Conceptual Issues in the Role of Education Decentralization in Promoting Effective Schooling in Asian Developing Countries
Behrman, Jere R.; Deolalikar, Anil B.; Soon, Lee-Ying | September 2002
Abstract
"While decentralization of education in DMCs has largely been driven by fiscal constraints, it has also been motivated by concerns about the effectiveness of a centralized system in delivering education services. The statistics are revealing: while virtually all DMCs have made impressive gains in expanding the coverage of primary schooling, enrollment rates remain generally low at secondary and tertiary levels, particularly for children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. The quality of education is also a cause for concern, judging by dropout and grade repetition rates, and international comparisons of achievement test scores. Another cause for concern is whether the curricula used are appropriate, especially for higher education. To varying degrees, DMCs have adopted some elements of decentralization in their education systems. These include devolution of authority and responsibility for schools from central to local levels, increased local financing of schools, decentralization of school functions, and reforms to the incentive structure of schools and their teachers. However, it is not often clear that the measures adopted have led to improvements in education. There is not much evidence that decentralization has been successful in improving education in DMCs, perhaps in part because decentralization measures in most countries so far have been incomplete. There is still no clear understanding of the economic and institutional conditions under which decentralization leads to more effective education"
Citation
Behrman, Jere R.; Deolalikar, Anil B.; Soon, Lee-Ying. 2002. Conceptual Issues in the Role of Education Decentralization in Promoting Effective Schooling in Asian Developing Countries. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2062. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1655-5252
Keywords
Business Economics
Economics
Regional Economic Development
Women's Education
Technical Education
Rural Education
Quality Education
Levels Of Education
Educational Systems
Educational Statistics
Economic planning
Economic policy
Development assistance
Development cooperation
Economic evaluation
Economic censuses
Development education
Educational development
Educational administration
Educational planning
Comparative economics
Social responsibility of business
Communication in economic development
Consumer education
Foreign trade and employment
Communication in international trade
Economic development projects
Educational exchange
Educational evaluation
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