Madrasah make a significant contribution to meeting district enrollment standards and Human Development Index targets. They also make a significant contribution to meeting district Minimum Service Standards. Madrasah are known to receive insufficient funding to carry out quality education, and in the case of private madrasah, are significantly under-funded in comparison with state schools. Dece ...

This paper is part of a project on Free Basic Education Strategy Development. The objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of Free Basic Education in Indonesia, covering policy, funding, accountability, capacity development, and system requirements. The strategy also has to address the particular needs of a portion of Indonesia’s population which ...

The study was carried out to establish the education-related costs borne by parents of children in basic education. Data gathered from the schools/madrasahs in the sample included information about their total budgets and total contributions received from parents during the 2010/2011 school year, as well as information about how these funds were used. The sample size of the survey included 4,032 ...

This report analyzes options for a strengthened partnership in education governance in Indonesia. It also analyzes perceived structural inconsistencies in teacher employment and unemployment using the results of the legal and regulatory analysis activity and the “as is” mapping. The analysis demonstrates three important points which includes discussion of oversupply of teachers, staffing ...

Promoting university - industry - government (UIG) partnerships for research and innovation has long been a key feature of economic development strategy in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries - and now increasingly in developing countries. In Indonesia, effective UIG partnerships have been very few, constrained by a weak enabling environment and limited capacities. ...

The Government of Indonesia has launched an ambitious Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development or MP3EI, with a view to promoting geographically dispersed growth through establishing seven economic corridors across the nation. The objective of this study is to review the current status of universities in Indonesia in terms of their capacity to work in ...

This report examines the policy options and financial implications of the expansion of senior secondary education in Indonesia. The current funding of government senior secondary education is complex and varies throughout the country. It involves different levels of government providing financial support for infrastructure, salaries, and operational costs.

The development objectives of the support to Free Basic Education Strategy Development are to contribute towards achieving medium- to long-term social and economic national development goals through the development of effective policies, strategies, and programs for implementation of Free Basic Education in Indonesia.

Overall, schools and communities are very positive about Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional (RSBI), and feel that the presence of the school helps the whole community. The RSBI program has produced many schools with an improved environment that will enable them to produce high quality graduates. One key finding demonstrates that students in RSBI-designated schools are not performing better ...

Indonesia faces a fundamental challenge: getting teachers to be present in school. For quality teaching to exist in the classroom, teachers must first and foremost be present. The study builds on earlier work on teacher absence in Indonesia conducted in 2003 and 2008. The study also cites previousanalysis of change over time in the absence rate and the impact of selected policies and programs.