Organizational Perspectives on Accountability and Learning: Cases Highlighting Innovative Practice (OPAL-CHIP)

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This project conducts further work related to Organizational Perspectives on Accountability and Learning (OPAL), a three-year project that examines the relationship between school funding models, accountability, and learning outcomes in Mumbai and Kathmandu. Preliminary results from OPAL show that there is a substantial overlap in the literacy and numeracy outcomes in public and private schooling when taking into account students' home backgrounds. OPAL-CHIP takes this finding as a point of departure, investigating school management practices and relationships in those public schools with higher than expected literacy and numeracy outcomes. OPAL-CHIP surveys high performing public schools in Mumbai and Kathmandu, looking at schools with high learning outcomes and those that are undertaking innovative change programmes to improve learning. From this survey, it selects six schools for case study research, with data collected from interviews, focus groups, and school observations. These are analyzed using thematic analysis both within and across cases.The analysis of case study data is used to plan workshops for teachers and headteachers in Mumbai and Kathmandu. In these workshops, participants will analyse and discuss examples from the case studies, focusing on the different forms of accountability within the schooling, the processes, and key aspects of the organizational culture. Case study findings will also be disseminated to a general audience via short, informational videos.