ASSIGNMENT 1 ME 321

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY STUDIES ME321: Educational Project, Implementation and Evaluation: Assignment 1 Instructions: i. Questions 1 to 5 should be in one separate answer sheets from question 6. ii. Question 6 work should not be less than 10 pages or should not exceed 15 pages, including references (Deadline 19th March, 2015). 1. Discuss as to why educational planners should put much emphasis on the internal conditions rather than external conditions in an attempt to improve education system performance. 2. Discuss the differences between efficiency and effectiveness in relation to what and how the education system should improve. 3. With a clear demarcation, differentiate between operational planning and strategic planning in education. 4. Explain the following concepts of strategic planning: i. Strategy formulation ii. Strategic implementation and iii. Strategy control 5. Applying knowledge of strategy formulation and strategy implementation, prepare the following for your school: i. School vision ii. School mission iii. School organogram iv. School motto, core values and slogan. Minor Project Work 6. Critically, carry out a context analysis of a selected primary or secondary school in Dodoma Municipal to diagnose one distinctive challenge. a) From your diagnosis, identify a major challenge compared to commitments made by government in its Education and Training Policy of 1995. b) Propose a relevant project to obliterate the identified challenge. Do your work by adhering to all procedures of a project proposal write-up.