Private education

Relevant or redundant? Private education, decentralisation and national provision in Indonesia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11920596
AutoresColin Bangay (0000-0001-8578-6855, British Council, autor correspondente)
Ano2005
Volume35
Fascículo2
Páginas167-179
Data de publicação2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057920500129742
OpenAlexW1978047668
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas4

This paper explores private educational provision in the context of the decentralisation of education management in Indonesia. It provides an overview of the extent and nature of private provision and explores the nature of the interrelationship between private and government schools. The predominance of private provision at secondary level, rising demand for secondary schooling and national financial constraints will mean that private schools continue to play a major role in Indonesia for the foreseeable future. This paper argues that the sector warrants greater consideration from government and donor alike as an issue of both financial propriety and social equity. If the government is to increase educational participation and address issues of efficiency and social equity then policy sensitivity is required to ensure educational provision which is geographically rational and equitable, and promotes complementarity and not competition between government and private provision

Business · Complementarity (molecular biology · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Government (linguistics · Market economy · Political science · Private sector · Public economics · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration