School clusters in thailand: a management strategy for improving primary school quality

Abstract

School clusters in Thailand represent a management strategy for improving primary school quality. This chapter examines the way school clusters carry out these responsibilities through an indepth case study of one school cluster (with references to a pilot study of a second cluster). The cluster studied indepth focused more on accountability than capacity-building policies, an emphasis which is probably typical of most clusters. School cluster influence was found to vary by school, depending on the degree of receptivity to change by the school and especially its principal. The chapter concludes by examining a number of changes which could improve the efficiency of school clusters and school receptivity to cluster influence.