Learning Laboratory

The RISE Programme applies systems thinking to education. We seek to understand why learning outcomes in a particular school, district, or country are poor, and why the (system) conditions causing these low learning levels exist. This understanding can then inform attempts to realign the relationships in the education system to be coherent for learning, meaning that every component works together with the goal of improving learning for all.

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In the era of regional autonomy, efforts to improve the quality of education are no longer limited to the central government's responsibility. Local governments that are authorized to manage elementary schools (SD) and junior high schools (SMP) have a major role in providing quality education for their communities. Through researches conducted by RISE Programme in several regions in Indonesia, we want to see districts’ responses toward decentralised education.

DevSoc Link 2021 Conference is open to all members of the ASA Development Sociology Section. In this event, RISE Programme in Indonesia researcher, Sirojuddin Arif, presented RISE's study on education policies in Indonesian districts/cities.

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Niken Rarasati, a researcher of RISE Programme in Indonesia (RISE), spoke about her experiences working with local governments in addressing educational problems at the “Innovations, Practices, and Mechanisms for Community Involvement for Development Evaluation” webinar held by Tifa Foundation. Niken talked about participatory diagnostic, design, evaluation, and adaptation processes to overcome educational problems at the local level.