Decentralized Basic Education in Indonesia, Program Objective 2 (DBE2)
FSU is one of three U.S. universities partnering with universities in Indonesia to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Indonesia's public and private sector primary schools. This work is part of USAID’s five-year DBE2 project, which builds upon successful aspects of recent initiatives in Indonesia to improve educational quality through new attention to strengthening teacher training and improving the school learning environment. The DBE 2 Partnership, led by Education Development Center, Inc., the Academy for Educational Development, and Research Triangle Institute, together with Florida State University, University of Massachusetts, and University of Pittsburgh, works with USAID/Indonesia, Ministries of National Education and Religious Affairs, and other public and private sector partners to develop a more comprehensive system of teacher professional development by strengthening the capacity of educators and administrators to initiate, facilitate and promote school improvement at the local level. Strategies to be implemented include decentralized teacher training; school-based management; civic education/service learning; early childhood education; university partnerships; Information and Communication Technologies; and public-private alliances. FSU, through collaboration between CISERD and the College of Education's program in Sociocultural and International Development Education Studies, has partnered with seven Indonesian universities in the provinces of Aceh, Banten, North Sumatra, and West Java to assist in the development and improvement of decentralized teacher education.
More information on DBE 2:
Education Development Center
USAID
Background on Indonesia:
CIA Factbook
The World Bank