Transfer of Authority for Secondary Education Management from District/City to Province (a Study in East Nusa Tenggara Province)

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the progress made, the challenges faced after the transfer, and the efforts to overcome them. Method: This is empirical legal research, involving interviews with informants from the District/City Education Offices, teachers and principals, and officials from the Provincial Education Office. Result and Discussion: The research indicates that the transfer of authority was not based on thorough considerations. There has been a policy regression in managing secondary education. Research Implications: The recommendation of this research is for the management of secondary education to be returned to the district/city governments through changes in regional government laws and policymakers should adhere to the principle of subsidiarity in dividing governmental affairs between levels of government. Originality/Value: The essence of regional autonomy policy lies in granting authority to regions to manage governmental affairs including education. Law on Regional Governments regulates that secondary education management has been transferred from district/city to province.