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  • 标题:“Living with Market Forces” Principals’ Perceptions of Market Competition in Swedish Upper Secondary School Education
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  • 作者:Ann-Sofie Holm ; Ulf Lundström
  • 期刊名称:Education Inquiry
  • 印刷版ISSN:2000-4508
  • 出版年度:2011
  • 卷号:2
  • 期号:4
  • DOI:10.3402/edui.v2i4.22002
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Education Inquiry
  • 摘要:The Swedish education system has undergone major restructuring since the early 1990s. The new policy, including e.g. decentralisation, accountability, school choice and a tax-funded voucher system, has led to an expanding “school market”.This article explores how upper secondary school principals perceive the increased competition among schools and its impact on their work and the school organisation. The data emanate from interviews with principals at eight schools in five municipalities. The presence of the market in everyday work is perceived as a reality, even if its significance varies. The principals argue that competition increases the staff’s efforts and improves school development. However, it is also perceived as problematic since it causes increased stress and uncertainty. The principals’ professional identities seem to have changed from a pedagogical role to a more economics ditto. Most principals are pragmatic and make efforts to handle the new policy context the best they can.Keywords: upper secondary school principals, market influence, school competition, school leadership(Published: 1 December 2011)Citation: Education Inquiry Vol. 2, No. 4, December 2011, pp.601–617
  • 关键词:upper secondary school principals, market influence, school competition, school leadership
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