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General
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The Office of educational and cultural research and development was first established in 1969 as the Office of educational development. It underwent various changes in the 1970s, to acquire its present name and structure in 1980. It is now known in Indonesian as Balitbang Dikbud. Its functions, according to a 1980 ministerial decree, are to: • prepare the Ministry's policy of research and development in the domain of education and culture; • conduct such research for policy formulation; • co-ordinate and foster implementation of research hi various fields of education and culture. |
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General Organisation |
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The Office of educational and cultural research and development consists of a Secretariat and four centers: the Center for Policy Research, the Center for Curriculum and Educational Development, the Center for Informatics and the Center for Examinations System Research and Development. It also oversees the activities of the Center for Educational and Cultural Communication Technology. Almost a thousand people are working in the Office of educational and cultural research and development, 40 per cent being technical staff, 60 per cent administrative. Balitbang Dikbud is a government institution, working at a national level. It is financed almost completely through the budget of the Ministry of Education. Less than 10 per cent of its budget comes from international agencies such as the World Bank. Part III: Profiles of the present member institutions |
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Main
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Balitbang
Dikbud is mainly involved in research. Its structure in five centers
reflects its core research activities. The Center for Policy Research focusses on evaluation of different aspects of the education system, hi recent years it has undertaken studies on for instance the internal efficiency of the nine year basic education programme and a mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the same programme. The Center for Informatics mainly works on the production of educational and cultural statistics and on the development of the educational management information system. The Center for Curriculum and Educational Facilities Development has played an important role in different curriculum reforms. It also works on the elaboration of teaching materials and has taken part in the development of the teacher professional support system. The Center for Examination System Research and Development focusses its research on supporting the development of standardized testing systems at basic and secondary level. It also plays a role in monitoring the quality of basic education. The Center for Educational and Cultural Communication Technology has produced various educational television broadcasts. |
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Prospects
for the future |
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Balitbang
Dikbud plans to strengthen its role as a co-ordinating agency
for all educational and cultural research which is policy-oriented.
This implies that research will increasingly be undertaken by
other agencies under the direction of Balitbang Dikbud.
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