Antonowicz, LaetitiaLesne, FredericStassen, StephaneWood, John2019-09-252019-09-252011-03-3020109783935711425http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/177265This report presents a regional overview of accountability and transparency in primary education management in seven African countries. It has been produced within the framework of Africa Education Watch (AEW). AEW is a threeyear programme (2007-2010) implemented by Transparency International (TI) that focuses on governance in the management of public funds in the primary education system. Rationale Since the late 1990s the management of primary education in much of Africa has been subject to structural changes intended to bring it closer to the ‘user’, and to give citizens at the local level (particularly parents) a greater stake in management. The goal is to increase accountability, oversight and responsiveness. The new administrative and fiscal arrangements have placed more responsibilities on regional, district, communal and school level authorities. TI’s AEW programme seeks to discover whether these new decentralised systems are effective in controlling malpractice, monitoring the flow of resources, and preventing corruption, resource leakages and delays. Particularly, it asks whether school administration is now a genuinely accountable and participatory governance systemPages: 44engWith permission of the license/copyright holdereducationGood governanceCommunity ethicsEducation and ethicsBook