Thematic Research Report series

Thematic Research Reports

241 complete publications covering the years 2005 to 2026.

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241 publications in this series

ICEQC-R-2017-09October 15, 2017

Thematic Research Report

Public Accountability across Central, Local and Institutional Levels

A policy synthesis of assigned responsibility, evidence, answerability and correction

For executive summary, the material distinction is between central, local and institutional bodies should know which decisions they control, which standards bind them, which resources they receive and to whom they must explain performance. For the learners concerned, the decisive consideration is whether shared work is necessary, but a general declaration that all actors are responsible can leave no authority answerable for a failed service. Accountability should connect a defined duty to evidence, public explanation, review and correction. Public accountability in education begins with assigned responsibility.

Research category: Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype: Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope: Global

ICEQC-R-2017-07July 23, 2017

Thematic Research Report

Regulatory Responses to Low Performance: Fair Process and Contextual Evidence

A global policy and regulatory synthesis of evidence, proportionality, institutional response and learner protection

Regulatory responses to low performance can protect learners and restore educational quality, but they can also amplify statistical error, punish schools for conditions controlled elsewhere and disrupt current education. A lawful and proportionate response therefore begins with a clearly defined concern, competent authority and evidence threshold. A low category or rank prompts enquiry; it does not by itself establish institutional fault.

Research category: Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype: Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope: Global

ICEQC-R-2017-01February 5, 2017

Thematic Research Report

Accountability for Refugee Education Commitments in Host Systems

A global policy and regulatory synthesis of host-system authority, finance, quality, evidence and remedy

The New York Declaration confirmed education as part of the international response to refugees and migrants, but accountability depends on what happens in host systems. A commitment becomes reviewable when it identifies the national and local authority, admission rule, education standard, recurrent finance, provider duties, evidence and remedy. International responsibility sharing can finance and support these duties; it cannot substitute for a lawful public owner of the learner pathway.

Research category: Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
Report archetype: Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
Geographic scope: Global