The document discusses trends in governance in increasingly complex education systems. There is a shift from central regulation to decentralization and deregulation, along with increasing school autonomy and numbers of actors and stakeholders. Accountability is also increasing with a focus on measurable objectives, evaluation, and transparency. Trust plays a key role, with trust in educational governance relying on interpersonal trust, social capital, and trust between schools, teachers, and families. High levels of literacy are also linked to positive social and economic outcomes.

1. Trust and Education
Tracey Burns
14 October 2013
Paris

2. Trends in Governance
Governance challenges in increasingly complex
education systems
- Central regulation to decentralisation and
deregulation
- Increasing school autonomy
- Increasing numbers of actors and stakeholders
- Parental choice and voice

3. Trends in Governance
Increasing accountability of performance
- Measurable objectives and indicators
- Focus on evaluation and quality assurance
- Increasing transparency

4. Confidence in different segments of
government, OECD average, 2011
Source: World Gallup Survey

5. Satisfaction with education system,
2012
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Note: Note: % of “satisfied” to the question: In the city or area where
you live, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the educational system or
the schools?
Source: World Gallup Survey

6. Accountability
Cartoon by Dave Carpente

7. Accountability
“Teachers must get trained or face the sack,
says Labour”
Les profs «n'enseignent pas»
Edmonton students
protest education cuts

8. Community
Trust in educational
governance
Stakeholders
Interpersonal Trust
Social Capital
Trust in schools and
teachers
Families
EDUCATION
Trust as an learnable
skill and attitude
Trust in the
pedagogical
relationship
Learners
8

9. Likelihood of positive social and economic
outcomes among highly literate adults
Source: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) (2012)

10. Thank you!
www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/gces
Tracey.Burns@oecd.org