A Comprehensive Guide to Educational Reform in Chile: Understanding Key Concepts and Initiatives
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Why did it become necessary to draft the MBD?
A. – To improve efficiency in educational management, change management, and automation.
2. What are the main objectives of MBD?
R. – Improving school management by emphasizing the role of managers and granting them new powers to enhance the management of the establishment.
3. What powers do directors of educational units have under MBD?
A. – To be responsible for the educational establishment.
4. Name the four areas referred to in MBD?
R. –
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