World Bank2012-05-242012-05-242008978-0-8213-7346-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6377The purpose of this study, educations for all has led to a significant increase in the number of students completing primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It has also created tremendous demand for secondary education. This paper discusses the processes that support upward and downward accountability in the secondary education system and processes designed to ensure internal accountability and accountability for learning outcomes. This report focuses on school-level management as the place where governance structures and management processes converge. It examines the role of various governance structures for secondary schools and their impact on the management of teachers and of general academic and financial management. Finally this publication summarizes the discussions in terms of the key issues and suggestions for improvements within educational governance, management, and accountability.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC SKILLSACCOUNTINGADOLESCENTSADULTSBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC LITERACYBASIC NEEDSBENEFICIARIESBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESCHECKSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONCOMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATIONCONTRIBUTIONCOUNTRY CASE STUDIESCURRENCYCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM DESIGNDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENTDEMAND FOR EDUCATIONDEMONSTRATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDIPLOMASDISTRICT EDUCATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REFORMSEDUCATED STUDENTSEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION GOVERNANCEEDUCATION INDICATORSEDUCATION LEVELSEDUCATION MANAGEMENTEDUCATION MANAGERSEDUCATION MINISTRIESEDUCATION OFFICESEDUCATION OUTCOMESEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION PROVIDERSEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION REFORMSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION STANDARDSEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATION TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL EQUITYEDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTEDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVESEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMESEDUCATIONAL QUALITYEDUCATIONAL REFORMEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSEDUCATORSELIMINATION OF GENDER DISPARITIESFINANCESFINANCIAL INVESTMENTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFREE SECONDARY EDUCATIONGENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATIONGIRLSGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOHIGH SCHOOLHIGHER EDUCATIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINVESTINGINVESTMENT PROGRAMJUNIOR SECONDARYJUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLEARNERSLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING STRATEGIESLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATION SYSTEMSLIFE SKILLSLIFELONG EDUCATIONLITERACYLOCAL EDUCATIONLOCAL LEVELLOCAL MANAGEMENTLOCAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENTLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATIONLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONMARKET ANALYSISMATHMATH SKILLSMATHEMATICSMIDDLE EASTMIDDLE SCHOOLMINISTRIES OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL ASSESSMENTSNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATIONAL EDUCATIONNORTH AFRICANUMBER OF STUDENTSOPEN LEARNINGPAPERSPARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONPARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVERSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRINTINGPRIVATE SCHOOLPRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE TUTORINGPROVINCIAL EDUCATIONPROVISION OF INFORMATIONPUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC PRIMARYPUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOLSPUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLSPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPUPILSQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICESQUALITY OF LIFEREADINGRESPONSIBILITIESSCHOOL AUTONOMYSCHOOL BOARDSSCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL COUNCILSSCHOOL DATASCHOOL DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLANSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL GOVERNANCESCHOOL HEADSCHOOL HEADSSCHOOL IMPROVEMENTSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANSCHOOL LEADERSSCHOOL LEARNINGSCHOOL LEAVINGSCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL LEVELSSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEESCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAMSCHOOL OWNERSSCHOOL PRINCIPALSSCHOOL PROGRAMSSCHOOL REFORMSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSCIENCE STUDYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY LEVELSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECONDARY STUDENTSSENIORSHOW HOWSIGNIFICANT IMPACTSOUTH AMERICASPORTSSTAKEHOLDERSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT PERFORMANCESUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUPPORT PROGRAMTEACHERTEACHER RATIOSTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER UNIONSTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL TRAININGTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRAINING PROGRAMTRAINING PROGRAMMESUNIVERSAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITIESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL SCHOOLVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOUCHERSYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7346-0