Framework for the Reform of Education Systems and Planning for Quality
In 2000, the goal that, by 2015, all children will have access to, and complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality, was set. Despite the progress in terms of student enrollment and completion, the quality of learning produced in...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18513211/framework-reform-education-systems-planning-quality http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16910 |
| Summary: | In 2000, the goal that, by 2015, all
children will have access to, and complete, free and
compulsory primary education of good quality, was set.
Despite the progress in terms of student enrollment and
completion, the quality of learning produced in developing
countries remains poor. Existing models of education
production are inadequate for informing education reform for
the purpose of improving school quality, as measured by
student learning. Thus, a broader and more integrated
approach of policy making is put forward. Building on theory
and empirical evidence on what works, the paper puts forward
a framework for improving the quality of education. The
framework includes six factors: (1) assessment; (2)
autonomy; (3) accountability; (4) attention to teachers; (5)
attention to early childhood development; and (6) attention
to culture. Going forward, there is a need to develop a
system of international quality benchmarks drawing on a
larger body of evidence. Most importantly, more empirical
evidence from impact evaluations is needed. |
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