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Education Decentralization and Accountability Relationships in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authordi Gropello, Emanuela
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-26T14:49:09Z
dc.date.available2013-06-26T14:49:09Z
dc.date.issued2004-11
dc.description.abstractThe author analyzes decentralization reforms in the education sector in Latin America (their status, impact, and ongoing challenges) by making use of the accountability framework developed by the World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People. She starts by identifying three main groups of models according to the subnational actors involved, the pattern adopted in the distribution of functions across subnational actors, and the accountability system central to the model. She then reviews the impact of these models according to the available empirical evidence, and explores determinants of this impact, extracting lessons useful to the design of future reforms. The author concludes that the single most important factor in ensuring the success or failure of a reform is the way the accountability relationships are set to work within each of the models and provides some lessons on how to get these relationships to work effectively. She also provides three main general lessons for selecting "successful" models: (1) avoid complicated models; (2) increase school autonomy and the scope for "client power," maintaining a clear role for the other accountability relationships; and (3) place more emphasis on the "management" accountability relationship and the sustainability of the models.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5509351/education-decentralization-accountability-relationships-latin-america
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3453
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14191
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3453
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACADEMIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectACCREDITATION
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subjectCENTRALIZED TEACHER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOUNCILS
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATION DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION DELIVERY
dc.subjectEDUCATION LAW
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLMENT RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL ELECTIONS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPRIMARY STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE STUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL MANAGEMENT MODELS
dc.subjectSCHOOL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.titleEducation Decentralization and Accountability Relationships in Latin Americaen
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okr.crossref.titleEducation Decentralization and Accountability Relationships in Latin America
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5509351/education-decentralization-accountability-relationships-latin-america
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid615651468753350400
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3453
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20041217173134
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5509351
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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