The Need for Accountability in Education in Developing Countries
梳理发展中国家教育面临的主要挑战，尤其是教师和学校管理层问责缺失的问题，并回顾旨在解决问责问题的干预措施效果，最后评估市场机制改善教育问责的潜力。
Despite the rapid growth in enrollment rates across the developing world, there are major concerns about the quality of education that children receive. Across numerous developing countries, recent learning assessments have revealed that children are not able to develop basic numeracy and literary skills. These low levels of learning are the result of a number of interrelated factors, many of which reflect the low levels of accountability across multiple levels of the education system. In this paper, I document the main education challenges facing developing countries, including the lack of accountability among teachers and school management. I also review recent literature that documents the effectiveness of interventions aimed at addressing these accountability issues. Finally, I assess the potential for the market to improve accountability in the education sector in developing countries.