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Category Archives: accountability
The Republic of Korea’s experiment with outcomes-based accountability
This blog is written by Pearl J. Chung, Education Specialist for the Korean Ministry of Education, the author of a case study on accountability and education in the Republic of Korea commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a … Continue reading
South Africa: Watching accountability in action
This blog is written by Dr Remy C Nnadozie, Director: Institutional Planning, Rhodes University, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in South Africa commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability in education … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Democracy, Governance, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, country case study, south africa
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More meaningful government engagement with all education actors could improve learning in Bangladesh
This blog is written by Mobarak Hossain, Independent Consultant, the author of a case study on accountability and education in Bangladesh commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability in education is shaped by a … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, private schools, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, bangladesh, country case study, private schools
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The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective
By Zama Neff, director of Human Rights Watch’s Children’s Rights Division From girls in rural Afghanistan, to children in immigration detention on the US-Mexico border, to grandmothers fleeing war in Sri Lanka, throughout my career working on children’s rights, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Conflict, Human rights, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, civil society, conflict, human rights, Target 4.a
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Accountability in education in post-conflict Nepal
This blog is written by Tejendra Pherali, UCL Institute of Education, the author of a case study on accountability and education in Nepal commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog coincides with the national launch of the report taking … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Conflict, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, country case study, government, nepal, Target 4.a
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Punishing teachers is often counter-productive
One of the key messages of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2017/8, Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments is that punishing teachers can often be counter-productive. Teachers have the primary responsibility for educating students. But in many countries, they … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Teachers, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, target 4.c, teachers, teaching
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Accountability to fulfilling the right to education
By Allyson Krupar, Senior Associate, Right to Education Index, RESULTS Educational Fund The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights the role of civil society organizations such as RESULTS Education Fund (REF) as crucial to advance the right to education and … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Report, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, civil society, right to education
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Does school choice really exist?
An idea that has gained popularity in some circles in recent years is that giving a choice to parents over where their children are educated and introducing competition in an education ‘market’ will raise standards across the system through healthy … Continue reading
Key takeaways from the 2017/8 GEM Report
The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring Report, Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments, fulfils its mandate to follow countries’ progress towards achieving the global education goal but also focuses on the theme of accountability in education. Why did we choose to … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, Report, SDG, SDG4
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One week on from the 2017/8 GEM Report launch: a round-up
Not even a short power cut, which plunged the ballroom of Maputo’s Gloria Hotel into temporary darkness, could stifle the anticipation of those gathered to mark the global launch of the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report- Accountability in education: … Continue reading
