Εκπαιδευτικές μεταρρυθμίσεις στις οικονομικά αναπτυγμένες αγγλόφωνες χώρες: σχολική αυτονομία και εκπαιδευτική αγορά

Περίληψη

This paper discusses the extended autonomy that schools were given in USA, England, Australia and New Zealand as a par: of the establishment of quasi markets in the education of these countries as well as the impact of those changes in the European Union member-states. The main focus of the analysis is the stats control of the education systems of the countries under consideration. On the basis of the evidence brought, the paper dismisses the claim that those reforms signify a retreat of the state from its traditional role of controlling education provision. It is suggested instead that the changes in the four countries should be seen in the framework of the state restructuring induced by wider economic pressures at the end of the 20"' century. The paper finally points to the emergence of an 'Anglo-Saxon mode of state control which combines goal-oriented oriented regulation with school autonomy and consists of an application of the newest corporate management strategies.