The main thrust of this paper is to study the impact of type of educational system (centralized, semi-centralized and decentralized) on the educational production. The impact may be studied from two perspectives: on the one hand, its indirect impact through three-fold aspects (economic, social and political) of development in each country, and its direct impact on the other. The research has been conducted through comparative, quantitative method or cross-country analysis, and the data of 70 countries related to 1999-2004 have been used.
The results of regression analysis indicate that economic development with 0.27 share, economic development with 0.14 share and social development with 0.29 share independently explain the dependent variable (educational production). Also the educational system with 0.38 share through three levels of development has a meaningful impact on the educational production. The results of structural equation modeling also indicate that the type of educational system and the three levels of development have their impacts on the educational production. The comparison of the educational systems leads to the conclusion that compared to the centralized and semi-centralized educational systems, the decentralized educational system enjoys higher educational production.
Fatemi Amin, Z., & Fuladian, M. (2009). Educational System and Educational Production: Comparative Study of 70 Countries. Strategy for Culture, 2(7), 103-130.
MLA
Zeinab Fatemi Amin; Majid Fuladian. "Educational System and Educational Production: Comparative Study of 70 Countries". Strategy for Culture, 2, 7, 2009, 103-130.
HARVARD
Fatemi Amin, Z., Fuladian, M. (2009). 'Educational System and Educational Production: Comparative Study of 70 Countries', Strategy for Culture, 2(7), pp. 103-130.
VANCOUVER
Fatemi Amin, Z., Fuladian, M. Educational System and Educational Production: Comparative Study of 70 Countries. Strategy for Culture, 2009; 2(7): 103-130.
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