Establishing effective working relationships between three management layers presents a significant challenge for the development of education management information systems in Nigeria and, in common with other developing countries, there are issues of capacity and commitment. Structures and responsibilities for EMIS are complex, reflecting historical developments and more recent imperatives.
Education Management Information System: A Short Case Study of Nigeria
October 2006
WORKING PAPER NO. 5, 2006 About infoDev's working papers series: These short papers represent work commissioned by infoDev that has not been through infoDev's peer review and formal publication processes. infoDev makes such reports available as informal 'working papers' to share information or ideas about a given topic, in case doing so may be of any interest or utility to practitioners working in related fields.
WORKING PAPER NO. 5, 2006
Education Management Information System: A Short Case Study of Nigeria
Published in February, 2006 Prepared by Cambridge Education. This publication was edited by Michael Trucano (infoDev).
Contents
Executive summary........................................................................................................4 1. Introduction................................................................................................................5 2. Objectives and Functions of EMIS ............................................................................6 3. Location of EMIS ......................................................................................................7 4. The development of EMIS system in Nigeria............................................................8 The establishment of EMIS........................................................................................9 Subsequent developments of EMIS ...........................................................................9 State level