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ERIC Number: EJ602937
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-175X
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Decentralization: An International Perspective.
Walberg, Herbert J.; Paik, Susan J.; Komukai, Atsuko; Freeman, Karen
Educational Horizons, v78 n3 p153-64 Spr 2000
Analysis of 22 definitions of decentralization shows how they are encompassed in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's taxonomy. Data from 14 nations suggest that decentralization of instruction, planning, personnel management, and resource allocation and use has less effect on learning than do conditions in classrooms and schools. (SK)
Descriptors: Decentralization, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, School District Autonomy, School Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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