Despite decentralization reforms of education systems worldwide, there is little empirical evidence about the processes through which decentralization can improve student learning. Proponents theorize...
The two types of education decentralization--to lower levels of government and to individual schools--have very different origins and aims. The decentralization of education to lower levels of government...
Little more than two decades following the death of General Francisco Franco, Spain celebrated its transition from the most centralized, to one of the most decentralized nations in Europe - in government...
This book aims at assisting policymakers and practitioners in developing countries, as well as staff members of international organizations interested in exploring alternative methods of financing education...
As part of education and public sector reforms, many countries are decentralizing the financing and administration of education services to regional, local, or school levels. This report explores what...
This book aims at assisting policymakers and practitioners in developing countries, as well as staff members of international organizations interested in exploring alternative methods of financing education...
The purpose of this book is to inform education policymakers, planners, and practitioners about international experience in the legal aspects of decentralizing basic education. It also provides a basic...
This book focuses on the impact of community financing in formal primary and secondary education, although it is concerned with community and government contributions of material, labor, expertise, and...
This book is designed to assist political and educational policy makers and practitioners in developing countries. Its purpose is to identify the political dimensions of decentralization of education and...
This report describes some of the financial, efficiency (wastage), quality, and equity changes which occurred during the educational decentralization process in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico...