The publication is part of OECD work on strategic education governance, which supports countries in identifying the best ways to achieve national objectives in a context of multiтАРlevel governance structures and complex environments. The work identifies and promotes effective governance processes in the domains of accountability, capacity, knowledge governance, stakeholder involvement, strategic thinking and adopting a wholeтАРofтАРsystem perspective. This publication will be of interest to policy makers, education leaders, the education research community and all those interested in education governance.