School clusters and teacher resource centres
By: Elizabeth A. Giordano
Contributors: International Institute for Educational Planning
Series: Fundamentals of educational planning -- 86
Publisher: UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9789280313109
Subjects: School management and organization; Demonstration centers in education; Instructional materials centers; Teachers; Training of; Educational innovations; Regional educational laboratories
Description: School clusters and resource centers aim to channel education resources more effectively by making them available to groups of schools rather than individual schools. Further initiatives include: improving the delivery of teacher development services by targeting them closer to the school level; encouraging the development of local capacity in education by bringing schools together to mutually benefit from shared experiences and expertise; and improving control, supervision and management of schools by developing resource centers and school clusters to act as another level of education administration. This publication looks at a variety of strategies and examines the goals, organization, functioning and outcomes. Finally, it highlights the necessary conditions for their effective implementation and impact.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-151).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Presentation of school cluster and resource centres : concepts, goals and existing models; title: Organization and functioning of school clusters and resource centres : some case study examples; title: Evaluations of school cluster and resource centre programmes; title: Options available to planners; title: Conclusions.