Publication: School Autonomy and Accountability
Date
2011-04-27
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Published
2011-04-27
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Abstract
The objective of this paper is to
present an assessment scale for benchmarking school autonomy
and accountability. This scale is one of the tools being
developed under system assessment and benchmarking for
education results (SABER) initiative created by the World
Bank as part of its education strategy. The purpose of this
scale is to reinforce the monitoring and evaluation of
education system performance to foster a better environment
for teaching and learning. The goal of this effort is to
align the personal and managerial incentives at the school
level to produce increased student learning. The application
of the assessment scale can be an important tool for
education system reform if it is used as an instrument for
planning and monitoring the enabling conditions for
improving system performance. As such, it starts with the
assumption that increased school autonomy and improved
accountability are necessary conditions for improved
learning because they align teacher and parent incentives.
This assertion is consistent with the SABER framework for
fostering better school performance that includes three
important factors: (a) the periodic measurement of learning
outcomes and of teacher performance as the basis for school
accountability, (b) the use of school and student
performance indicators that can be compared across
localities and across time, and (c) the use of rewards and
sanctions and policy interventions for aligning personal and
school incentives with improved student performance.
Citation
“Arcia, Gustavo; Macdonald, Kevin; Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Porta, Emilio. 2011. School Autonomy and Accountability. SABER;. © http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21546 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”