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Decentralized decision-making in schools : the theory and evidence on school-based management / Felipe Barrera-Osorio ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Directions in development. Human development.
- Directions in development. Human development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schools--Decentralization.
- Schools.
- School management and organization.
- Decision making.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 124 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : The World Bank, [2009]
- Summary:
- A number of developing countries are introducing school-based management reforms that are aimed at empowering principals and teachers. Many of these reforms also strengthen parental involvement in schools. School-based management has the potential to become a low-cost way of making public education spending more efficient by increasing accountability. Decentralized Decision-Making in Schools develops a theoretical framework of school-based management and reviews more than 20 country experiences. The authors provide a brief description of school-based management reforms, along with evidence regarding their impact on a variety of indicators. Overall, the authors find that school-based management has a positive impact on some variables-reducing repetition and failure rates, and improving attendance-but has mixed results on others.
- Contents:
- Overview 1
- What Is School-Based Management? 2
- Different Forms of School-Based Management 3
- School-Based Management Reforms around the World 5
- Can School-Based Management Work? 11
- Evaluating School-Based Management Initiatives 13
- Notes 14
- Chapter 1 What Is School-Based Management? 15
- School-Based Management Defined 15
- The Theory behind School-Based Management 16
- A Typology of School-Based Management 17
- Toward a Conceptual Framework for Analyzing School-Based Management 26
- How School-Based Management Can Increase Participation and Improve School Outcomes 32
- Notes 37
- Chapter 2 School-Based Management Reforms around the World 39
- General Assessment of the Literature on School-Based Management Programs around the World 39
- Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean 41
- Initiatives in Africa 53
- Initiatives in Asia 64
- Initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa 68
- Initiatives in Other Countries 70
- Notes 72
- Chapter 3 Evaluating School-Based Management Initiatives 75
- How to Implement Impact Evaluations 76
- How to Define the Intervention 79
- Elements of Impact and Identification 80
- Notes 95
- Chapter 4 Conclusions 97
- Types of School-Based Management 98
- Autonomy and School-Based Management 99
- The Evidence Base 100
- On the Design of School-Based Management Programs 101
- Caveats 103
- Unanswered Questions 104.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821379691
- 0821379690
- 9780821379707
- 0821379704
- OCLC:
- 316772263
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