Neoliberal Education Reform in The Netherlands
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Comparative Education
- Vol. 35 (3), 303-317
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03050069927847
Abstract
Until recently the Dutch education system was determined by the historic compromise of 1917, after which private schools were supported by the state on an equal financial footing to state schools. The consequence of this compromise was a mainly privatised and centralised system with a corporatist policy structure. In the mid-1980s The Netherlands, like other countries, came under the spell of the 'neoliberal revolution'. This article explores the extent to which the management reform carried out under a neoliberal flag has brought about radical changes to the Dutch education system. It especially looks at four key issues set out in that reform: increased autonomy, freedom of choice, privatization and quality control.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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