School Funding System and Equity

Autor/inn/en	Tabatadze, Shalva; Gorgadze, Natia
Institution	Center for Civil Integration and Inter-Ethnic Relations (CCIIR)
Titel	School Funding System and Equity
Quelle	(2014), (173 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-9941-0-6994-9
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Finance; Financial Support; Equal Education; Funding Formulas; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Surveys; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Interviews; Focus Groups; Stakeholders; Salaries; Budgets; Expenditure per Student; Educational Legislation; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Suburban Schools; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Social Integration; Exit Examinations; Inclusion; Disabilities; Foreign Students; Disadvantaged; School Choice; Private Schools; Public Schools; Competition; School Size; Teacher Student Ratio; Income; Expenditures; Educational Vouchers; Professional Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Georgia Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Funding; Finanzierung; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Principal; Schulleiter; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Finanzhaushalt; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Soziale Integration; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Inklusion; Handicap; Behinderung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Wettkampf; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Einkommen; Ausgaben; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein
Abstract	The aim of this research is to study the effectiveness of general education funding system from the perspective of equal and equal educational opportunities for all in Georgia. Following the objective, the research aimed to respond three main research questions: 1. is the school financing formula effective and efficient enough to be administrated on the school level to guarantee equal educational opportunities? 2. Are school funding criteria determining amount of school financing cohered and consecutive enough to address existing needs of the schools and fulfilling the statement on equality in education? Three research methods were used for clear outcomes including qualitative, quantitative and statistical research methods and three relevant instruments were chosen: (1) Desk research; (2) Survey of principals; (3) Interviews and focus group discussion with education stakeholders. The research revealed important gaps and problems about the general education funding system. The gaps, challenges and problems of school funding system of Georgia are discussed and analyzed in the context of important educational policies (1) Equity and social integration; (2) System efficiency and cost effectiveness; (3) Quality education and freedom of school choice. The study revealed that existing system has the problems in all three educational policy areas. The findings of the research make possible to develop important recommendations to policy makers in order to solve existing problems and address challenges. The principal's questionnaire is appended. [This research was implemented by the Centre for Civil Integration and Inter-Ethnic Relations (CCIIR) in the framework of The East-West Management Institute's (EWMI) Policy, Advocacy, and Civil Society Development in Georgia (G-PAC) Program, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01