Understanding and Improving Accountability in Education: A Conceptual Framework and Guideposts from Three Decentralization Reform Experiences in Latin America

Gershberg, Alec Ian; González, P.; Meade, Ben

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.014

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“…Estudios nacionales sostienen que el sistema escolar chileno se caracteriza por una temprana y alta condicionalidad del nivel socioeconómico en el desempeño académico y un bajo nivel de movilidad ascendente (Valenzuela et al, 2008;Villalobos & Valenzuela, 2012). De esta manera, los desempeños de los estudiantes no evidencian una mejora sostenida en el tiempo (Gershberg et al, 2012).…”

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Perfiles de desempeño académico: la importancia de las expectativas familiares

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Mieres

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ResumenEl presente artículo explora algunos de los factores que explican el desempeño escolar. Para ello se identificaron y caracterizaron perfiles de estudiantes chilenos de octavo grado de primaria (media 13.65 años de edad/DS 0.74), en función de su desempeño académico en la prueba de Historia, Geografía y Ciencias Sociales, y variables de contexto. La base de datos fue generada por el Sistema de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación de Chile (Simce). La investigación se orientó desde el enfoque cuantitativo correlacional predictivo, utilizando el árbol de clasificación y regresión (cart). Las altas expectativas educacionales de la familia son el factor diferenciador más importante en el rendimiento escolar. Se discuten los resultados en función de la investigación y literatura generada acerca de estos temas. AbstractThis study explored some of the factors that explain school performance. To attain this, Chilean students' profiles of eighth year of primary school were identified and characterized (13.65 year old mean/DS 0.74). This was done according to their academic performance in the History, Geography and Social Sciences test, and the context variables. The database was provided by the Sistema de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación de Chile (Simce). The study was conducted by means of a predictive correlational quantitative design, using a classification and regression tree (cart). Parents' high educational expectations are the most important distinguishing factor in school performance. The results are discussed in relation to previous research about these topics.Palabras clave: desempeño escolar, escuela primaria, rol de la familia, expectativas educacionales de la familia, análisis de regresión, perfiles de estudiantes, cart.

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Perfiles de desempeño académico: la importancia de las expectativas familiares

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“…The acute incidence of information asymmetry between providers and users of curative health services reduces scrutiny especially by those less educated about the risks and potential of treatments (Harris et al, 2013b). Similarly, inequality of power and information between parents and teachers can mean that the expected long-term benefits of increased choice or participatory reforms are never realized in practice (Gershberg, González, & Meade, 2012).…”

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The Politics of Public Services: A Service Characteristics Approach

Batley

Mcloughlin

2015

World Development

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Politics is widely regarded as affecting and being affected by the performance of public services, yet little research differentiates between services in exploring these effects. The article addresses this gap by proposing a framework for understanding and comparing the politics of different services. It identifies how the nature of the good, type of market failure, tasks involved in delivery, and demand for a service-hitherto regarded largely as economic and managerial concerns-affect political commitment, organizational control, and user power. Policy responses can be targeted to address service characteristics where they present opportunities or constraints to better services.

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“…The rationale for decentralization is that local authorities are more closely in tune with parent and student preferences in schooling than the central government (Gershberg et al 2012 ). In practice, education decentralization transfers resources and responsibilities from the center, such as a ministry of education, to the region (i.e., regional governments, such as states or provinces), the locality (i.e., local governments like municipalities or districts) or the school (i.e., either the school leader or the school governing body).…”

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Assessing Contexts of Learning

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Jude³

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Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment

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This new book series collates key contributions to a fast-developing fi eld of education research. It is an international forum for theoretical and empirical studies exploring new and existing methods of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data from educational measurements and assessments. Covering a high-profi le topic from multiple viewpoints, it aims to foster a broader understanding of fresh developments as innovative software tools and new concepts such as competency models and skills diagnosis continue to gain traction in educational institutions around the world. Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment offers readers reliable critical evaluations, reviews and comparisons of existing methodologies alongside authoritative analysis and commentary on new and emerging approaches. It will showcase empirical research on applications, examine issues such as reliability, validity, and comparability, and help keep readers up to speed on developments in statistical modeling approaches. The fully peer-reviewed publications in the series cover measurement and assessment at all levels of education and feature work by academics and education professionals from around the world. Providing an authoritative central clearing-house for research in a core sector in education, the series forms a major contribution to the international literature.More information about this series at

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Understanding and Improving Accountability in Education: A Conceptual Framework and Guideposts from Three Decentralization Reform Experiences in Latin America

Cited by 27 publications

References 43 publications

Perfiles de desempeño académico: la importancia de las expectativas familiares

Perfiles de desempeño académico: la importancia de las expectativas familiares

The Politics of Public Services: A Service Characteristics Approach

Assessing Contexts of Learning

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