Who Controls What and How? A Comparison of Regulation and Autonomy in the UK Nations' Education Systems

Autor/inn/en	Kreijkes, Pia; Johnson, Martin
Titel	Who Controls What and How? A Comparison of Regulation and Autonomy in the UK Nations' Education Systems
Quelle	In: Research Matters, (2023) 35, S.60-79 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1755-6031
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Institutional Autonomy; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Regional Characteristics; Differences; Educational Development; Governance; Curriculum Design; Evaluation Methods; Educational Improvement; Accountability; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Institutionelle Autonomie; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Regionaler Faktor; Unterscheiden; Bildungsentwicklung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Lehrplangestaltung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Verantwortung; Großbritannien
Abstract	In this paper we explore the concept of the middle tier in education systems, outlining how it is a crucial element that links high-level education policy to the practices that are carried out in schools. Reflecting on the similarities and differences in the profiles of the middle tiers of the four nations of the United Kingdom (UK), we observe how they are part of a complex educational ecosystem. While noting that there are variations in the profiles of the middle tiers we also highlight how they share some common functions that are key to mediating the way that policy links with schools. Using a four nations comparative approach to analyse the middle tier allows us a more nuanced understanding of how education policy works in general, but also how policy works in each particular national context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01