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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817211103321

Autore

Di Gropello Emanuela

Titolo

A comparative analysis of school-based management in Central America / / Emanuela Di Gropello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006

ISBN

1-280-30530-4

9786610305308

0-8213-6526-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 61 pages : illustrations ; ; 25 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 72

Disciplina

371.20098

Soggetti

Education - Latin America

Schools - Decentralization - Latin America

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abreviations; Introduction; 1. Conceptual Framework; LIST OF FIGURES; 2. Comparing Education Decentralization Reforms in Central America; LIST OF TABLES; 3. Impact of Decentralization Reforms; 4. Explaining the Impact; 5. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper provides a comparative analysis of school-based management reforms in four Central American countries (EDUCO in El Salvador, PRONADE in Guatemala, PROHECO in Honduras, and Centros Autonomos in Nicaragua). It starts by providing a characterization of the models and then reviews how they have expanded community participation and empowerment and school decisionmaking autonomy. It then continues by analyzing the impact of community and school empowerment on the teaching-learning process, including measures of teacher effort. The paper assesses the impact of the models on several educati