School Autonomy and Accountability in Context : Application of Benchmarking Indicators in Selected European Countries

School autonomy and accountability are two components of School-Based Management (SBM) that complement each other to increase the operational and pedagogical efficiency of schools. If schools have enough operational autonomy to manage their financial and human resources, then they can become accountable to their clients, namely their students and their families and, as a result, increase the probability of improving student learning (Barrera, Fasih and Patrinos, 2009). Since SBM encompasses diverse practices and policies applied in different forms in many countries in the world, the World Bank has initiated the design of SBM indicators that could be of use to governments to identify and implement practices and policies that increase autonomy and accountability and, by inference, induce the education system to produce better learning outcomes (World Bank, 2007; Patrinos, 2010).

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Main Authors: Arcia, Gustavo, Patrinos, Harry, Porta, Emilio, Macdonald, Kevin
Format: Publications & Research biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-12
Subjects:ACADEMIC FREEDOM, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AGREEMENTS WITH TRADE UNIONS, AID, ASSESSMENT METHODS, BLOCK GRANTS, BOARD OF EDUCATION, CIVIL SERVICE, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, CLASSROOM VISITS, COMMUNITIES, COMPETITIVE SALARIES, CORE CURRICULUM, CURRICULA, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DEGREES, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION AUTHORITIES, EDUCATION BUDGET, EDUCATION DATA, EDUCATION DECENTRALIZATION, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION LEVELS, EDUCATION OFFICIALS, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, ELECTIVE COURSES, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT, EXAM, EXAMS, FEMALE TEACHERS, FINANCIAL AUDITS, FORMAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GENDER, GRADE CYCLE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LET, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, MANUALS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MUNICIPAL SCHOOL, NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS, NATIONAL LIBRARY, NEW ENTRANTS, PARENT PARTICIPATION, PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS, PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES, PEDAGOGY, POOR PEOPLE, POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIMARY STUDENT, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, PROVIDERS OF EDUCATION, PROVISION OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION STATISTICS, READING, RESEARCHERS, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL AUTONOMY, SCHOOL BOARDS, SCHOOL BUDGETS, SCHOOL CLIMATE, SCHOOL COUNCIL, SCHOOL COUNCILS, SCHOOL CURRICULA, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL DATA, SCHOOL DECISION, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, SCHOOL EDUCATION, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL FINANCE, SCHOOL FUNDING, SCHOOL GOVERNANCE, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL INSPECTIONS, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL LEVELS, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT REFORM, SCHOOL MATERIALS, SCHOOL OPERATIONS, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, SCHOOL SITES, SCHOOL STAFF, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE TRAINING, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL MOBILITY, SOCIETY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS, STAFF SALARIES, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS, STANDARDIZED TESTS, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT COSTS, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, STUDENT LEAVES, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT POPULATION, SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS, TEACHER, TEACHER EVALUATION, TEACHER EVALUATIONS, TEACHER INCENTIVES, TEACHER MOTIVATION, TEACHER PERFORMANCE, TEACHER QUALITY, TEACHER SALARIES, TEACHER SELECTION, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING METHOD, TEST SCORES, TRAINING NEEDS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, WORTH, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/24021873/school-autonomy-accountability-context-application-benchmarking-indicators-selected-european-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21548
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