TY - BOOK AU - Giordano,Elizabeth Allen ED - International Institute for Educational Planning TI - School clusters and teacher resource centres T2 - Fundamentals of educational planning SN - 928031310X U1 - 371.207 PY - 2008/// CY - Paris PB - UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning KW - Administración escolar KW - Innovaciones educativas N1 - Incluye bibliografía (p. 145-151); Introduction -- Presentation of school cluster and resource centres : concepts, goals and existing models -- Organization and functioning of school clusters and resource centres : some case study examples -- Evaluations of school cluster and resource centre programmes -- Options available to planners -- Conclusions; Disponible también vía internet N2 - School clusters and resource centers aim to channel education resources more effectively by making them available to groups of schools rather than individual schools. Further initiatives include: improving the delivery of teacher development services by targeting them closer to the school level; encouraging the development of local capacity in education by bringing schools together to mutually benefit from shared experiences and expertise; and improving control, supervision and management of schools by developing resource centers and school clusters to act as another level of education administration. This publication looks at a variety of strategies and examines the goals, organization, functioning and outcomes. Finally, it highlights the necessary conditions for their effective implementation and impact.--Publisher´s description UR - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001597/159776e.pdf ER -