governing complex education systems
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This presentation was given by Tracey Burns of the OECD at the CERI Conference on Innovation, Governance and Reform in Education on 4 November 2014 during the Governing Complex Education Systems (GCES) project session. It looks at trends in governance and provides a detailed overview of the GCES project, explaining its main research questions, analytical model, main findings and outputs.TRANSCRIPT
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Governing Complex Education Systems
Paris, 4 November 2014
Tracey Burns
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Governance challenges inincreasingly complexeducation systems
• Central regulation to decentralisation and deregulation
• Increasing school autonomy• Increasing numbers of actors and stakeholders• Parental choice and voice
Trends in Governance
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Increasing accountabilityof performance
• Measurable objectives and indicators • Focus on evaluation and quality assurance• Increasing transparency
Trends in Governance
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GCES Main Research Questions
What models of governance areeffective in complex education systems?
What knowledge system is necessary to support the effective governance of complex education systems?
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GCES Analytical Model
SteeringPriority setting Accountability
ImplementationPolicy Design
Knowledge use
Knowledge production
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GCES Core Themes
Accountability systems
Capacity building
Strategic thinking
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GCES Main Findings
• There is no one right system of governance. Rather than focussing on structures it is more fruitful to focus on processes.
• Effective governance works throughbuilding capacity, open dialogue, and stakeholder involvement.
• Governance is a balancing actbetween accountability and trust, innovation andrisk-avoidance, consensus building and making difficult choices.
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GCES Main Findings
• The central level remains very important(even in decentralised systems) in triggering and steeringeducation reform through strategic vision and clear guidelinesand feedback.
• There are systemic weaknesses in capacity throughout most educational systems which contribute to today’s governance challenges.
• Importance of key principles for system governance (not just agreement on where to go, but how to get there).
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GCES Outputs
Thematic conferences
Working papers• Governance and Knowledge• Horizontal Accountability• Complexity• Modes of Governance• Trust
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GCES Case Studies
Published:• The Netherlands• Norway• Sweden
Forthcoming:• Poland• Germany
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Education Governance: The role of dataTallinn, Estonia, 12-13 February 2015
1) What are innovative ways to collect, use and visualise data for education governance?
2) What are the main challenges arising from use of data (trust, accountability, capacity)?
3) What kinds of supports for the use of data are needed at different governance levels?