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Education reform @ the World. Alan Ruby Senior Fellow for International Education Graduate School of Education. AIM. Review education reforms of the past 40 years Focus on K-12 & the developed world. Structure of this Session . 6 Fundamentals 5 Themes 3 Ways of Looking Ahead.
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Education reform @ the World Alan Ruby Senior Fellow for International Education Graduate School of Education
AIM • Review education reforms of the past 40 years • Focus on K-12 • & the developed world
Structure of this Session • 6 Fundamentals • 5 Themes • 3 Ways of Looking Ahead
Fundamental 1: There is a lot of “reform” • “Steady work” • Plagues & Pandemics • Examples
Fundamental 2: Ephemeral or Fantastic? • Issue attention cycles • “Half life” • Transient or enduring
Fundamental 3: Sloth • Conservative institutions • Reform fatigue • Contested ideas in a contested domain
Fundamental 4: Learning from Success and Failure • Context matters • Good design and bad execution • Transferability and sustainability
Fundamental 5: Never Trust a Number • Indian engineers • Absenteeism • “I out of 5 Stats is Bogus”
5 Recurring Themes • Trust • Choice • Locus of Control • Competing Missions • Access and Inclusion
1. Trust • Professional capacity of teachers • Competence of parents • Ability of students • Moral authority of the State
2. Choice • Schools • Subject • Teacher • Language of Instruction
3. Locus of Control • Centralization vs. decentralization • Command and control versus Autonomy • Who pays and How?
4. Competing Missions • Socialization • Melting pots and nation building • Economic Competiveness
5. Access and Inclusion. • Elite to Mass to Universal • Equality and Signaling and Sorting
Ways to Look Ahead • Survey the Horizon • Benchmarks • Hallmarks
Surveying the Horizon • Look out Not Down • Look Out!
Benchmarking • Against the best at the task • Not the best in class • For a reason
Hallmarks • Standards • Brands • Trust
Reprise • 6 Fundamentals • 5 Themes • 3 ways to Look Ahead