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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778033803321

Autore

Barrera Osorio Felipe

Titolo

Decentralized decision-making in schools : : the theory and evidence on school-based management / / Felipe Barrera-Osorio ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2009]

copyright 2009

ISBN

1-282-12156-1

9786612121562

0-8213-7970-4

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 124 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development. Human development

Altri autori (Persone)

FasihTazeen <1972->

PatrinosHarry Anthony

Disciplina

379.1/535

Soggetti

Schools - Decentralization

School management and organization

Decision making

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

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Tables; Chapter 1 What Is School-Based Management?; Boxes; Figures; Chapter 2 School-Based Management Reforms around the World; Chapter 3 Evaluating School-Based Management Initiatives; Chapter 4 Conclusions; Appendix Some Evaluated School-Based Management Programs; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An increasing number of developing countries are introducing School-Based Management (SBM) reforms aimed at empowering principals and teachers or at strengthening their professional motivation, thereby enhancing their sense of ownership of the school. Many of these reforms have also strengthened parental involvement in the schools, sometimes by means of school councils. SBM programs take many different forms in terms of who has the power to make decisions as well as the degree of ecision-making devolved to the school level. While some programs transfer authority only to school principals or te