TIMOR project
The TIMOR project – Evaluating the impact of restructuring secondary education in East Timor – a study in the context of international cooperation* (May 2013 – October 2015) aims to investigate how the new general secondary education curriculum (GSEC) is being implemented. The study involves two phases: monitoring (phase I) and short-term impact evaluation (phase II).
The monitoring phase aims to 1) describe and analyse the way the implementation of the GSEC is taking place and 1) establish the role of the structures, instruments and strategies in the implementation process. The evaluation phase aims to 1) describe and analyse the state of the general secondary education (GSE) regarding the implementation of the transformation agenda and 2) establish the direction in which the GSE is moving and whether this direction is a desirable one, according to the National Education Strategic Plan and the Millennium Development Goals.
A team of 12 researchers and 3 consultants develop the project. Most of its members belong to the Research Centre “Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education” (CIDTFF) from the University of Aveiro (UA).
Participants in the study involve teachers from 20 schools and students from 9 schools (public and private) from three districts: Díli, Liquiçá and Ermera. Participants also involve policy makers, school directors, Timorese and Portuguese trainers. Four missions take place: two for data collection and another two for results presentation and discussion.
* Supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under Grant PTDC/MHC-CED/5065/2012, by the Operational Competitiveness Programme (COMPETE) and by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).
