Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change

Transparency and openness are fundamental elements of institutional development. Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have highlighted the importance of openness and transparency in governance-government processes, decisions, an...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18257658/benchmarking-governance-tool-promoting-change
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topic ACADEMIC AUTONOMY
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC STAFF
ACADEMIC STRUCTURES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCREDITATION
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMISSION CRITERIA
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE
ASSESSMENT REPORTS
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
AVERAGE ENROLLMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLEGES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY AVERAGES
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DECISION MAKING
DEGREE PROGRAMS
DEGREES
DEMAND FOR SKILLS
DIRECT INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ELEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENROLLMENT
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ETHICS
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL EDUCATION
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB MARKET
JOB TRAINING
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIFE SKILLS
MEASURING GOVERNANCE
MIGRANT WORKERS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PAPERS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL STABILITY
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH INDICATORS
RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
RETENTION RATES
SALARY INCREASES
SCHOOLS
SCIENTISTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL MOBILITY
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT POPULATION
TEACHING
TEACHING MODES
TEACHING UNIVERSITIES
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY GRADUATES
TRANSPARENCY
TUITION
TUITION FEES
UNIVERSIT
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY LEADER
UNIVERSITY LEADERS
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE
UNIVERSITY STAFF
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACADEMIC AUTONOMY
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC STAFF
ACADEMIC STRUCTURES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCREDITATION
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMISSION CRITERIA
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE
ASSESSMENT REPORTS
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
AVERAGE ENROLLMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLEGES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY AVERAGES
CURRICULA
CURRICULUM
DECISION MAKING
DEGREE PROGRAMS
DEGREES
DEMAND FOR SKILLS
DIRECT INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ELEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENROLLMENT
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ETHICS
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL EDUCATION
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB MARKET
JOB TRAINING
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIFE SKILLS
MEASURING GOVERNANCE
MIGRANT WORKERS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PAPERS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL STABILITY
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH INDICATORS
RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
RETENTION RATES
SALARY INCREASES
SCHOOLS
SCIENTISTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL MOBILITY
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT POPULATION
TEACHING
TEACHING MODES
TEACHING UNIVERSITIES
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY GRADUATES
TRANSPARENCY
TUITION
TUITION FEES
UNIVERSIT
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY LEADER
UNIVERSITY LEADERS
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE
UNIVERSITY STAFF
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
World Bank
Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
North Africa
Middle East
Algeria
Iraq
Lebanon
Morocco
Tunisia
West Bank and Gaza
description Transparency and openness are fundamental elements of institutional development. Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have highlighted the importance of openness and transparency in governance-government processes, decisions, and expenditures that are visible to public scrutiny and voice for citizens in decisions affecting their access to basic services and economic opportunities. This applies to higher education just as much as it does to social and financial institutions, corporations, and public agencies. Institutions that are governed fairly, openly, and honestly improve the lives of individuals, enhance innovation, and function more effectively than closed and secretive organizations. Measuring governance and quality of service delivery is central to improving education outcomes. This report addresses how university governance has been assessed and compared in 100 higher education institutions (HEIs) in seven countries in MENA, using an instrument that takes into account the underlying principles of transparency, openness, accountability, and voice and participation of stakeholders in decision making. The key role played by university governance in the improvement of education quality has been a focus of attention in MENA countries for the past three years. HE ministers and policy makers expressed their specific need to benchmark university governance at a seminar held in December 2009 at the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) in Marseille. The results of this exercise to benchmark university governance in 100 universities in seven countries in MENA and the implications they have for policy changes at the national and institutional levels are discussed in this report.
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title Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
title_short Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
title_full Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
title_fullStr Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
title_full_unstemmed Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change
title_sort benchmarking governance as a tool for promoting change
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18257658/benchmarking-governance-tool-promoting-change
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16249
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spelling okr-10986-162492021-04-23T14:03:28Z Benchmarking Governance as a Tool for Promoting Change World Bank ACADEMIC AUTONOMY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACADEMIC STAFF ACADEMIC STRUCTURES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCREDITATION ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADMISSION CRITERIA ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT REPORTS ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES AVERAGE ENROLLMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY COGNITIVE SKILLS COLLEGES COMMUNITY COLLEGES CONTINUING EDUCATION CORRUPTION COUNTRY AVERAGES CURRICULA CURRICULUM DECISION MAKING DEGREE PROGRAMS DEGREES DEMAND FOR SKILLS DIRECT INVESTMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ELEMENTS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENROLLMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ETHICS EXAMS EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL EDUCATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOB MARKET JOB TRAINING KNOWLEDGE SHARING LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFE SKILLS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MIGRANT WORKERS NATIONAL LEVEL PAPERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL STABILITY PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC INSTITUTION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PUBLIC UNIVERSITY QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF EDUCATION READING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESEARCH INDICATORS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RETENTION RATES SALARY INCREASES SCHOOLS SCIENTISTS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT POPULATION TEACHING TEACHING MODES TEACHING UNIVERSITIES TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY GRADUATES TRANSPARENCY TUITION TUITION FEES UNIVERSIT UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY LEADER UNIVERSITY LEADERS UNIVERSITY LEVEL UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE UNIVERSITY STAFF WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH Transparency and openness are fundamental elements of institutional development. Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have highlighted the importance of openness and transparency in governance-government processes, decisions, and expenditures that are visible to public scrutiny and voice for citizens in decisions affecting their access to basic services and economic opportunities. This applies to higher education just as much as it does to social and financial institutions, corporations, and public agencies. Institutions that are governed fairly, openly, and honestly improve the lives of individuals, enhance innovation, and function more effectively than closed and secretive organizations. Measuring governance and quality of service delivery is central to improving education outcomes. This report addresses how university governance has been assessed and compared in 100 higher education institutions (HEIs) in seven countries in MENA, using an instrument that takes into account the underlying principles of transparency, openness, accountability, and voice and participation of stakeholders in decision making. The key role played by university governance in the improvement of education quality has been a focus of attention in MENA countries for the past three years. HE ministers and policy makers expressed their specific need to benchmark university governance at a seminar held in December 2009 at the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) in Marseille. The results of this exercise to benchmark university governance in 100 universities in seven countries in MENA and the implications they have for policy changes at the national and institutional levels are discussed in this report. 2013-11-13T21:38:16Z 2013-11-13T21:38:16Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18257658/benchmarking-governance-tool-promoting-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16249 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East Algeria Iraq Lebanon Morocco Tunisia West Bank and Gaza