Getting Schools to Work Better

ISBN-13: 9781032136677 / Twarda / 2024 / 184 str.

UK) Yan Yifei (University of Southampton

Opis

Yifei Yan’s ambitious multi-method case study of government middle schools in Beijing and Delhi provides fresh insights into how educational accountability can be designed to work, in part and as a whole.

Recenzje

A compelling study that challenges conventional perceptions of teacher accountability in schools, demystifying the raison d’etre of poor quality of learning outcomes. Based on an in-depth, empirical and comparative analysis of two large education systems – India and China, Yan deconstructs and re-conceptualizes teacher accountability, designing a holistic approach built not exclusively on bureaucratic but on a professionally motivated teacher support system.  With the timely emphasis that a competent and soundly supported teaching workforce is essential for educational improvement, the book offers a fresh, non-Western perspective on educational governance and is an invaluable contribution to the larger theory of public administration. 

Anjana Mangalagiri, Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi

 

 

Accountability is a key issue in the field of education. In this timely and original book, Dr Yifei Yan addresses education accountability in two of the world’s largest developing countries, China and India. The book provides a novel conceptualisation of accountability, in which the support provided to teachers is seen as a crucial component. Through surveys and interviews with teachers, school principals, government officials and NGO workers in Beijing and Delhi, Yifei Yan shines a light on support provided to teachers, policy challenges, potential solutions, and implications for accountability. This important book should be key reading for policy makers, teachers, teacher trainers, scholars and others concerned with strengthening education governance and school systems.

Anne West, Professor of Education Policy, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Reimagining the Quest Of Getting Schools To Work Better  2. Towards A More Holistic Understanding of Accountability In Education  3. Educational Governance in Beijing And Delhi: An Overview  4. Supporting Teachers in Delhi: Practice And Perceptions  5. Supporting Teachers in Beijing: Practice And Perceptions  6. Making "Accountability 3.0" Work: Evidence Synthesis and Design-Oriented Reflections  7. Conclusion: Make Educational Accountability Great Again, Again  8. Appendix: The Journey of Researching Government Middle Schools In Beijing And Delhi

O autorze

Yifei Yan is a Lecturer in Public Administration and Public Policy at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton, United Kingdom. She received her PhD degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Her doctoral dissertation, on which this book is based, is the recipient of the Best PhD Dissertation Award from the Indian Public Policy Network (IPPN) in 2019.