Market-Oriented School Reform in England and Finland: School Choice, Finance and Governance

Autor/inn/en	West, Anne; Ylonen, Annamari
Titel	Market-Oriented School Reform in England and Finland: School Choice, Finance and Governance
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 36 (2010) 1, S.1-12 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
Schlagwörter	School Restructuring; Educational Objectives; School Choice; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Educational Finance; Governance; Politics of Education; Change Strategies; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; Government Role; Privatization; Finland; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Bildungsfonds; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Lösungsstrategie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Politics of education; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Finnland
Abstract	This paper explores the introduction of market-oriented reforms into school-based education in England and Finland. The contexts into which reforms were introduced differed, with a fully comprehensive system being in place in Finland but not in England; the motives were also different; and different trajectories have since been followed. Whilst there are apparent similarities, with choice and diversity having a high political profile in each country, the policy mix varies: two different models can be discerned, with the Finnish reforms being characterised by more regulatory control in relation to school access and choice, but less in relation to the financing of schools by local authorities. It is argued that the mediating role played by local authorities in jurisdictions with high levels of decentralisation means that the legislative framework needs to be taken into account when examining policy implementation and educational outcomes. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10