Governance and performance of education systems / edited by Nils C. Soguel and Pierre Jaccard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Soguel, Nils C.

Jaccard, Pierre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Europe.

Education and state.

Educational tests and measurements.

Europe.

Educational tests and measurements--Europe.

Physical Description:

xvii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Verlag, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction: Governance and performance of education systems / Nils C. Soguel, Pierre Jaccard

The new regulation forms of educational systems in Europe: towards a post-bureaucratic regime / Christian Maroy

Comparing higher education governance systems in four European countries / Harry F. de Boer, Jürgen Enders, Uwe Schimank

Purpose and limits of a national monitoring of the education system through indicators / Stefan C. Wolter

Measuring and comparing the equity of education systems in Europe / Marc Demeuse, Ariane Baye

The economic benefits of improved teacher quality / Eric A. Hanushek

Direct democracy and public education in Swiss cantons/ Justina A.V. Fischer

School factors related to quality: multilevel analysis for three Swiss cantons / Ivar Trippolini

Are Swiss secondary schools efficient? / Muriel Meunier

Funding school by formula / Rosalind Levac̆ić

A cost model of schools: school size, school structure and student composition / Torberg Falch, Marte Rønning, Bjarne Strom

The potential of school information systems for enhancing school improvement / Ian Selwood, Adrie J. Visscher

School autonomy and financial manoevrability: French principles' strategies / Yves Dutercq

Finish strategy for high-level education for all / Reijo Laukkanen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781402064456

1402064454

OCLC:

166357908