ERIC Number: ED415133
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 49
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ISBN: ISBN-0-8213-3723-8
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Decentralization of Education: Politics and Consensus. Directions in Development.
Fiske, Edward B.
This book identifies and examines the political dimensions of decentralization. Decentralization programs vary from country to country, but there are common threads and fundamental questions in all situations. The book covers the following themes and topics: (1) a case study of school decentralization in Colombia over a period of more than two decades; (2) why decentralization is political; (3) why countries decentralize; (4) what decentralization accomplishes; (5) the importance of developing consensus; and (6) how to begin building consensus. (Contains 32 references.) (EH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Decentralization, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Change, Politics of Education, School Policy, School Restructuring
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: World Bank, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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