education; induction, mentoring, and probation; formal
certification; continuing professional development; teacher
performance appraisal; and ongoing career development. The recent
history of teacher reform in Indonesia can inform other countries
seeking to improve their educational systems and, ultimately, the
success of their teachers and students. This book should therefore
be of particular interest to Ministries of Education that
contemplate similar reforms and development agencies and
practitioners that seek to support country efforts to strengthen
the teaching profession."
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