La centralisation du système éducatif britannique : le marché s'administre
By: Fialaire, Jacques
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ArticlePublisher: Paris : IIAP, juil./sept. 1996Revue Française D'Administration Publique 79, p. 535-544Abstract: During the 1980s the organisation of education in the UK passed from the era of "local government" to a conception based upon a misture of centralisation and entrepreneurial vision. The introduction of the national curriculum in the important 1988 law on schools marked the first stage of centralisation and has been followed by a growth in the areas of government intervention at the expense of local education authorities. In order to ensure a more efficient education system centralisation has been combined with a reinforcement of the managerial responsabilities of those in charge of schools, that is school governors and headteachers. The recent reforms aim to establish a "market" in education, relying upon an increase in financial support from business and upon the recognition of the powers of parents in their guise as "consumers" of education services
During the 1980s the organisation of education in the UK passed from the era of "local government" to a conception based upon a misture of centralisation and entrepreneurial vision. The introduction of the national curriculum in the important 1988 law on schools marked the first stage of centralisation and has been followed by a growth in the areas of government intervention at the expense of local education authorities. In order to ensure a more efficient education system centralisation has been combined with a reinforcement of the managerial responsabilities of those in charge of schools, that is school governors and headteachers. The recent reforms aim to establish a "market" in education, relying upon an increase in financial support from business and upon the recognition of the powers of parents in their guise as "consumers" of education services
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