Check My School : A Case Study on Citizens’ Monitoring of the Education Sector in the Philippines
Check My School (CMS) is a community monitoring project that aims to promote transparency and social accountability in the Philippine education sector by tracking the provision of services in public schools. The project uses a blended approach, whi...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228227/check-school-case-study-citizens’-monitoring-education-sector-philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23031 |
| Summary: | Check My School (CMS) is a community
monitoring project that aims to promote transparency and
social accountability in the Philippine education sector by
tracking the provision of services in public schools. The
project uses a blended approach, which combines
on-the-ground community monitoring with the use of
information and communication technology (ICT). CMS had been
initiated and designed by the Affiliated Network for Social
Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) and
jointly supported by the World Bank Institute and the Open
Society Institute. Although CMS is a young project (the
pilot began in early 2011), it has already attracted
worldwide attention of governments, civil society
organizations, and international donors. CMS is often cited
as a ‘good practice’ in the field, and the governments of
several countries, including Indonesia, Kenya, and Moldova,
are interested in adapting the CMS model to their country
contexts. This case study sheds light on the design and
implementation features of the first pilot cycle of CMS in
public schools across the Philippines. The case study
discusses the general political background and operating
environment of the CMS project, its concept and operating
principles, the roles and incentives of the major
stakeholders involved in its design and implementation, and
the ways in which CMS aims to use ICTs. In addition, the
case study provides a step-by-step analysis of the first CMS
project cycle in 2011, examines its accomplishments and
challenges, and provides lessons from the first pilot year
of the project’s operation. The case study concludes with
recommendations for projects that aim to follow the
footsteps of CMS. |
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