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Summary of the Better Practice:  I Integrate Health & Social Programs Within the Core Mandates, Concerns, Constraints of Education Systems

Self-Assess to Improve
Read this web page and its related  research, reports and resources. Then use this country/ state/ agency self-assessment tool to determine your stage of development and next steps on this better practice.

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Pathways to Improvement

This web site and workbook uses the four-point scale developed by the World Bank to assess and improve policies, programs and organizational practices in an incremental and continuous manner. These stages include:

• "latent/dormant" (the country or state has not addressed the item)
• "emerging/re-starting:" (the country or state has started or re-started work on the item and has achieved the essential aspects or attributes of the practice)  
• "established/maintained" (the country or state has reached a stable level of operations on the item)
• "advanced" (the country or state has improved further, with aspects or attributes that extend the impact of the practice

Each of these stages has several aspects or attributes. Participants in the improvement process are encouraged to make their on judgements as to their own progress and not view the stages or criteria as set in stone. The goal of this process is to identify targets for improvement, not to issue a report card based on external standards that may or may not be relevant to the context.

From a latent/dormant to emerging/restarting stage 
The essential criteria for effective practice on this item Include:


From an emerging/restarting to established/maintained stage
Other high- quality elements that can lead to a self-rating as “established/maintained” include:


From an established/maintained to advanced stage
More qualitative, incremental practical Improvements that can be considered while seeking a self-assessed advanced stage include ensuring that:

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