School Decentralization in the Context of Globalizing Governance: International Comparison of Grassroots Responses

ISBN-13: 9781402046995 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 232 str.

Holger Daun

Opis

Since the beginning of the 1980s, decentralization has become a globalized policy and catchword in education: a large number of countries around the world have formulated such a policy and many have also implemented it.The policies and the changes at the national level have been researched but what has taken place and is taking place at the grassroots level has not received attention until recently. This book presents grassroots cases from different countries against the background of the overall changes in governance philosophy and applications. It uses case studies from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America and describes what is occurring at this level.The book gives an account of different types of decentralization and their impact.The first two chapters describe principally structural and organizational educational changes in the broader context of globalized models and the pressure to create a competitive education system and changing governance. Decentralization is one of the strategic aspects of this new mode of governance."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"...I think this book is of great importance globally. It should appeal to policy makers, teacher educators and school administrators around the world." (Dr. Joseph Zajda, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus, Australia)

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Globalization and the Governance of National Education Systems;Holger Daun.- 2. How does Educational Decentralization Work and What has it Achieved?;Holger Daun.- 3.The State gives, the State Takes: Educational Restructuring in Norway;Anne Smehaugen.-. 4.Steps of Educational Decentralization in Greece: Between Delegation and Deconcentration;Petroula Siminou.-5.School Autonomy in Nicaragua – Two Case Studies;Nuzzly Ruiz de Forsberg.- 6.Decentralization in Senegal - Ambiguous Agendas for Community Education;Andrea Clemons.- 7.Technocratic School Governance and South Africa’s Quest for Democratic Participation;Suzanne Grant Lewis & Jordan Naidoo.- 8.Educational Decentralisation in Mozambique - A Case Study in the Region of Nampula; Calista Ribeiro. 9. Decentralization and Community Participation: School Clusters in Cambodia;Arnaldo Pellini.- 10. People´s Participation in School Governance? Realities of Educational Decentralization in Nepal;Makesh Nath Parajuli.- 11. Educational Governance: Comparison of Some Aspects; Holger Daun. Author Index Subject Index

Blurb

Decentralization has become a globalized policy: a large number of countries around the world have formulated this policy and many also have implemented it. The policies and the changes at the national level have been researched and thoroughly described and analyzed. What has taken place and is taking place at the grassroots level has not received attention until recently.

The book makes an overview of the world wide economic, political, cultural and educational changes since the beginning of the 1980’s and presents the new type of educational governance. It describes the processes of globalization and how national education systems have responded to these processes. It argues that symbolic world models (for the way of organizing national societies and education) have emerged in international agencies and how these models are borrowed, imitated, imposed and so on, when different countries reform their primary and secondary education.

This book extensively reviews outcomes of educational decentralization using research findings from different parts of the world: Australia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Czech Republic, Sweden, England, Mozambique, South Africa, Senegal, Nicaragua, the USA...

It also presents grassroots cases from different countries against the background of the overall changes in governance philosophy and applications. It reviews literature and reports on decentralization in the wider context of educational restructuring and gives a detailed account for different types of decentralization and their short and medium term impact. Also, it presents case studies from countries in Africa, Europe and Latin America and describes what is taking place at the local levels. Focus is directed towards the outcomes in terms of: parent and teacher participation in school.

Therefore, the book is useful for scholars as well as students in higher education and teacher training.

"…I think this book is of great importance globally. It should appeal to policy makers, teacher educators and school administrators around the world"

Dr. Joseph Zajda, Australian Catholic University,

Melbourne Campus, Melbourne, Australia