%T DECENTRALIZATION AND QUALITY SCHOOLS: LOCAL POLITICAL DYNAMICS
%D 2014
%J International Conference on Fundamentals and Implementation of Education (ICFIE) 2014
%I Pascasarjana UNY
%L UNY25011
%X This research examined the role of local politics in supporting school improvement in Kebumen and
examines the efforts of school stakeholders in improving the quality of schools in Kebumen. This study found that
local politics is very important in realizing the quality of schools. Local elite joined the ranks of the board of
education and the House of Representatives, and NGOs to be decisive political dynamics of education at the local
level. Meanwhile, at the school level tactics and strategy relies heavily on the ability of the principal in influencing
and implementing ideas to actions taken by the subject teachers, guidance counseling teachers, administrative
staff, and the school committee including parents.
Keywords: local politics, political dynamics, local elites, quality of schools.
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