Teacher reform in Indonesia : the role of politics and evidence in policy making /

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Author / Creator:Chu-Chang, Mae, 1953- author.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, [2014]
Description:xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Directions in development human development
Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9896665
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Other authors / contributors:Shaeffer, Sheldon, author.
Samarrai, Samer, author.
Ragatz, Andrew B. author.
De Ree, Joppe, 1975- author.
Stevenson, Ritchie, author.
ISBN:9780821398296 (alk. paper)
0821398296 (alk. paper)
9780821399606 (electronic : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors and Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Overview
  • Background of Teacher Reform in Indonesia
  • Provisions and Objectives of the Teacher Law of 2005
  • Reform Issues Addressed by This Volume
  • Introduction
  • Why Indonesia?
  • Contributions of This Volume
  • Lessons from Indonesia
  • Organization of the Book
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 1. Indonesia as a Case Study for Comprehensive Teacher Reform
  • Introduction
  • The Status of Indonesian Education before Teacher Reform
  • Key Triggers for Reform
  • Major Components of the Teacher Law of 2005
  • The Political-Economic Context of the Teacher Law
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Teachers as the Cornerstone of Educational Quality
  • A Definition of Educational Quality
  • A Conceptual Framework for Teacher Quality
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. The Comprehensive Reform of Institutions, Mechanisms, Strategies, and Processes
  • The Laws and Regulations Supporting Teacher Reform
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4. The Impact of the Reform on Teacher Quality and Student Outcomes
  • The Certification Tool: A Quality Assurance Mechanism and a Potential Way to Improve Learning
  • The Attraction Channel: Certification, Recruitment, and the Attractiveness of the Teaching Profession
  • The Upgrading Channel: Certification as a Financial Incentive for Academic Upgrading
  • The Behavioral Channel: Impact of the Certification Process and the Professional Allowance as Shown from a Randomized Field Experiment
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Looking Inside the Classroom Black Box
  • Teacher Classroom Practice
  • Methodology and Analytical Approach
  • Findings: Use of Practices and Relation to Student Learning
  • Impact of the Reforms
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6. The Impact of the Reforms on the Efficiency and Equity of Public Spending
  • Introduction
  • What Reforms Were Introduced?
  • The Impacts of Reform
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • The Teacher Law: Taking Measure
  • Financial and Political Economy Factors
  • Recruitment Advances and Challenges
  • Specific Recommendations for Indonesia
  • Teaching as a Vocation and the School as a Learning Community
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Boxes
  • 1.1. Design and Methods of the Teacher Certification Impact Evaluation Study
  • 1.2. Design and Standards of the TIMSS Eighth-Grade Mathematics Video Study in Indonesia
  • 1.3. Design and Methods of the Political Economy Analysis
  • 1.1. School-Based Management in Indonesia
  • 3.1. District Education Authorities
  • 3.2. Adopting New Training Approaches
  • 3.3. The University of Manado's "In-Service, On-Service" Program Model
  • 3.4. Coordination between Districts, Universities, and Schools
  • 3.5. The SM-3T Program for Frontier, Outermost, and Disadvantaged Areas
  • 3.6. Using the Open University's Experience with Distance Learning Materials
  • 3.7. International Experience with Recognition of Prior Learning
  • 3.8. Impact of Teacher Working Groups
  • 3.9. Selecting Supervisors in Karawang District
  • 4.1. Teacher Education and Competency by Grade
  • 4.2. The Effectiveness of the Certification Process
  • 5.1. The Use of Questioning from the Perspective of the Teacher's Goals
  • 6.1. District Initiatives to Improve Teacher Distribution
  • Figures
  • 1.1. Primary School Teacher Wages in Indonesia Relative to Nonteacher Wages, by Educational Level, 2004
  • 1.2. Student-Teacher Ratios Preceding Indonesian Teacher Reform, Selected Countries and Country Income Groups, 2003
  • 1.3. Educational Levels of Primary School Teachers in Indonesia, by Location, 2005
  • 1.4. Indonesian PISA Scores, 2000-09
  • 2.1. Conceptual Framework for Quality Education
  • 3.1. Teacher Shortfall in Remote Areas of Indonesia, 2011-12
  • 3.2. Indonesia Open University Student Enrollments, by Faculty, June 2009