Capacity building for education reform

This chapter addresses the role of capacities as key facilitators in helping policies bring about change. By building upon the GCES case studies, the chapter analyses enablers and barriers for capacity building in relation to four main factors affecting change in complex systems: shared vison and common understanding, vertical capacity building and the role of the central policy level, networking as a horizontal form of capacity building, and policy flexibility and sustainability. Additionally, the chapter takes a special look at a central element for educational management and improvement: capacities for the use of data.