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COOPERATIVE SCHOOL EVALUATION PROJECT
Appendix 5: Instructions for using CSEP Instruments
Instructions for Interview with Management
This instrument contains questions to be asked of school administrators. The questions require detailed information
on the planning process in the school.
Selection of school administrators/management personnel for interview
• In general, the school principal or head-teacher should be interviewed / will be able to answer the questions.
However, depending on the school, a specific person may have responsibility for planning in the area under review.
In that case, this person may be the person interviewed.
• In some schools, there is a local Board of Management which is responsible for policy documents. It may be
appropriate to interview members of this school Board, particularly the chairperson.
• In some countries, a Municipality or Regional Department of Education may have designed the policy for a number
of schools in its region. Here, it may be appropriate to interview some members of that Department.
It is left to the evaluators to decide whether to ask questions at school level, local school Board level or regional
Department level, or whether to use some combination of interviews. In the report, they should indicate the source
of any information, and/or reflect the concerns of each level of management.
The evaluators may need to reword the questions, depending on the context of the interview (responsible person,
school principal, Board member). Depending on the planning process used, it may not be appropriate to ask some
questions in an interview.
Instructions for Interview with Teachers
This instrument contains questions to be asked of individual teachers. The questions relate to the planning process
in the school.
The instrument is designed as a structured interview to be conducted with teachers on an individual basis. It is left
to the evaluators to decide, in the context of practice in their respective countries, whether it is appropriate to supply
a copy of the questions beforehand to the interviewees so that they can gather factual data, where relevant.
Selection of teachers for interview
It is suggested that in each school in the main trial phase, an individual interview should be conducted with:
• A teacher with a significant role in drawing up a school's policy in the selected area (provided that such a teacher
has not been selected for interview as fulfilling a management role)
• A teacher with designated responsibility for implementing the school's policy in the selected area (provided that
such a teacher has not been selected for interview as fulfilling a management role)
• A teacher with no particular role or responsibility in relation to the policy (other than that of any member of the
teaching staff )
In some cases, a single teacher may satisfy the first two criteria listed above. Accordingly, this evaluation activity may
involve interviews with 2 or 3 individual teachers, depending on circumstances.
The instrument is designed as a structured interview with a single individual. The evaluators may feel it appropriate
to send a copy of the questions beforehand to the interviewees so they can gather factual data, if relevant. The
evaluators can decide on the most appropriate process for their context.
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