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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464704403321

Autore

Chang Mae Chu

Titolo

Teacher reform in Indonesia : the role of politics and evidence in policy making / / Mae Chu Chang [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-8213-9960-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Directions in Development - Human Development

Altri autori (Persone)

Chu-ChangMae <1953->

RagatzAndrew B

De ReeJoppe <1975->

ShaefferSheldon

StevensonRitchie

Disciplina

379.598

Soggetti

Teachers - Government policy - Indonesia

Educational change - Indonesia

Education and state - Indonesia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Indonesia as a case study for comprehensive teacher reform -- Teachers as the cornerstone of educational quality -- The comprehensive reform of institutions, mechanisms, strategies, and processes -- The impact of the reform on teacher quality and student outcomes -- Looking inside the classroom black box -- The impact of the reforms on the efficiency and equity of public spending -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The book features an analysis of teacher reform in Indonesia, which entailed a doubling of teacher salaries upon certification. It provides a description of the political economy context in which the reform was developed and implemented and an analysis of the impact of the reform on teacher knowledge, skills, and student outcomes. It includes a randomized control trial over time with data representative of approximately 50 percent of the country's primary and junior



secondary schools and a time-on-task analysis of a representative sample of classroom teaching practices linked to the TIMSS resu