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Treffer: In Search of the Excellent School: A Case Study of an Indonesian International Standard School in Improving Its Capacity Building

Title:
In Search of the Excellent School: A Case Study of an Indonesian International Standard School in Improving Its Capacity Building
Language:
English
Authors:
Sumintono, Bambang, Subekti, Nanang Bagus, Mislan, Nora, Said, Hamdan, Mohd Tahir, Lokman
Source:
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. Sep 2014 23(3):565-576.
Availability:
Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
12
Publication Date:
2014
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Secondary Education
Descriptors:
Capacity Building, Case Studies, International Schools, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Qualitative Research, Secondary Schools, Global Approach, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms:
Indonesia
DOI:
10.1007/s40299-013-0130-9
ISSN:
0119-5646
Number of References:
38
Entry Date:
2018
Accession Number:
EJ1180577
Database:
ERIC

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Improving school capacity building has become one of the major themes in research on educational effectiveness. This study investigates the implementation of the International Standard School (SBI) policy in Indonesia which can be seen as an example of the efforts of a particular country to improve school capacity building. Disappointingly little is understood about people's perception about educational activity, in this case, pertaining to international standard schools. Using the program coherence dimension of a capacity building framework, a qualitative study was conducted in a secondary school located in a small region in West Java, Indonesia, that is involved in the program. This study found that the interpretation of the SBI policy was changing, and that establishing international standard classrooms is the salient aspect of the implementation of the policy. This study revealed that becoming an SBI school has positive consequences with regard to the acknowledgment of its quality by the central government. One consequence is that the SBI School can collect from parents extra funds amounting to about ten times more than the school receives from the central government. The document analysis reveals the SBI School's major difficulty in fulfilling the 'international requirements' is the mastery of the English language by their teachers.

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