School Autonomy and Accountability

This survey identifies German-language theoretical frameworks, concepts and findings in the study of conflict. It follows a very broad approach with regard to phases, levels, causes of conflict and overlap with related areas. The research included literature from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Due to the complexity of the issue, and the limited time frame, no comprehensive overview was attempted but rather a compilation of interesting concepts, as well as practical experiences, as food for thought and inspiration.

Computers and the Internet can benefit all parts of the education system, including student learning, teacher development, school leadership, and management. Teachers may gain benefits from using these tools in the areas of content, curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Computers are best used to help teachers build intermediate and advanced skills.

The overall development objective of the World Bank's Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP) for the Africa Region is to increase access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs, with emphasis on vulnerable groups. The specific development objectives of each country project are to be drawn from the national strategic plans. Accordingly, satisfactory evidence of a strategic approach to HIV/AIDS is one of four eligibility criteria.

Bold assertions have been made in policy reports and popular articles on the high and increasing enrollment in Pakistani religious schools, commonly known as madrassas. Given the importance placed on the subject by policymakers in Pakistan and those internationally, it is troubling that none of the reports and articles reviewed based their analysis on publicly available data or established statistical methodologies. The authors of this paper use published data sources and a census of schooling choice to show that existing estimates are inflated by an order of magnitude.

This book finds that there is a strong positive association between including social development themes and project success. The Bank's social development resources are deployed in ways that are not optimally supportive of its social development goals, however. The study found that the Bank's mission and policy priorities related to social development receive uneven treatment across Regions, and gaps in skills and M&E lead to uneven treatment within countries.

The increasing profile and importance of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the education sector are visible in many developing countries. This paper includes the following content: chapter 1. monitoring and evaluation of ICT for education: an introduction; chapter 2. monitoring and evaluation of ICT for education impact: a review; chapter 3. core indicators for monitoring and evaluation studies for ICT in education; chapter 4. developing a monitoring and evaluation plan for ICT in education; chapter 5.

This report aims to identify the determinants of learning in Mexico, focusing on equity, cross-country comparisons and national studies. The present report provides new analytical work on the determinants of learning using international and national assessments, as well as new work on the returns to quality of education and an assessment of media coverage of international assessments. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 reviews the existing international and Mexican literature on education quality and the determinants of learning.

The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been inconclusive so far. The authors explain this inconclusiveness by drawing on Arrow's (1962) characterization of learning-by-doing, which suggests focusing on young plants and using measures of export experience rather than export participation.

This paper focuses on the ECA and LAC region experiences, greater access to information have made youth everywhere more aware of the opportunities they lack, not just in terms of unemployment, but lack of a better future. For example, as much as, 51 percent of older youth in Arab countries express a desire to migrate to other countries, usually the West. Everywhere from Guatemala City to Kabul to Nairobi to Tirana young people desire more access not just to job opportunities, but to a better quality of life, including leisure, information and entertainment.

This study proceeds from the World Bank's assessment that Colombian innovation system could significantly contribute to the development of a knowledge-based economy, but its potential has not been fully realized. The present study undertakes an analysis of the institutional framework for university interaction with industry within the context of the overall innovation system. The overarching objective of the study is to make policy recommendations that may assist the Colombian government in promoting science and technology driven economic development.